I don't know if I agree with the author's argument that AI is bad only because people are bad. I'm aware that garbage in yields garbage out. But I also find mys

I don't know if I agree with the author's argument that AI is bad only because people are bad. I'm aware that garbage in yields garbage out. But I also find myself squirming at the idea of accomplishing company goals by identifying nonlinear patterns in data with networks. Especially if those goals are modifying user behavior, a la watchtime. Am I being a paranoid biophysicist? This isn't my field. If I use AI, am I not, by definition, ignoring responsibility? At least with a regular computer program, I understand every step of the algorithm, and can judge if its doing the right thing. But with neural networks I'm just feeding data into a black box and hoping the ends justify the means. I don't actually know what patterns it is finding and utilizing.