Idk, there’s always that argument how technology is neutral. But is it? I mean tech isn’t separate from the world but embedded into a context. People use it, so I’d like to make an argument that dystopian surveillance tech, all the stuff that fuels the attention economy and industrialized warfare machinery are something alike evil. And AI, well that’s designed to reproduce stereotypes and bias. It’s almost entirely controlled by tech bros. And we have the environment footprint so it’d really need to perform better or it’s a net-negative outcome.
It’s a category error, LLMs are text prediction engines. There is nothing behind the curtain, they can’t by evil, because that implies understanding and intent.
LLMs are evil in the way that earthquakes are evil, it is pure anthropomorphism, and it’s taking the focus from were the real issues are.
Don’t get sucked into blaming the hammer, when the one swinging it it right there.
Yeah this is a sore point. Whenever management says, “the company decided…” I really want to stop them and scream, “Who?! Who in the company decided?!”
I can’t agree, the LLM’s don’t have the capacity to be evil. They may be called AI but there is no “I” anywhere in there.
The companies however…well that is a different story.
Idk, there’s always that argument how technology is neutral. But is it? I mean tech isn’t separate from the world but embedded into a context. People use it, so I’d like to make an argument that dystopian surveillance tech, all the stuff that fuels the attention economy and industrialized warfare machinery are something alike evil. And AI, well that’s designed to reproduce stereotypes and bias. It’s almost entirely controlled by tech bros. And we have the environment footprint so it’d really need to perform better or it’s a net-negative outcome.
I don’t disagree, but my point is.
It’s a category error, LLMs are text prediction engines. There is nothing behind the curtain, they can’t by evil, because that implies understanding and intent.
LLMs are evil in the way that earthquakes are evil, it is pure anthropomorphism, and it’s taking the focus from were the real issues are.
Don’t get sucked into blaming the hammer, when the one swinging it it right there.
These 9 companies have made billions by convincing thousands of other companies that their fun text generator can replace skilled workers.
Those logos are just as closely related to the companies as to the code
They’re actually corporate logos, so … yeah. By definition.
Yeah this is a sore point. Whenever management says, “the company decided…” I really want to stop them and scream, “Who?! Who in the company decided?!”