Artificiality Summit 2026: What Can't We Know About AI?

The theme of the Artificiality Summit 2026 is Unknowing. We start with five speakers—David Wolpert, Caleb Scharf, Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman, Gašper Beguš, and Nina Beguš—whose work converges on a single finding: the uncertainty surrounding AI is permanent, not a phase.

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Another paradox: this time, explainability.

In this episode, we dive into the paradox of explainability Why are there so many paradoxical observations in AI?

Dave Edwards, Helen Edwards Mar 4, 2020

Another paradox: this time, explainability.

In this episode, we dive into the paradox of explainability. Some of the topics we explore include:

Why are there so many paradoxical observations in AI?
What is the autonomy paradox?
Is there any way that giving up more information can be autonomy-enhancing?
What are principal reason and counter-factual explanations?
How can we deal with the autonomy paradox through AI UX design?

For further reading, check out the most recent Artificiality article, the research paper we reference and the Buzzfeed article on Clearview AI.

Special thanks to our friend, Jonathan Coulton, for our theme music.

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Dave Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. He previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Apple, CRV, Macromedia, Morgan Stanley, Quartz, and ThinkEquity.

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Helen Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. She previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower.

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