How to be an Astute User of Artificial Intelligence. Fundamentals for Decision-Makers

Published by: Alan Turing Institute

Description:

There are many situations in which being able to process very large quantities of images, text or other data is extremely useful. Examples range from checking legal documents to improving the accuracy of medical diagnoses. AI can potentially provide us with very powerful tools for performing these tasks much more rapidly and precisely than humans.

This raises the question as to when, how or even whether AI should be used. The aim of this short guide is to provide potential users of AI working in policymaking with a plain English summary of the fundamentals and a set of questions to ask when thinking about applying AI to different problems.

How to be an Astute User of Artificial Intelligence