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Just me, or does this read like a Godfather-style warning? "Nice AI product you got over there. Would be a shame if something happened to it." But what's diff
by gandalfgeek 4y ago
Just me, or does this read like a Godfather-style warning?
"Nice AI product you got over there. Would be a shame if something happened to it."
But what's different about this AI product/hype cycle compared to every other cycle that tech has had? Why does the FTC feel the need to make proactive enforcement warnings about this one? What about crypto? Or going back further, the dotcom era?
- dizzydes 4y agoVery good question. On one hand, the US is surely happy that they’re the epicentre, on the other hand the potential impact on unemployment (fiscal and social unrest) is massive….
- justinclift 4y agoIronically, here in Australia we've just been having a "Royal Commission" (high end public legal investigation) into how the government used an algorithm to pretty much screw over a bunch of people on welfare (several years ago). https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au So, an "AI" (or ML, etc) version of said scheme could also impact "unemployment" in some further crappy ways too.
- superfrank 4y agoMaybe they think not doing this in the past caused problems so they're trying something new?
- dd36 4y agoThere hasn’t been a functioning FTC for decades.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> But what’s different about this AI product/hype cycle compared to every other cycle that tech has had? That its a hype cycle that is happening now, with a lot of shady actors overselling things. FTC has done things like this during other cycles, too. Letting industries know they are aware, and simultaneously letting the public know to be aware (often, they’ll provide multiple messages, some specifically worded toward industry and others toward the public, but even with just one the message works both ways.)