Dr. Damien P. Williams, MagusJul 23, 2023

Y'all… no. The assumed, unexamined rectitude of the intersection of hegemony, militarism, white supremacy, Western Christianity, in the historical underpinnings of "AI" are PRECISELY where most of our present day problems with "AI" come from:

"‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/22/air-force-general-ai-judeochristian/

‘Judeo-Christian’ roots will ensure U.S. military AI is used ethically, general says

A U.S. Air Force general said Thursday the Pentagon's artificial intelligence ethics are better than adversaries' because « our society is a Judeo-Christian society. »

The Washington Post
Show threadnonlinearJul 23, 2023

@Wolven "It hurts to think of the consequences of our actions so let's outsource our ethics department to machines"

This is phrenology.

Show threadnonlinearJul 23, 2023

@Wolven phrenology and scientific racism.

https://pages.vassar.edu/realarchaeology/2017/03/05/phrenology-and-scientific-racism-in-the-19th-century/

"I'm not cruel, I'm *rational*"

Phrenology and “Scientific Racism” in the 19th Century | Real Archaeology

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Belief, Values, Bias, and Agency: Development of and Entanglement with "Artificial Intelligence"

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