過去一百年,民調機構要預測民意,一直都是沿用傳統的調查方式,現在卻起了翻天覆地的變化。本集會仔細檢視初創公司Advanced Symbolics,如何利用人工智能和公開的社交媒體數據來預測選民意向。不過,新科技除了帶來方便,同時亦引申出準確度的問題,甚至會對市民私隱和民主本身構成威脅。
電視版本:雙語廣播(粵語/英語)
In the face of a century of traditional polling to predict public opinion, there is a shakeup afoot in the prediction game. Margin of Error: AI, Polling and Elections examines how a startup called Advanced Symbolics uses artificial intelligence and public social-media data to forecast voter behaviour. But the promise of new technology also comes with questions about its accuracy, the threat to citizens’ privacy and our democracy itself.
TV Version: Bilingual Broadcast (Cantonese/English)
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TV Version: Bilingual Broadcast (Cantonese/English)