Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields

'''Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields, OBE (born 12 July 1962) is an American–British businesswoman and politician. Shields was made a Life Peer in the House of Lords in 2014, and later was Minister for Internet Safety and Security under David Cameron and Theresa May. She had also been Advisor on the Digital Economy to David Cameron. Quotes “Surely it’s better to empower those who create these great platforms and products to come up with the ideas and solutions we need? Tackling this issue isn’t about some kind of nanny state intervention. We all believe in a free and open internet and its power to transform society. This is about doing the right thing and stopping illegal activity.” “Technology empowers and enriches us in ways we never thought imaginable. Yet whilst it offers endless opportunities and possibilities, technology is also transforming childhood beyond recognition.” “I truly believe this is the most exciting time to be alive and we have the potential to do good at a scale unlike any time in human history. But as we develop the next wave of technologies and apply AI to literally everything that we do, use and experience, we have to be careful what we optimise for and who benefits from this optimisation.” “If the consensus is that AI is bigger than anything we’ve ever seen, it follows that its benefits, and the risks it carries, will be magnified too.” Internal link Category:living people Category:women