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Human (AI) Grounding: I do not understand! (A lost art)
"I do not understand". A phrase we hear less and less in today's AI era, where an LLM can make you knowledgeable in almost anything in an instant. But knowledge is something more than just a summary from AI. Embracing your ignorance is the first step towards knowledge. And this is a lost art...
Spiros Kakos
6 days ago3 min read
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The role of BAs towards more ethical AI
The AI systems we use are built on data. Data that are derived from the world we live in. As Business Analysts (BAs) working as trusted advisors towards a better world, our job is still the same in its core. We still work with people trying to understand needs and the best ways to satisfy them. However, with AI, a new dimension is added to this work: We must now also safeguard the way AI systems are trained and the way they produce outputs, so that these outputs are aligned w
Spiros Kakos
Mar 212 min read
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Stubborn...
Researchers have now developed a technique that advances the ability of these tools, such as ChatGPT, to make compositional generalizations. This technique, Meta-learning for Compositionality, outperforms existing approaches and is on par with, and in some cases better than, human performance. ( source ) Humans trying to teach computers how to think. Based on the way they think. Trying to solve unsolved problems by staying the same. Because beyond the surface, our only proble
Spiros Kakos
Mar 141 min read
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Ethical AI - Part 1: The problem
Note: This article is part of a series of articles that are currently under development and internal review regarding the development of ethical AI. The goal of this series is the articulation of the Harmonia Philosophica AI Framework as a foundation for AI that adheres to the best possible ethical norms. Overview The rapid development of AI and AI agents in particular, has made the evaluation of the AI outputs necessary so as to adhere to the best ethical standards we have c
Spiros Kakos
Mar 72 min read
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Tight lips...
Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed at Columbia Engineering learned realistic lip movements by watching its own reflection and studying human videos online. This allowed it to speak and sing with synchronized facial motion, without being explicitly programmed. Researchers believe this breakthrough could help robots finally cross the uncanny valley. ( source ) Look at me. So that you can s
Spiros Kakos
Jan 182 min read
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Artificial Intelligence: between creative work and rights
Paper by Vasiliki Papadopoulou As artificial intelligence (AI) enters the contemporary work space with all its promises and threats, the article examines, through the example of artistic work executed through AI systems, how the creator/ user of such systems is alienated from its work or even replaced by the providers of such systems, and how the creator’s work is mediated by a third party, the provider of AI systems. The results of such alienation and mediation can be demons
Spiros Kakos
Dec 14, 20251 min read
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Ethical AI and Organizational Psychology applications
The use of AI in the field of psychology is expanding every day. In organizations AI systems are used to augment HR functions, control bias (interestingly enough), manage performance, support decisions on hiring etc. (https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2026-91752-001.pdf) Even though the goals and the intent might be good, one thing we should always have in mind: The psychologist should always strive to do good rather than harm. And if this is difficult to follow when are a hum
Spiros Kakos
Nov 25, 20252 min read
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