
David Watson
@ds_wats0n
Lecturer in AI @kclinformatics. Machine learner with philosophical pretensions.
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http://dswatson.github.io 05-11-2017 22:17:25
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Awesome opportunity for a fully funded PhD in epistemology of machine learning at Universität München working with a superstar of the field, Tom Sterkenburg. Deadline May 1, get in while the VC dimension is still finite! job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/fc1…

At long last, my paper with David Wolpert outlining a stochastic model of mathematics and science is out in Foundations of Physics. This was an invited contribution, communicated by carlo rovelli: link.springer.com/article/10.100…. A brief thread. (1/5)


Explainable #AI promises to help users understand predictions of complex #MachineLearning models – but current methods can be limiting. Could ‘fuzzy’ explanations help? Yin & Lam KCL Engineering & David Watson KCL Informatics propose a new framework⬇️⬇️ ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10731…


New Paper Alert! How can AI innovation improve social outcomes? David Watson Luciano Floridi and I Oxford Internet Institute introduce “Sociotechnical Pragmatism” - a robust stance for policymakers seeking to reap the benefits of AI while managing the risks link.springer.com/article/10.100… 🧵 1/10

We're excited to host David Watson for a session on "Competing narratives in AI ethics: a defense of sociotechnical pragmatism" on Thursday, March 20th. Thanks to our community leads Jen Iofinova Kate Gamper Alif Munim (d/acc) and Abrar Rahman - d/acc for organizing this event🤩



Be sure to join our community-led session tomorrow, March 20th featuring David Watson presenting on "Competing narratives in AI ethics: a defense of sociotechnical pragmatism." Learn more: cohere.com/events/cohere-…