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SUMMARY:Can Machines Read our Minds? - Brier Rigby Dames (University of Ca
 mbridge)
DTSTART:20190612T163000Z
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CONTACT:Adrià Garriga Alonso
DESCRIPTION: \nThis week we're reading “Can Machines Read our Minds?” 
 by Christopher Burr and Nello Cristianini. Read it here: https://research-
 information.bristol.ac.uk/files/189191752/10.1007_s11023_019_09497_4.pdf \
 , https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11023-019-09497-4\n\n \n\nThi
 s paper reviews a number of studies which demonstrate the ability of machi
 ne learning (ML) algorithms to infer psychological traits and mental state
 s after being trained on online behavioural samples such as those collecte
 d from social media APIs. The case studies examined provide examples of in
 ferred emotion\, personality traits\, aptitude\, skills and values (such a
 s political orientation). This inferred knowledge has the potential to be 
 used for: diagnosis\, prediction\, persuasion and the manipulation of beha
 viour. For instance\, within industry this information is starting to be u
 sed to further business sales through the use of tailored persuasive messa
 ges. This technology has obvious financial incentives for companies\, but 
 these incentives may not line up with the individual. Therefore it is impo
 rtant to discuss the ethical Issues that arise such as consent and privacy
 . \n\n 
LOCATION:Engineering Department\, CBL Seminar room BE4-38
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