I hear you but I'm worried it will increase the risk of misunderstanding/misinformation/harm/manipulation
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Ironic thanks for believing the tool steals photographers’ work
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But then thanks for believing enough in my tool to have the naive belief that I can steal photographers' work.
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When Will Commercial AI Systems Use Emotional Language
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I feel more comfortable with "reasoning" and "understanding" but this is indeed a blurry line and logical consequence. How long before a mainstream commercial AI uses "love"? https://
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AI Metaphor Risks Harm During Early Adoption Phase
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I hear you. I'm just worried that this metaphor is increasing the risk of harm in this transition phase when most people aren't familiar yet about what this technology is/isn't (ex https://
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Risks of Making AI Sound Too Human
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I hear you but think I care less about the philosophical debate about the nature of thinking but worry more about the risk of making it sound human like I described here:
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Designing AI to enhance human capabilities rather than compete
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agree! much more interesting and powerful IMO to create trains that transport humans faster rather than try to have something beat a human in a running race
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Processing Versus Thinking: Semantic Distinctions in AI Systems
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Take with a grain of salt because English is not my first language but my perception is that "processing" can be an action of a program while "thinking" is mostly attributed to humans (would be weird to say that Google is "thinking" when you run a search query)
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Anthropomorphism in AI systems: risks and ethical concerns
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How do you think it's useful (genuine question)? For me, it's detrimental because it biases our thinking and perception in giving human attributes to a system that is not leading to things like addiction, ability to control and manipulate and irrational fears like existential
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Web-Scale Data: Legal Risks and Compliance Requirements
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Voilà! Overall, dealing with web-scale data is inherently risky and requires due care and good faith to reduce legal risk. In lawsuits, the burden of proof quickly shifts onto the defendants (because it's an affirmative defense) and they need to provide evidence of compliance.
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Partner with IWF upfront to prevent illegal content in AI datasets
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Partner with IWF upfront, not when problem arise! LAION knew about the risks of illegal content (e.g. child abuse) being in their dataset. It would have been sensible to partner with professional organizations like IWF to check files *before* publishing the dataset.