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Hi All,
here’s my talk at the WOW ai world wide webinar, for which I was paid (my first paid speaking engagement) …I’d be highly interested in what people think, especially along the lines of how tangible it sounds vs theoretical and also is it understandable what I’m driving at?
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well you can judge for yourself now; it’s on video!
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Johannes Castner posted in the group The Community
Here is an abstract I quickly flicked together, for an upcoming talk. I would love some feedback from the geniuses of the collective:
Abstract:
Biases and Privacy concerns as well as unexplainability have dominated the AI ethics discourse. Concerns for them are necessary but insufficient. I arrive at the ethical necessity of participatory approaches to AI from Amartya Sen’s theory of Justice. This theory puts human empowerment at the center. Participatory approaches are just now starting to prove themselves and these are related to both gamification and collective intelligence. A serious ethical framework can in no way be reduced to avoiding harm from the particular afflictions of biases and privacy questions. It requires a positive ethical view of what AI should be built and what purposes it should serve. It also has to address the question of power. Whose objectives are maximized? There are now multiple institutes that are based on particular positive ethical theor…
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Thanks for sharing Johannes, tagging some experts who might be able to offer some feedback – Richard Saldanha, Roland Szabo, Sabina Firtala, Andrea Isoni, DigiZhets, Tarun Rishi, Mike Smales, Chris Bracegirdle
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Thank you! The abstract is meant for the talk to Richard’s group!
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What you write is very deep from a philosophical perspective Johannes Castner. As you know, I tend towards a simplified mathematical/statistical view of the world, e.g. see attached article. You might find some useful middle ground in the form of Stuart Russell’s musings – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3pVB9hLv8TdGjSdJv4CmYjC/nine-things-you-should-know-about-ai – which I’m sure you know well, so just a reminder in case you hadn’t considered recently.
Small world ind…
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Thank you very much for the links! Yes well I came from the social sciences and I’ve always been grappling in my work with the necessary complexity to make sense of things (the famous demand for context by anthropologists) while doing my best not to introduce unnecessary and frivolous complexity of my own. I think that the second part of the abstract is still too muddled, for example (I think that for it all to make sense one shouldn’t have to know about Arrow’s Impossibility…
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Yes, I’d definitely simplify the abstract and aim to hook a suitable audience. You can introduce complexity in your actual talk but not too much – no one will know your material as well as you so less is definitely more in true Newspeak terms.
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I think that this is more plain and says exactly the same; what do you think Richard Saldanha ? Better?
Abstract:
Biases and Privacy concerns as well as unexplainability have dominated the AI ethics discourse. Concerns for them are necessary but insufficient. I arrive at the ethical necessity of participatory approaches to AI from Amartya Sen’s theory of Justice. This theory puts human empowerment at the center. Participatory approaches are related to both gamification and collective inte…
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Perhaps a gross simplification of your words Johannes Castner so please feel free to ignore me: ”Privacy concerns, unfair biases and the inability to explain AI methods more generally have dominated the AI ethics discourse. Such concerns are necessary but insufficient to deal with all important ethical considerations. Those of you familiar with Amartya Sen’s Theory of Justice will understand why I regard ethics as paramount in AI design. In this seminar, I outline best practice in the building …
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100%, to that point, I had to run a parallel search to understand your angle here; then I signed up for your talk to learn more about it.
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So how about this final one:
Privacy concerns, unfair biases and the inability to explain AI methods more generally have dominated the AI ethics discourse. Such concerns are necessary but insufficient to deal with all important ethical considerations. By introducing elements of Amartya Sen’s Theory of Justice you will come to understand why I regard forms of democratic representation as ethically paramount in AI design. In this seminar, I outline an ethical approach to building AI systems …
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Let me entertain you with a summary generated by AI based on your abstract:
”There are lots of different ways to think about what’s ethical when it comes to building AI systems. Some people think that we should focus on avoiding harm, while others think that we should think about what would make the world a better place. There are also different theories about what fairness looks like. Some people think that everyone should have the same chance to be successful, while others think…
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It’s interesting but it made the story part up from whole cloths 🙂 …it’s this story …to give it away …to simplify should not be the same as to make it more vague, maybe to lose some less important details but not to generalise to the point where it could mean almost anything …the ending is completely vague in my view in the AI version …but the beginning is pretty good actually
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I’m too critical though ..not long ago none of this would have even been close!
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It’s interesting that in its ”simplification” of something that didn’t have a story it found it simpler to make up one!
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While reading your latest abstract, many questions about the implementation, balance of representation and effectiveness of such AI models came to mind, which I take as a sign of its clarity and provocativeness—looking forward to the talk.
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It would become too technical quickly if I were to address the implementation, so I probably can’t really get into that. This paper here gives a more in debt sketch, but even that is still a sketch. Complete solutions would depend on the exact use case. But building (essentially co-creating) those sorts of applications is what I’d like to offer!
