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I think applying agency to the software in my examples is actually very pernicious. It's not the software that dislikes the ethnic minority, it's the Chinese go
by cf 7y ago
I think applying agency to the software in my examples is actually very pernicious. It's not the software that dislikes the ethnic minority, it's the Chinese government. Blaming the software lets bad actors off the hook.
Perhaps what's really needed is ethical standards for technology. This would have the added advantage of being applicable even if the technology doesn't feel like AI to some people.
- alluro2 7y agoI agree and I think similar reasoning is behind some of the working groups for AI that Musk and others advocate for - "let's make sure that if we're breaking new ground, we're doing so with proper ethical and safety standards"...But we're nowhere near that level of social maturity on global level for such initiatives to take precedence over potential gain / profit of getting "there" first. As is evident from still such a large division even over the question if risk exists at all...