Published on 24 January 2024

Can we move towards a responsible AI?

Magazine summary

Understanding AI starts with the correct definition
Will AI enhance or distort our ‘vie de l’esprit’?
Responsible AI: what challenges should we prepare for?
Orange trials Copilot, Microsoft 365’s latest AI tool
Artificial intelligence and ethics: best practices for companies
AI: where do things stand in Africa and the Middle East?
AI provokes geopolitical issues that affect us all
How are journalists working in the age of AI?
Glossary

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.

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.