- From: Owen Ambur <Owen.Ambur@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:08:05 -0500
- To: public-aikr@w3.org
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Paola, in your role as chair of the CG, it would be appropriate for you to issue the invitation and, if they agreeable, to schedule the session. Owen On 2/13/2020 8:31 PM, Paola Di Maio wrote: > Owen and Carl > please do invite the folks to give us a briefing > or would you want me to do that? > PDM > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 1:55 AM carl mattocks <carlmattocks@gmail.com > <mailto:carlmattocks@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Regarding authors of 'role of AI in achieving the SDGs: > https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-14108-y ' > > I agree we should schedule a televideo conference for them to > brief us on their AI activities and explore prospects for > collaboration .. including gain agreement of (their) SDG tracking > use case for our AIKR work. > > Carl > > > > It was a pleasure to clarify > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 12:09 PM Owen Ambur > <Owen.Ambur@verizon.net <mailto:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net>> wrote: > > According to Wikipedia, intelligence involves perceiving the > environment and acting to maximize the chance of achieving > goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence > The article also cites Tesler's Theorem: "AI is whatever > hasn't been done yet." See also > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_effect > > While it may be possible for intelligent agents to decipher > goals from unstructured text, it seems likely they might be > able to more effectively help us achieve our goals if we make > them explicit in terms of near-term objectives and performance > indicators. Since that has not yet been done on a worldwide > scale, why should it not begin with us? > > There are more than 4,000 plans in the StratML collection that > can be used for demonstration purposes, including the SDGs: > https://stratml.us/drybridge/index.htm#UNSDG > > As far as I am aware, however, progress against the SDGs is > not being reported in an open, standard, machine-readable > format. See, for example, the HTML, CSV & PDF at > https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2019/ The presentation of > the data is actually pretty good. See, for example, > https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2019/goal-17/ > > The problem is that few people know about and take the time to > view it, much less to do anything about it. While making the > data available in open, standard, machine-readable format > would not solve that problem, it would make it easier for > value-added intermediaries to engage stakeholders in ways that > are more accessible and meaningful to them, e.g., in their own > personal and organizational/corporate performance plans. From > my perspective, failing to do so is an example of artificial > ignorance. > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/artificial-ignorance-owen-ambur/ > > Here's an article addressing the role of AI in achieving the > SDGs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-14108-y It is > relatively long and unstructured and I haven't taken the time > to read all of it. However, here some key point: > > We therefore recommend that AI applications that target > SDGs are open and explicit about guiding ethical > principles, also by indicating explicitly how they align > with the existing guidelines. > > See StratML tool, app, and service requirements Objective 8.3: > Values Alignment > <https://stratml.us/carmel/iso/SMLTASwStyle.xml#_154473aa-208f-11e6-a80e-7333871eb3cb> > & Goal 9: Values Validation > <https://stratml.us/carmel/iso/SMLTASwStyle.xml#_15447c10-208f-11e6-a80e-7333871eb3cb>. > Those requirements are prime candidates for the application of AI. > > On the other hand, the lack of interpretability of AI, > which is currently one of the challenges of AI research, > adds an additional complication to the enforcement of such > regulatory actions ... > > AI developers and agents should be expected, if not required, > to document their objectives and performance indicators in an > open, standard format that is both human- and machine-readable. > > ... associations such as the Future of Life Institute are > reviewing and collecting policy actions and shared > principles around the world to monitor progress towards > sustainable-development-friendly AI ... > > Perhaps we should schedule a televideo conference for them to > brief us on their AI activities and explore prospects for > collaboration. https://stratml.us/carmel/iso/FLIwStyle.xml > > A global and science-driven debate to develop shared > principles and legislation among nations and cultures is > necessary to shape a future in which AI positively > contributes to the achievement of all the SDGs. > > Whenever I see calls for legislation and regulation, I view it > both as a cop out as well as an attempt to dictate to others > that which we should take upon ourselves to do, in partnership > with those who share our values and objectives. Perhaps those > who view it as the best way forward should either study the > China model ... or just stand idly by and wait for them to > impose it on all of us. For an alternative model, see > https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/privately-well-practiced-public-policymaking-owen-ambur/ > > Here's a shorter article on AI & the SDGs: > https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2019/Using_AI_to_help_achieve_Sustainable_Development_Goals.html > It suggests, "To improve data accessibility, for example, > collectors and generators of data, whether governments or > companies, will need to grant greater access to NGOs and > others seeking to use the data for public service." However, > it shows no awareness of the importance of open, > machine-readable data standards -- perhaps because usage of > such standards would reduce the need for consultants ... or, > rather, it would require them to add higher-level values than > massaging amorphous, aimless data. > > With respect to dashboards, see > https://gcn.com/articles/2017/09/12/yet-another-dashboard.aspx > & https://gcn.com/articles/2017/05/10/machine-readable-data.aspx > > I look forward to learning what we might be able to do > together along these lines. > > Owen > > > On 2/8/2020 7:55 PM, Paola Di Maio wrote: >> >> xml constitutes a structure for language, and certain kinds >> of AI can be built >> using structured language expressions >> >> PDM >> >> On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 1:34 AM ProjectParadigm-ICT-Program >> <metadataportals@yahoo.com >> <mailto:metadataportals@yahoo.com>> wrote: >> >> Can AI be used on StratML utilizing ontologies to create >> customizable dashboards for project management and >> collaboration for large networks of collaborating people >> from different fields of work? >> >> Question is of importance in eGovernment, eGovernance and >> achieving sustainable development goals. >> >> Milton Ponson >> GSM: +297 747 8280 >> PO Box 1154, Oranjestad >> Aruba, Dutch Caribbean >> Project Paradigm: Bringing the ICT tools for sustainable >> development to all stakeholders worldwide through >> collaborative research on applied mathematics, advanced >> modeling, software and standards development >>
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