Tech and Society
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Tech and Society
“The computer screen bulldozes our doubts with its bounties and conveniences. It is so much our servant that it would seem childish to notice that it is also our master”
I often use the analogy of “AI for social good” being like creating a tank first and THEN being like oh let’s see how we can use this tank for “social good.”
Then why not create something other than a tank in the first place?
Scientists follow the state’s endless in warfare.
@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social)twitter.comthe worst of all possible worlds: generative AI manages to pollute the internet with cheap synthetic data, manages to make being a human artist / creator harder
All new tech is scary, it's not just AI.
• trains — the female body was feared to not be able to go over 50 mph, lest the uterus "fly out of the body"
• subways — going underground was cursed because it brought you "closer to the devil"
• elevators — early... See more
Christian Keilx.comif people are so "exhausted" by the predictability and volume of meme culture, NFTs can be seen as a way of "professionalizing" memes and liberating ordinary people from having to care and participate
Rob Horningtwitter.com