Brilliant read so far. @katecrawford unveiling the physical and sociopolitical nature of AI (and tech more broadly). We know it’s not just something “up” in the cloud, but it’s good to get to know some examples of the dark side of this moon
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“The power to decide which differences make a difference” 👌
They always go for the weakest among us
Why use artificial intelligence?
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What we can learn from @60Minutes with #facebookwhistleblower is that Facebook keeps trying to frame the question as freedom of expression vs public safety, but it's very clearly profit vs public safety. No society should allow "profit" to be the answer to that choice.
There's Zuck telling congress "We're doing the best that can be done while respecting our countries' values";
There's the statement "balance protecting the right of people to express themselves openly vs keep our platform a safe and positive place".
That's bullsh.
There's no such thing as a right to be amplified in misleading, lying to, hating, harming others. Much can be done - it's Facebook's own documents saying it - before we get to the difficult speech vs safety question. What stops Facebook? The money they'll lose. Simple.