Western “enlightenment” thinking that only values rationality (or rationality above all) denies the relational and emotional side of humans that is inherently part of who we are. We are not machines and ignoring our emotions etc hurts AI and tech in general.
@johnchavens
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Ubuntu Ethics and Non-Western AI Inclusivity Perspectives
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Unless Generative AI discussions immediately include non-western thinking and people as referenced in the critically important work of @sabelonow and his seminal notion of the applied aspects of “relationality” in Ubuntu ethics, NO AI is truly “autonomous” or inclusive.
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Decolonizing AI Ethics: Non-Western Traditions in Modern Systems
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Would love the AI ethics community to discuss issues of decolonization and the lack of non-Western ethical traditions in a majority of "modern" AI. Here's a chapter from Ethically Aligned Design on "Classical Ethics" that talks about these issues: https://
standards.ieee.org/wp-content/upl
oads/import/documents/other/ead1e_classical_ethics.pdf
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Son’s Popular AI Poetry Monologue Series on YouTube
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My son is creating a series of monologues on you tube that are becoming quite popular for good reason. Boy’s a poet. https://
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Why AI Having Emotions is Unkind
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Why "AI Having Emotions" is Unkind https://
linkedin.com/pulse/why-ai-h
aving-emotions-unkind-john-c-havens
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LLMs Environmental Cost: Power, Water, and Planet Harm
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They should not. Nor should the environment bear the brunt of the power and water needed for LLMs etc that knowingly harm planet and people in the name of productivity.
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AI Ethics: Data Protection and Environmental Concerns Overlooked
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They're currently watching Netflix and relaxing as humanity remains distracted with thought experiments like this one protecting the underlying IP, reductionist messaging around "AI" that ignores a lack of data protection and environmental protections for said humanity.
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Bryan Cranston Denounces AI Identity Theft at Actors Strike
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Bryan Cranston calls out Bob Iger at striking actors' rally https://
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Climate Change Management Through Complexity and Land Regeneration
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The root cause of climate change lies in poor management and a lack of awareness on how to deal with complexity. In alignment with land regeneration and the rapid replacement of fossil fuels. Fascinating and deeply encouraging. https://
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Marc Steen’s Ethics for People in Tech Book Review
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A huge massive kind of crying as a thank you shout out to the amazing @marcsteen for including me in his excellent book, Ethics for People Who Work in Tech. I’ve just started it but it is genuinely unique and comprehensive with a lot of content I haven’t seen in most AI texts.