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It applies to all technologies. I seriously thought we got past this "we only do science, we're not responsible for its use" shit during the Manhattan Project.
by wyattpeak 8y ago
It applies to all technologies. I seriously thought we got past this "we only do science, we're not responsible for its use" shit during the Manhattan Project.
That's not to say that various technologies shouldn't exist (certainly not encryption), or that researchers should be liable in a legal sense. But everyone who develops technology has a responsibility to consider the harm it might cause, alongside the good it might do.
- chii 8y ago> But everyone who develops technology has a responsibility to consider the harm it might cause, alongside the good it might do. but if the harm it might do out-weights the good but only to somebody else? Ala, externalized harm? In this game theoretic system, the actors that benefit the most are the ones that externalized the harm. For example, AI development may actually cause harm. But that harm can either happen to those who get marginalized due to AI taking over their existing roles, or that humanity gets destroyed by an AI. But in the short term, an AI that works well can make massive profits.
- andrewflnr 8y ago"Responsibility to consider the harm" is a far, far cry from "should be held accountable for the harm", which is the statement I was responding to. Not even comparable, really, in terms of impact. Whether the harm should be "considered" was never in question, AFAICT.