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We do really need accountability and explainability for ANY algorithm - AI or not. I see a lot of organizations wash their hand off the results by pointing fing
by denzil_correa 10y ago
We do really need accountability and explainability for ANY algorithm - AI or not. I see a lot of organizations wash their hand off the results by pointing fingers : "Hey, we didn't do it - the machine did it". It's a potential disaster in the making - not just for people but also for technology itself. The potential impacts of an algorithm should be studied and a decent attempt has to be made towards this aspect before you permeate them in every minute of your lives. It's a disaster waiting to happen and once it does, people will mistrust technology.
- dragonwriter 10y agoThere's an old saying (well, old as such things go in computing, at least) that seems relevant here: “every error blamed on a computer involves at least two human errors, including the error of blaming the computer.” But that seems to be the point of the article; it's not blaming the technology, just noting that the technology can be misused that there areexisting social trends that are visible at the same time the technology is becoming more widespread that many people would have reason to be concerned about leveraging the technology. AI has no inherent ideology, but it makes it possible for the user's ideology to be applied more effectively and with less opportunity for dissenters whose cooperation would otherwise be necessary for implementation to undermine it.