The Constitution of Algorithms


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A laboratory study that investigates how algorithms come into existence. Algorithms--often associated with the terms big data, machine learning, or artificial intelligence--underlie the technologies we use every day, and disputes over the consequences, actual or potential, of new algorithms arise regularly. In this book, Florian Jaton offers a new way to study computerized methods, providing an account of where algorithms come from and how they are constituted, investigating the practical activities by which algorithms are progressively assembled rather than what they may suggest or require once they are assembled.




CONSTITUTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - 1


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MOTTO Why are not enough the first three AERA of our previous AERAS, namely: AERA OF PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS (AERA - 1) AERA OF SAPIENTOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (AERA - 2) AERA OF VIDEOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (AERA - 3) Being thus necessary a fourth thinkable and re-thinkable Creative System, the one of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM, or SYSTEMS (AI SYSTEM - AIS), which in German Language is entitled as KÜNSTLISCHE INTELLIGENZ (KI), and both AI and KI are under the HYBRID INTELLIGENCE (of Human and Artificial alike) encoded as HI, by remaking out of the complex concept Hybrid a developing towards HYBRIDOLOGY and HYBRIDO-LOGICUM, both in Sapiens interrelated the Artificial Intelligence Systems (AIS)! INTELLENTOLOGY! INTELLENTONTOLOGY! INTELLENTOLOGICUM! Therefore, all three signification, AI-KI-HI, through a SYSTEM, are provable and demonstrable into the sameness extra enlargement and expansion of the Classic Human Brain (CHB), which still remains anatomically within the same limits of Classical Sapiens (CSS),but in abstract creativity is doing an unspeakable progress beyond of all previous frontiers! This impetus in development of technological systems more and more intelligent, more and more abstract, more and more comprehensive, more and more diversified, more and more amplified, more and more accelerated, by comprising here, at least for the time being, information, inspiration, intuition and initiation, widespread in areas of technology, of industry, of art, of anthropology, of Sapientology, of cosmology, of astronomy, of geology and biology, into which all of them means ultimately, another big step up in development of duality Human – Machine, or a duality of Human – Technology, including the branches of Human – Over – Human – Robotics, or Humanoid – Robotics! The man itself, the human itself, the Sapient-o-Human development, its experiences, its visions, its outcomes, can make symbiosis with oneself, a crossing with its nature of creativity, within the nature-physis of endless philosophy, with tools out of stone, with tools out of bones, out of hood, or of synthetic feature, underlining once again the TOOL - MAKER - MAN, as Homo Faber, likewise a Proto – Sapiens – Being as Homo Loquens… Perhaps, the proto – language begun through the action of hand hitting the stone, enlarging thus the brain and the understanding of the world and of the proto – human oneself!... But now, within the present data, out of its own virtual reality and creativity, all being improved by the man itself and the machine itself, which machine might in turn overcome the man, by confronting the man itself, by changing and challenging even the human itself, even the Human – Sapient oneself in its own destiny and purposes… Could be or could become the Artificial Intelligence (AI / KI / HI) the source and resource, the roots of final ending of the Sapient on the Earth planetary system?... By taking into account all probabilities and possibilities of the present daily evolution and revolution of the hyper-complexity of Artificial Intelligence (AI / KI / HI), a recombination of the man itself with a machine created by the man itself, could develop a symbiosis of human-machine, which overcomes the Classic Species Sapiens (CSS), who dominated the life on Earth in the last of ca. 50.000 years, by entering within the Species Sapiens Techne (SST), into which the Sapiens still dominate the Universe of Technology, by reaching out in some area even the domination of Technology over Sapiens as TSS! In this way, within Artificial Intelligence (seen and analyzed Three Times Intelligence, i.e., AI-KI-HI), the letters themselves, the numbers themselves and the signs themselves, are becoming the WORD itself, the WORD itself is improved to the level of CONCEPT itself, and the WORD–CONCEPT DUALITY in their speeding up developing, in their accelerated and amplifying structures, is giving the outcome of the BOOK itself, in its CLASSICAL BOOK (CB), in its digital book as E-BOOK, or in its VIRTUAL BOOK as V-BOOK! It is a form, a derivative structure of Hindu Philosophy here, called AVATAR? Avatar as embodiment of a Deity, its soul, its spirit, its principle, into a Human Being, into a Hybrid Human Being? Avatar as a descent of heaven Deity, a released soul and spirit and principle on Earth, by rethinking thus a reconciliation between Terra Incognita with