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We won't, because the machines are trained on data created by humans. We won't, because the machine results people want will be those that appeal to their bias

by catach 2y ago

We won't, because the machines are trained on data created by humans. We won't, because the machine results people want will be those that appeal to their biases.

HKH2 2y ago
> We won't, because the machine results people want will be those that appeal to their biases. When you see an idea pushed/accelerated to an absurd conclusion, you might more easily see what's wrong with it.
- latexr 2y ago
  You won’t. That’s why Poe’s law is a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- catach 2y ago
  Possibly, possibly. But those extremes are not what you get from an effective bias appeal.
latexr 2y ago
Exactly. And it’s not even a new phenomenon, we know our algorithms are biased. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6 https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predictive-policing-algorithms-racist-dismantled-machine-learning-bias-criminal-justice/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predicti...