72 year old Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA)
goes back to school for AI
According to many articles, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) has returned to school to learn about AI. At 72 years old, Congressman Beyer understands the importance of technology and how to keep up with the times. Artificial Intelligence has become very useful, and it will only continue to grow. Unfortunately, those that are unable or unwilling to learn would have a hard time navigating the future of technology.
Congressman Beyer told The Washington Post that he was fascinated after he visited an AI company in Arlington, VA that had just performed well with a facial recognition project in an international competition. He also visited the George Mason University new Innovative Initiative and was captivated by the potential of AI.
In order to enter the master’s program, he needed to complete seven undergraduate courses in math and computer science; with three down this year and four more in 2023, he expects to begin his master’s in 2024. Mr. Beyer said that his AI background will be utilized in his long-standing priority of suicide prevention. This is a personal issue for him, since a staffer died by suicide.
According to The Washington Post:
“The use of AI technology as a tool within the mental health field is relatively nascent. Though the uses vary, one AI role involves finding common factors or patterns in cases of people who may have attempted or died by suicide or expressed suicidal thoughts. AI then uses that data to create risk profiles that could help clinicians identify which patients may be at higher risk and may need more services, explained Adam Horwitz, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Medical School who specializes in suicide prevention. AI tools are intended to complement, not replace, the work of clinicians who see patients, Horwitz said, and in fact, he noted, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is already deploying the technology.”
Check out this MSNBC clip and some words from Congressman Beyer:
Kudos to you Mr. Beyer!!
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