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Or, as it stands today, human decision makers using the output of these algorithms as a signal, without understanding the potential flaws of that signal. "I jus

by j2kun 10y ago

Or, as it stands today, human decision makers using the output of these algorithms as a signal, without understanding the potential flaws of that signal. "I just did what the computer recommended" Someone (can't remember who) said it better: "You don't want to be an edge case in this brave new world."

ams6110 10y ago
"I was just following orders" the excuse for most of the worst behavior of humans.
- chronicx0 10y ago
  As long as I get paid my immensely large machine learning salary, I will follow orders all year.
- j2kun 10y ago
  The difference is they have the power to make a decision.
narrator 10y ago
"Why did the computer recommend that?" "No one knows, not even the programmers who wrote it! Deep learning is a black box!"
- jodrellblank 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_That_Won_the_War_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machine_That_Won_the_War_(... - Asimov, 1961