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Ten years after ImageNet: a 360° perspective on artificial intelligence
Royal Society Open Science
  • Sanjay Chawla, Qatar Computing Research Institute
  • Preslav Nakov, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
  • Ahmed Ali, Qatar Computing Research Institute
  • Wendy Hall, University of Southampton
  • Issa Khalil, Qatar Computing Research Institute
  • Xiaosong Ma, Qatar Computing Research Institute
  • Husrev Taha Sencar, Qatar Computing Research Institute
  • Ingmar Weber, Universität des Saarlandes
  • Michael Wooldridge, University of Oxford
  • Ting Yu, Qatar Computing Research Institute
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Article
Abstract

It is 10 years since neural networks made their spectacular comeback. Prompted by this anniversary, we take a holistic perspective on artificial intelligence (AI). Supervised learning for cognitive tasks is effectively solved - provided we have enough high-quality labelled data. However, deep neural network models are not easily interpretable, and thus the debate between blackbox and whitebox modelling has come to the fore. The rise of attention networks, self-supervised learning, generative modelling and graph neural networks has widened the application space of AI. Deep learning has also propelled the return of reinforcement learning as a core building block of autonomous decision-making systems. The possible harms made possible by new AI technologies have raised socio-technical issues such as transparency, fairness and accountability. The dominance of AI by Big Tech who control talent, computing resources, and most importantly, data may lead to an extreme AI divide. Despite the recent dramatic and unexpected success in AI-driven conversational agents, progress in much-heralded flagship projects like self-driving vehicles remains elusive. Care must be taken to moderate the rhetoric surrounding the field and align engineering progress with scientific principles.

DOI
10.1098/rsos.221414
Publication Date
3-29-2023
Keywords
  • artificial intelligence winter,
  • Big Tech,
  • ImageNet,
  • supervised learning,
  • transformers
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Uploaded 28 November 2023

Citation Information
S. Chawla et al., “Ten years after ImageNet: A 360° perspective on Artificial Intelligence,” Royal Society Open Science, vol. 10, no. 3, 2023. doi:10.1098/rsos.221414