+ info: Hamish Hamilton
Machines are already more powerful than we can comprehend, and getting more powerful at an exponential pace. Once set in motion, algorithms never tire. And when a program´s size, speed and endlessness combine with its ability to learn and transform itself, the outcome can be unpredictable and dangerous. Take the seemingly instant transformation of Microsoft´s chatbot into a hate-spewing racist, or how crime-predicting algorithms reinforce racial bias.
