Naomi SaphraMar 20, 2023
If you work in AI you should have an idea of what you would like the future to look like. Otherwise you are just haphazardly creating power multipliers for surveillance capabilities and destroying the economic viability of human labor.
Show threadPadraig X. LamontMar 20, 2023
@nsaphra Or, you know, you could just be creating cool software for the sake of learning, advancing a sub-field, and it being cool.
Show threadSörenMar 21, 2023
@paddy @nsaphra that’s great when you’re 14 and watching Star Trek, but an adult should have *some* self-reflection on the consequences of their actions
Show threadPadraig X. Lamont
@chucker @nsaphra I just don’t think the consequences of my actions, or the actions of many individual AI researchers, is very large.
Mar 21, 2023 at 3:40pmWeb
Show threadSörenMar 21, 2023
@paddy @nsaphra that’s why people find common ground and unionize
Show threadPadraig X. LamontMar 21, 2023
@chucker @nsaphra Exactly! We can tackle it together, not via self-reflection over our own individual contributions.