Thanks for shining your light, Eleni. I take such comfort that there are minds and hearts such as yours - it gives me the strength I need to add my voice to the resistance, especially on days where it feels like we're trying to sweep the tide back with a broom.
Agree so hard! It seems even worse, because the little we do know of the 'workings' of AI is quite disturbing.
It seems indisputable at this point that the tech broverlords have outright stolen most of what comprises the LLMs that power the AI, which means the entire thing is built on an unethical foundation.
We also know that these LLMs overwhelmingly comprise content from ultra-capitalist, individualistic societies such as the USA, which prioritise the views and values of certain demographics: White, heterosexual, male, domination of nature, etc. This content is then translated into foreign languages and so the AI can thus respond to user prompts in language that seems native to the user, but with cultural assumptions and values that are not local and authentic to that user. If we use AI tools in ways that result in a lack of trust in our own thoughts, values and experiences, where does that leave users from cultures with very different existing values?
I'm exceedingly unimpressed by where post-capitalist values are leaving the USA - I definitely don't want to see this deadening dissociation spread by stealth to other cultures!
AI reminds me of a hammer; absolutely great at a certain set of tasks, but appallingly harmful for most others. I worry what could be irretrievably lost before this is obvious to everyone.
Thanks for shining your light, Eleni. I take such comfort that there are minds and hearts such as yours - it gives me the strength I need to add my voice to the resistance, especially on days where it feels like we're trying to sweep the tide back with a broom.
Agree so hard! It seems even worse, because the little we do know of the 'workings' of AI is quite disturbing.
It seems indisputable at this point that the tech broverlords have outright stolen most of what comprises the LLMs that power the AI, which means the entire thing is built on an unethical foundation.
We also know that these LLMs overwhelmingly comprise content from ultra-capitalist, individualistic societies such as the USA, which prioritise the views and values of certain demographics: White, heterosexual, male, domination of nature, etc. This content is then translated into foreign languages and so the AI can thus respond to user prompts in language that seems native to the user, but with cultural assumptions and values that are not local and authentic to that user. If we use AI tools in ways that result in a lack of trust in our own thoughts, values and experiences, where does that leave users from cultures with very different existing values?
I'm exceedingly unimpressed by where post-capitalist values are leaving the USA - I definitely don't want to see this deadening dissociation spread by stealth to other cultures!
AI reminds me of a hammer; absolutely great at a certain set of tasks, but appallingly harmful for most others. I worry what could be irretrievably lost before this is obvious to everyone.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and looking forward to reading what you come up with regarding the last question.