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> > EleutherAI claims to have performed “extensive bias analysis” on The Pile and made “tough editorial decisions” to exclude datasets they felt were “unaccepta
by Hendrikto 5y ago
> > EleutherAI claims to have performed “extensive bias analysis” on The Pile and made “tough editorial decisions” to exclude datasets they felt were “unacceptably negatively biased” toward certain groups or views.
> When I read this, I felt astonished that Eleuther was yet again trying to pose as the cool super-progressive AI lab.
So they traded biases inherent in the dataset for intentionally introduced biases. Does not sound super progressive to me, to be quite honest.
Focus on you research, do not try to be the morality judge and jury…
- hnbad 5y ago> Focus on you research, do not try to be the morality judge and jury… "Don't bother with ethical implications" is certainly a take. I remember when there were heated discussions on HN about whether software engineering should be a licensed profession because other engineering disciplines teach ethics and broader implications (e.g. using the example of Therac-25). I take it you don't agree with that idea either? I'm not sure if you're just trying to find a way to express your disagreement with the idea that the dataset biases reflecting bigoted attitudes towards certain demographics are a problem without having to defend yourself against claims of being a bigot yourself, or if you genuinely think researchers and developers exist in a separate plane of reality that has no ethical implications for the rest of humanity.