Published on 24 January 2024

Can we move towards a responsible AI?

Magazine summary

Artificial intelligence is part and parcel of daily life. The tech is invisible but it’s consequences are very real for everyone.
This magazine helps you to better understand and explore all the issues it raises through a series of interviews with contributors who offer complementary backgrounds, experiences and reflections.

Guest editorial by Bruno Zerbib

Executive VP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for the Orange Group

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Before delving into this fascinating topic, let’s understand what the term “artificial intelligence” actually means. Since AI is not a technology per se, there is no single definition of it.

How do you define AI?

Renowned physicist and philosopher Etienne Klein believes the challenge is not just to understand this technology, but also its impact on human beings. Will we end up talking like it or use it to aid our thinking?

Read the article to see how Etienne Klein thinks AI will change our lives

From supporting decisions to making personalized recommendations, AI is already widely used in our personal and professional spheres. Steve Jarrett, Chief AI Officer at Orange Innovation and Brian Naughton, Data Scientist at Google, share their views.

Understand how AI will be used with Google and Orange

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As a first step, our Orange teams recently carried out a large-scale test to understand and assess the advantages, needs and, possible barriers to adopting AI-based tools.

Discover our key insights from our Copilot trials

As businesses adopt AI more widely, it raises questions about how to ensure it is ethical and responsible and which framework to employ for long-term success. The experts at Positive AI provide an insight.

Ensuring AI is used ethically: joint interview between Malakoff Humanis and Orange

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AI has been experiencing a boom across Africa and the Middle East, with advances in development providing many opportunities, so long as certain barriers can be overcome. We review the situation with Egyptian entrepreneur Marc Banoub, Founder and CEO of the startup LyRise

Discover where things stand in Africa and the Middle East

Of course, AI is about technology, but also an economic, political, and even cultural issue. Governments, international organizations, and companies all want to take advantage of it. Let’s find out how it impacts us.

Alice Pannier, researcher and head of Ifri's Geopolitics of Technology Program, explains

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As AI-generated content proliferates, journalist and fake news specialist Aude Favre shares her tools and techniques for distinguishing whether news is true or fake in just a few clicks.

Find out how Aude Favre is approaching the issue

Artificial intelligence will greatly impact our personal and professional lives.
I hope that our latest magazine helps you to better understand and explore all the issues it raises.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue by sharing their ideas and questions.

Bruno Zerbib, Executive VP, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for the Orange Group

Can we move towards a responsible AI?

Magazine summary

Guest editorial by Bruno Zerbib

Before delving into this fascinating topic, let’s understand what the term “artificial intelligence” actually means. Since AI is not a technology per se, there is no single definition of it.

Renowned physicist and philosopher Etienne Klein believes the challenge is not just to understand this technology, but also its impact on human beings. Will we end up talking like it or use it to aid our thinking?

From supporting decisions to making personalized recommendations, AI is already widely used in our personal and professional spheres. Steve Jarrett, Chief AI Officer at Orange Innovation and Brian Naughton, Data Scientist at Google, share their views.

As a first step, our Orange teams recently carried out a large-scale test to understand and assess the advantages, needs and, possible barriers to adopting AI-based tools.

As businesses adopt AI more widely, it raises questions about how to ensure it is ethical and responsible and which framework to employ for long-term success. The experts at Positive AI provide an insight.

AI has been experiencing a boom across Africa and the Middle East, with advances in development providing many opportunities, so long as certain barriers can be overcome. We review the situation with Egyptian entrepreneur Marc Banoub, Founder and CEO of the startup LyRise

Of course, AI is about technology, but also an economic, political, and even cultural issue. Governments, international organizations, and companies all want to take advantage of it. Let’s find out how it impacts us.

As AI-generated content proliferates, journalist and fake news specialist Aude Favre shares her tools and techniques for distinguishing whether news is true or fake in just a few clicks.

In this edition

Glossary

How are journalists working in the age of AI?

AI provokes geopolitical issues that affect us all

AI: where do things stand in Africa and the Middle East?

Artificial intelligence and ethics: best practices for companies

Responsible AI: what challenges should we prepare for?

Orange trials Copilot, Microsoft 365’s latest AI tool

Will AI enhance or distort our ‘vie de l’esprit’?

Understanding AI starts with the correct definition