In the context of the Koko/GPT-3 trainwreck I'm reminded of @mathbabedotorg 's book _The Shame Machine_ penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606203/t…
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@mathbabedotorg I do think there's a positive role for shame in this case --- shame here is reinforcing community values against "experimenting" with vulnerable populations without doing due diligence re research ethics.
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It seems that part of the #BigData #mathymath #ML paradigm is that people feel entitled to run experiments involving human subjects who haven't had relevant training in research ethics—y'know computer scientists bumbling around thinking they have the solutions to everything. >>
Since we can't go back in time and get this into everyone's college curriculum (though wow does it need to be added ASAP), community responses using shame might well be an effective answer.
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I guess one question is whether we can both teach others the lesson (don't do this—it's harmful and shameful) and provide space for the current offenders/main characters to get rehabilitated.
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