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Disaster capitalism! Seriously though, if you are interested in addressing the real, presently-timed harms of large language models (and the capitalists who de
by ttpphd 4y ago
Disaster capitalism!
Seriously though, if you are interested in addressing the real, presently-timed harms of large language models (and the capitalists who deploy them), this letter is just the thing:
Statement from the listed authors of Stochastic Parrots on the “AI pause” letter
Timnit Gebru (DAIR), Emily M. Bender (University of Washington), Angelina McMillan-Major (University of Washington), Margaret Mitchell (Hugging Face)
https://www.dair-institute.org/blog/letter-statement-March2023 https://www.dair-institute.org/blog/letter-statement-March20...
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoThey are stopping only just short of saying that myopism is The One True Faith. (They literally call out "Longtermism" as being elitist and the root of all evil.) I mean, sure, one should look at one's feet from time to time to make sure one doesn't trip. However, these people come across as exclusively myopic and uncompromising in their position at that.
- ttpphd 4y agoIt seems to really get to you.
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoA little, sure. Both the tone and the literal wording are a bit narrow-minded, aren't they?
- ttpphd 4y agoWell, could you clarify, is it >exclusively myopic or is it >a bit narrow-minded ? I see these women as more open and accurate about the most immediate risks and ethical issues, so I see them as justified in being opinionated and expressing those opinions directly and frankly.
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoHuh. So "longtermism" is apparently a term of art, that may not mean the same thing as "long term thinking". (If you reread what I said in the context of me not realizing that, you'll probably grok how I came to my conclusion). I'll have to look more closely. :-/
- ttpphd 4y agoIt's a specific ideology that has ties to white supremacists and other racists.
- Kim_Bruning 4y agoYou can tie almost anything to anything if you squint hard enough, and I'm immediately on my qui vive when someone tries to make such a claim. I'd have to read into it in more detail to be sure. In the mean time, apologies for initial confusion, and consider me somewhat warned.
- ttpphd 4y agoThe letter links to an exposé on the racist ideology behind longtermism. You don't have to take my word for it.