Sapiens Incognita and Heaven Incognita! Avatar as a Seeker of reuniting of dream and reality, of World Wide Web( WWW) with Sky World Web ( SWW), by going through ENS WORLD WEB (EWW). Avatar as Being of Earth (GEOAVATAR), as Being of Sapiens (ENSAVATAR) as Being of Heaven (SKYAVATAR). Avatar as a Being coming out of Sapiens, as Being-of-Sapiens, then taking the final syllable of SA-PI-ENS, being thus re-baptized as ENSAVATAR!... Avatar by giving itself a sense of Being in the World… Only this multitude concepts of Avatar, is remaking the Books through ENSBOOK in development, of the same double “E” - BOOK in diversity, is showing the evolution and the revolution of the ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (in its three times of AI - KI - HI), with its versions in German Language as KÜNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ (KI) and HYBRID INTELLIGENCE (HI), which will be used and reused interchangeably at any reference, or inter-reference or cross-reference in our ENSSANSKRIT SAPIENS, which in turn, is becoming an ENSSANSKRIT SAPIENS - 1! What really means ENS in our Book of Dialectical CHAT? ENS is a shortages from the Species Sapiens, being thought and rethought as ENS, i.e., as BEING of the Species Sapiens (Being-as-Being, as ENS QUA ENS)! Within ENS will be comprise the whole of German Idealist connotation of Being as: A - SEIN = BEING in its maximal generality! B - DASEIN = BEING HERE, on this planetary system! C - MITDASEIN = COBEING HERE, together with all past geological and biological times, influencing and restructuring all basic features of the Planetary Life System! It is possible to rethink the ENS INTO ONESELF RECHATING? Would be ENS a synthesis out of Sapiens! Is ENS a Being (SEIN) out of Sapiens! Is ENS a Being – here (DASEIN) out of Sapiens! Is ENS is a CO-BEING – here (MITDASEIN) out of Sapiens! Is ENS a triad of Being empowering the Sapiens oneself! Is ENS a living self-consciousness of the whole of Sapiens! Is ENS a symbiosis between Sapiens and Artificial Intelligence (AI / KI / HI) Is ENS the dialectic vector of history of the whole Sapiens, in overcoming oneself towards a better Sapient-o-Technology, towards a Sapient-o-post-human-industry, towards Sapient-o-Epistemology, including here Sapiens-in-Art (ARSSAPIENS), Sapiens-in-in Philosophy, Sapiens-in-in Psychology and Sapiens-in-Theology? The writer itself is now the reader itself, the explorer itself is now the surveyor itself, the survival itself is now the fighter itself, by assuming a strong competition beyond of its own Species, beyond of its own individuality and classical personality, finally, becoming a semi – human – made – device, an Hybrid Intelligence System (HIS), between biology and technology, between anatomy and epistemology, both inspired by Bionics, by Cloning, by Robotics, all resounding in biology, in epistemology and technology alike! It is more than obvious, that the Cyber technology of today’s, is becoming a real Industry wide-spreading over all into the world (World Wide Web = WWW), through which the Abstract Knowledge is Industry itself, having reached out a Knowledge Industry Sapiens (KIS)!! As a terrible development of human invention and technology, of human discovery and epistemology, of human and post - human industry and axiology, it is necessary to redefine the Man itself, the Sapiens itself by taking into account some old ideas out of Hinduism Upanishad, regarding the definition of the Almighty Creator of Brahman, who can be define with qualities, with attributes, as BRAGMAN SAGUNA, or can be defined in a reverse way, without qualities, without attributes, as BRAHMAN NIRGUNA! Here must be added that, the Christian Mystic of Dyonisos Areopagita, has underlined the same thesis in his Apophatic and Cataphatic way of definition of God! Thus a MAN – SAGUNA (SAPIENS – SAGUNA) means a upright posture of the man, means free – hands, means brain enlarged in volume and weight in relation with the weight of anatomical individuality, larynx lowering in neck, presence of consciousness, of articulated language, symbolic alphabet, abstract thinking, technology of tools, culture and civilizations, art, religion, industry, Bionics, Cloning, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence… Thus a MAN – NIRGUNA (SAPIENS – NIRGUNA), means a negation of these qualities or attributes, by saying that the Man (Sapiens) is not immortal, is not forever without possible replacement by his / her own technology and epistemology, that the Man (Sapiens) is not a divine Deity or Semi – Deity, that the Man (Sapiens) is not the alone intelligence within Universe, that the Man (Sapiens has not the power of creating through UNCAUSAL LOGOS, the Man – Sapiens has not the power of being with ABSOLUTE POWERS within Universe, Man – Sapiens has no qualities of naming oneself as the Peak of Evolution, because he / she has not the power of Creation and Evolution of the Universe (CREVO) or the power of Genesis plus Evolution (GENEVO)… To these multitude of questions with very difficult answers, to these multitude of dilemma, to these multitude of labyrinth ways, we, the author coming out of Classic Sapiens, is trying to cope with our Online Book, CONSTITUTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS – 1! AI Sapientologist