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Why not join in with Johannes Castner on the 26th: https://bit.ly/3Ri6Mig @jesus, Ella Bernie et al.
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Johannes Castner posted in the group The Community
I think that this could be of interest to many of you: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/portfolio-career-right-you-reid-hoffman/?trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-footer_promo-3-primary_cta_link&midToken=AQGkNgZXtouZsw&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=3HVFde_8_THGo1
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Johannes Castner posted in the group The Community
Hi all, I’m Johannes and I have recently been working through the Catapult course where I’m now on the website content. Thus I’ve remade my website quite a bit and I would love feedback. Thank you all in advance!
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Hi @johannes, thanks for sharing. Great effort making your own website! It’s quick to load and very concise; my suggestion for next steps would be to add past projects, testimonials etc to give everything more colour (almost like how a designer would have a portfolio!).
Here’s an example of one! https://www.brianwash.design/
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I think that testimonials are brilliant but I’m afraid since I’ve been working mostly for other consultancies and companies, all the glory goes to them …but I will try to get one from one client where I think it might be better
…maybe one wouldn’t be very good though?
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Hi Johannes, thanks for sharing! I would suggest breaking up the text a bit on the initial landing page – the most powerful bit for me was ”technology is meaningless if it fails to empower humans from all backgrounds” – I would then go more into your offerings and leave the section about your background to the ’about’ page. I agree with what Alan’s said as well that it’d be great to highlight some of your previous projects and testimonials if you c…
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yes I think that this is hard right now …I think I need at least a few contracts that are me on my own without consultancy
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Tagging those that were on yesterday’s call who might be able to offer their feedback – Lexi Radcliffe-Hart , Jake B, Paul Bennett, David Worrall
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Well done on starting your website Johannes, that is definitely the hardest step!
I agree with all the points Alan and Ella have made and would add some more structured break down for a consultancy based service offering:
Add a capturing headline that communicates your value at the top so that you capture people quickly. A short sentence or paragraph that makes you unique as Ella suggested.
Speak to your audience more – offer tips, advice or speak to the problems you solve.
In…
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the testimonials are lacking right now …that is a real issue
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I would also take the readers’ stance. What they can get from working with you? What are they experiencing right now that would alert them that they should call you?
The difference between: “I studied dentistry and specialise in teeth alignment with XYZ technology” and “If you have crooked teeth and you would love to have a fantastic smile, then I am the person you should contact.”
Hope to hear from you soon, Johannes! I always love talking to you!
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brilliant …I’m on it!
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I’ve gotten through the About page, which should now be better …and I’ll be working on the ”services” page as soon as I have another chance to work on this
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I think that I now have addressed your concerns? I even came up with the little slogan thanks to thinking about your feedback (Build to Empower) https://www.johannescastner.com
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Johannes. As someone who is yet to feel able to start on a web site, well done for starting! I echo the comments above, particularly about making the answer to the question ’what do I get out of a relationship with Johannes that would benefit my company?’ clear. On a basic level, I wonder whether you are seeking to appeal to the company that knows it need to embrace AI but doesn’t know where to start, or to the AI professional who needs that extra bit of academic expertise? …
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Only just seen it but I’d endorse all the other comments. Being a photographer, I’d also say I’d replace the photo on the home page with one with a simpler background and where you’re more to the front. Your LinkedIn one looks better to me.
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Changed the picture …is that better?
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What brilliant feedback! I’m sure these have helped so far, Johannes Castner. I’d be very happy to offer secondary feedback once you’ve made some changes
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Ok yes now I have swept through the website and I tried to fix all of the problems that aren’t the testimonials (I did send out an email to one of my old colleagues who would work about that as well). This is as far as I have gotten now where all the other concerns are addressed; I think? https://www.johannescastner.com/
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Great stuff and all great input above … and … as you begin to formulate your thinking for evolving to a 2.0 and 3.0 (as and when you can afford it) here is a little ”care-frontation” …
… Much more visual! … at the very least each page could use a banner visual at the top/backdrop … landing page and other pages in particular are very copy/text heavy … trust me, as a recovering engineer, it has been a lifelong quest for me to make my way to…
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Thank you; yes I’m planning better and much more media as part of my strategy for sure. I’ve talked to someone about a possible second TEDX talk, this time in an auditorium. The first one was supposed to have taken place in the LSE auditorium, with three cameras and the TEDx microphone that they always use. Alas, Covid came upon us and after an initial delay they decided to just have us give the talks from our homes.
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Thx Johannes … a little … but I think evolving to a 2.0/3.0 when you can afford it will be key … are you using a template website? I wonder if shifting to a different layout could help?
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No I’m just doing it myself …no templates. What sort of layout would you recommend?
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I would say … find a role model website that you want to mimic in terms of look/feel/… or a short list of examples.
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Ideally I’d work with a designer!
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Thank you, everyone for having given me so much needed feedback; I greatly appreciate it!
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Congratulations on the talk Johannes, I’m sure it went really well