Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

As a short-term list this isn't bad, though it generally points to things that are already happening or are very clearly in the planning stages. As such, it's a good monitor of what's happening, but the list doesn't prepare for or account for change. What I do notice (and it's a trend not limited to this list) is that its focus is mostly on the formalization of AI processes using existing structure or schemas. AIs are thus expected to conform for workflows, credential schemas, interoperability standards, structured data, and public policy such as accessibility requirements. This isn't necessarily bad; as the systems AI builds get larger and more complex, they need to interoperate, which means standards and requirements. But tehse standards are currently the best humans can come up with, and AIs might actually be better at designing these. That's what I would be looking for longer term. Via SmartBrief.

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