Periscope Data intentionally rejects black-box AI in favor of human-operated tools
Harry Glaser · The Conscience of AI // Harry Glaser, Periscope Data (FirstMark's Data Driven) · Apr 9, 2018 · at 22:51
Harry Glaser, CEO of Periscope Data, addresses automated AI features at Data Driven NYC.
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“We are pretty queasy about, you know, AI in a box. Press this button, AI a thing, it'll predict for you, you're going to be great. We make a tool, we frame it as a tool for data professionals on purpose. The idea is there should be a person making these, you know, doing these analyses, making these guiding decisions, supervising this, and we're comfortable with that position.”
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