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Janelle speaks about AI Ethics & Governance, AI Strategy & Implementation, Generative AI & LLMs, Machine Learning & Data Science. AI researcher and author | Making AI accessible through humor and real-world examples

Janelle Shane

AI researcher and author | Making AI accessible through humor and real-world examples

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Janelle Shane

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Janelle Shane is an AI researcher and author who brings a unique perspective to understanding artificial intelligence by examining its unexpected failures and quirky behaviors. Rather than focusing solely on AI's impressive capabilities, Shane explores the fascinating ways that machine learning systems can go hilariously wrong, revealing important insights about how these technologies actually work.

Through her research and writing, Shane has developed a distinctive approach to AI education that combines technical accuracy with humor and accessibility. Her TED2019 talk "The danger of AI is weirder than you think" demonstrates her ability to communicate complex AI concepts to broad audiences while highlighting the often counterintuitive nature of machine learning systems.

By showcasing AI's strange mistakes and unexpected outputs, she helps people develop a more nuanced understanding of both the capabilities and limitations of artificial intelligence, moving beyond both uncritical hype and unfounded fears to a more realistic assessment of what AI can and cannot do.

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What Janelle Talks About

The unexpected ways AI systems fail and what these failures reveal about machine learning

Understanding AI limitations through real-world examples of algorithmic mistakes

Making artificial intelligence accessible to non-technical audiences

The counterintuitive nature of how AI systems actually learn and operate

Moving beyond AI hype to realistic assessments of machine learning capabilities

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Featured Talk

The danger of AI is weirder than you think

The danger of artificial intelligence isn't that it's going to rebel against us, but that it's going to do exactly what we ask it to do, says AI researcher Janelle Shane. Sharing the weird, sometimes alarming antics of AI algorithms as they try to solve human problems -- like creating new ice cream flavors or recognizing cars on the road -- Shane shows why AI doesn't yet measure up to real brains.

TED2019🇨🇦VancouverApr 2019

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