AI’s Role in Decision-Making and Ethical Challenges

Explore the cutting-edge advancements in AI's reasoning and decision-making capabilities, focusing on reinforcement learning and large language models. Discover Britain's pioneering legislation against AI-generated child abuse imagery, and delve into the ethical implications of AI tools like Midjourney blocking political figures' images. Plus, learn about a new approach to natural language inference that enhances AI's understanding of subtext. This episode of 'Simply A.I.' offers a comprehensive look at the intersection of AI technology and societal impact.

Sources:
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/02/01/an-in-depth-exploration-of-reasoning-and-decision-making-in-agentic-ai-how-reinforcement-learning-rl-and-llm-based-strategies-empower-autonomous-systems/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/01/ai-tools-used-for-child-sexual-abuse-images-targeted-in-home-office-crackdown
https://apnews.com/article/midjourney-ai-imagegenerator-biden-trump-deepfakes-bc6c254ddb20e36c5e750b4570889ce1
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/02/01/can-ai-understand-subtext-a-new-ai-approach-to-natural-language-inference/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:40) An In-Depth Exploration of Reasoning and Decision-Making in Agentic AI: How Reinforcement Learning RL and LLM-based Strategies Empower Autonomous Systems
(00:03:45) AI tools used for child sexual abuse images targeted in Home Office crackdown
(00:06:43) AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden, Trump
(00:09:11) Can AI Understand Subtext? A New AI Approach to Natural Language Inference