Regulating Artificial Intelligence


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This book assesses the normative and practical challenges for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, offers comprehensive information on the laws that currently shape or restrict the design or use of AI, and develops policy recommendations for those areas in which regulation is most urgently needed. By gathering contributions from scholars who are experts in their respective fields of legal research, it demonstrates that AI regulation is not a specialized sub-discipline, but affects the entire legal system and thus concerns all lawyers. Machine learning-based technology, which lies at the heart of what is commonly referred to as AI, is increasingly being employed to make policy and business decisions with broad social impacts, and therefore runs the risk of causing wide-scale damage. At the same time, AI technology is becoming more and more complex and difficult to understand, making it harder to determine whether or not it is being used in accordance with the law. In light of this situation, even tech enthusiasts are calling for stricter regulation of AI. Legislators, too, are stepping in and have begun to pass AI laws, including the prohibition of automated decision-making systems in Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation, the New York City AI transparency bill, and the 2017 amendments to the German Cartel Act and German Administrative Procedure Act. While the belief that something needs to be done is widely shared, there is far less clarity about what exactly can or should be done, or what effective regulation might look like. The book is divided into two major parts, the first of which focuses on features common to most AI systems, and explores how they relate to the legal framework for data-driven technologies, which already exists in the form of (national and supra-national) constitutional law, EU data protection and competition law, and anti-discrimination law. In the second part, the book examines in detail a number of relevant sectors in which AI is increasingly shaping decision-making processes, ranging from the notorious social media and the legal, financial and healthcare industries, to fields like law enforcement and tax law, in which we can observe how regulation by AI is becoming a reality.




Precision Public Health


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Precision Public Health is a new and rapidly evolving field, that examines the application of new technologies to public health policy and practice. It draws on a broad range of disciplines including genomics, spatial data, data linkage, epidemiology, health informatics, big data, predictive analytics and communications. The hope is that these new technologies will strengthen preventive health, improve access to health care, and reach disadvantaged populations in all areas of the world. But what are the downsides and what are the risks, and how can we ensure the benefits flow to those population groups most in need, rather than simply to those individuals who can afford to pay? This is the first collection of theoretical frameworks, analyses of empirical data, and case studies to be assembled on this topic, published to stimulate debate and promote collaborative work.




