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While I don't believe AI sentience is a near-term problem, general public wariness is probably helpful. Since we're already doing things like trusting black-bo
by tyingq 4y ago
While I don't believe AI sentience is a near-term problem, general public wariness is probably helpful. Since we're already doing things like trusting black-box sentencing algorithms in US courts.
Edit: fixed typo (black block -> black box)
- permo-w 4y ago>black-block sentencing algorithms in US courts what is this?
- tyingq 4y agoAh, a typo. I meant "black box". Opaque ML algorithms, from for-profit companies, to drive decisions about bail amounts, sentencing for crimes, etc. ProPublica has a good article: https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencing https://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessm...
- radarsat1 4y agoI think he means "black box sentencing algorithms", ie., using statistical regressions with unknown (that is, proprietary and undisclosed) variables, data, and models, to determine sentencing guidelines for judges. For example, basing probabilities of recidivism on measurable data about a person and comparing that to a database of other similar individuals. The proposal is that judges should not be making decisions based on unknown statistical models, not even knowing the details of how similarity is measured.