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I watched this documentary and I actually disliked the perspective he gave. As a person with an Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and I took an AI course I c
by zitterbewegung 9y ago
I watched this documentary and I actually disliked the perspective he gave. As a person with an Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and I took an AI course I came from a position that for the most part Computers Improve society. While I was watching this I started to pick apart his viewpoint.
As I have been to more AI ethics meetups I now think of ways to democratize data / AI instead. I may have forgotten his viewpoints in the documentary since it was awhile ago but now I am more inclined to agree with him.
- DonaldFisk 9y agoI've noticed that this is a problem with media coverage of subjects you know something about, which are aimed at a general audience.
- evanlivingston 9y agoCan you provide some examples of points you disagree with? I do feel like Curtis can be a touch hyperbolic at times, but that's also part of storytelling and I think it's especially important to strongly represent the viewpoints that are non-normative. I think of curtis much like michael moore, he gets a few things wrong sometimes but also offers a lot of insights. I've always wondered if electronic technics have decreased world suffering or expanded it. Will AI democratize power or concentrate it?
- zitterbewegung 9y agoHis storytelling method usually creates an idea of us vs them and its very black and white on who is causing the problem and the people being exploited. For example the combination of disciples of Ayn Rand and 60s counterculture group seems painted too broad of a brush. I think the group was bigger than those two groups and there were many more shades of grey instead of black and white.