{"id":238,"date":"2021-07-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/?p=238"},"modified":"2022-08-21T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T09:55:29","slug":"ai-and-algorithms-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alphonsedevasia.com\/blog\/ai-and-algorithms-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and Algorithms: Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Documentary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artificial intelligence and algorithms: pros and cons | DW Documentary (AI documentary)\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0dMTAQM4cw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are leading to fundamental changes in the way we live. 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