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Your argument that algorithms are transparent is equally flawed. There is an entire field of research dedicated to introspection of layers in convolutional neur
by cnewey 9y ago
Your argument that algorithms are transparent is equally flawed. There is an entire field of research dedicated to introspection of layers in convolutional neural networks! A system that is complex and nuanced enough to be able to deal with a problem such as auto-moderating YouTube videos will be phenomenally difficult to inspect (and nearly impossible to "adjust" in the way that you seem to be suggesting).
To clarify; I am not saying that it will never be possible to solve this sort of problem with an algorithm - just that doing so would require solving the small inconvenience of general artificial intelligence first... :-).
It certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibility in the (very distant) future, but to suggest that it's possible right now (and that it would be better than a human!) is to over-egg the pudding somewhat.
- notyourday 9y agoIt is not flawed at all. If you cannot provide a validation for your algorithm decisions when challenged then you algorithm belongs in a research lab or on your laptop, not in production.
- joshuamorton 9y ago>It is not flawed at all. If you cannot provide a validation for your algorithm decisions when challenged then you algorithm belongs in a research lab or on your laptop, not in production. Alright, then you cannot use an algorithm for image or video recognition. So how do you solve this problem?
- majewsky 9y agoOkay, then your argument is valid... in a different layer of reality. Meanwhile, everyone and their dog are rolling out blackbox neural net classifiers to production
- notyourday 9y agoAnd i cannot wait until one of these companies ends up in court trying to explain why its engineers cannot explain how a decision was made.
- marshray 9y agoGreat interview article posted yesterday on this exact topic with an actual practitioner: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15901628 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15901628