Constitutional Challenges in the Algorithmic Society


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New technologies have always challenged the social, economic, legal, and ideological status quo. Constitutional law is no less impacted by such technologically driven transformations, as the state must formulate a legal response to new technologies and their market applications, as well as the state's own use of new technology. In particular, the development of data collection, data mining, and algorithmic analysis by public and private actors present unique challenges to public law at the doctrinal as well as the theoretical level. This collection, aimed at legal scholars and practitioners, describes the constitutional challenges created by the algorithmic society. It offers an important synthesis of the state of play in law and technology studies, addressing the challenges for fundamental rights and democracy, the role of policy and regulation, and the responsibilities of private actors. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.







The Learning Healthcare System


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As our nation enters a new era of medical science that offers the real prospect of personalized health care, we will be confronted by an increasingly complex array of health care options and decisions. The Learning Healthcare System considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence-from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement-and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainable learning health care system that gets the right care to people when they need it and then captures the results for improvement. This book will be of primary interest to hospital and insurance industry administrators, health care providers, those who train and educate health workers, researchers, and policymakers. The Learning Healthcare System is the first in a series that will focus on issues important to improving the development and application of evidence in health care decision making. The Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine serves as a neutral venue for cooperative work among key stakeholders on several dimensions: to help transform the availability and use of the best evidence for the collaborative health care choices of each patient and provider; to drive the process of discovery as a natural outgrowth of patient care; and, ultimately, to ensure innovation, quality, safety, and value in health care.




Perspectives on Digital Humanism


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This open access book aims to set an agenda for research and action in the field of Digital Humanism through short essays written by selected thinkers from a variety of disciplines, including computer science, philosophy, education, law, economics, history, anthropology, political science, and sociology. This initiative emerged from the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism and the associated lecture series. Digital Humanism deals with the complex relationships between people and machines in digital times. It acknowledges the potential of information technology. At the same time, it points to societal threats such as privacy violations and ethical concerns around artificial intelligence, automation and loss of jobs, ongoing monopolization on the Web, and sovereignty. Digital Humanism aims to address these topics with a sense of urgency but with a constructive mindset. The book argues for a Digital Humanism that analyses and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind toward a better society and life while fully respecting universal human rights. It is a call to shaping technologies in accordance with human values and needs.




The Economics of Artificial Intelligence


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A timely investigation of the potential economic effects, both realized and unrealized, of artificial intelligence within the United States healthcare system. In sweeping conversations about the impact of artificial intelligence on many sectors of the economy, healthcare has received relatively little attention. Yet it seems unlikely that an industry that represents nearly one-fifth of the economy could escape the efficiency and cost-driven disruptions of AI. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Health Care Challenges brings together contributions from health economists, physicians, philosophers, and scholars in law, public health, and machine learning to identify the primary barriers to entry of AI in the healthcare sector. Across original papers and in wide-ranging responses, the contributors analyze barriers of four types: incentives, management, data availability, and regulation. They also suggest that AI has the potential to improve outcomes and lower costs. Understanding both the benefits of and barriers to AI adoption is essential for designing policies that will affect the evolution of the healthcare system.




War and Algorithm


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New military technologies are animated by fantasies of perfect knowledge, lawfulness, and vision that contrast sharply with the very real limits of human understanding, law, and vision. Thus, various kinds of violent acts are proliferating while their precise nature remains unclear. Especially man–machine ensembles, guided by algorithms, are operating in ways that challenge conceptual understanding. War and Algorithm looks at the increasing power of algorithms in these emerging forms of warfare from the perspectives of critical theory, philosophy, legal studies, and visual studies. The contributions in this volume grapple with the challenges posed by algorithmic warfare and trace the roots of new forms of war in the technological practices and forms of representation of the digital age. Together, these contributions provide a first step toward understanding—and resisting—our emerging world of war.