I’m going to be attending a Deep Learning Conference in a few weeks, and the preparation for it made me recall the last AI developers conference I attended—one at which the conference organizer, a talented programmer, initiated the 3-day event proudly stating the conference mantra:
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
He received a solid round of applause and laughter.
That’s fine, but when I consider the ethical challenges with artificial intelligence, this comment/response dyad highlights for me the ultimate disconnect between software and “peopleware”.
Talk may indeed be “cheap”.
But— as a human interaction tool—it’s invaluable.
Especially when talking about artificial intelligence and healthcare.