Category: Reader

Why must AI be weaponized? Why must AI companies pirate books for training? Can’t we all put it aside and focus our human technological strengths on, say, the environment? Or, my anti-progressive view here is to simply shut down all technology and regress as society all together back to our hunter-gatherer days (maybe Jared Diamond…

Upon reading Nick Bostrom and Carl Shulman’s work, “Propositions Concerning Digital Minds and Society,” I’ve become aware of our current “attempts” in preparation for a post-AGI society. It’s an unusual sensation to live in a time when such ideas- about giving rights to “beings” we humans created – are being discussed and contemplated. One can’t…

In “Propositions Concerning Digital Minds and Society,” Nick Bostrom and Carl Shulman propose a list of several possible explanations of how AI could serve as a digital mind in society which could carry great benefits and cause major harms. Their proposal is divided into ten sections: consciousness and metaphysics, respecting AI interests, security and stability,…

The concept of limiting access to advanced intellectual property has been deeply rooted in our consciousness from the outset, influenced initially by fears of extraterrestrial beings, lost civilizations such as Atlantis, and superpowers from outer space. As our technological capabilities have expanded, this apprehension has transitioned from mythical entities to more tangible concerns, notably artificial…

Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights While the article acknowledged the current inefficiency and shortcomings of the development of automated systems and advanced technology that relies heavily on users’ data and online statistics, it also unambiguously expresses the White House’s open-minded attitude to technological advancements. Even though titled “AI Bill”, the five pillars stated…

Mean Images In the reading, Steyerl criticizes AI image production and “mean images,” which, derived from vast data pools, represent not individual realities but median values that disconnect visuals from concrete truths. As she writes, “Visuals created by ML tools are statistical renderings, rather than images of actually existing objects. They shift the focus from…

Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren’t Racist? In 2018, Google hired Timnit Gebru to work on improving its AI products so that they do not engage in problems like discrimination. Gebru later worked on a paper that showed facial recognition’s biases towards women and people of color, thus resulting in machine discrimination. Then,…