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Per Axbom Jun 22, 2023

A common argument I come across when talking about ethics in AI is that it's just a tool, and like any tool it can be used for good or for evil. One familiar declaration is this one: "It's really no different from a hammer". I was compelled to make a poster to address these claims. Steal it, share it, print it and use it where you see fit.

https://axbom.com/hammer-ai/

#AiEthics #DigitalEthics

If a hammer was like AI…

Computations will “estimate” your aim, tend to miss the nail and push for a different design. Often unnoticeably.

Axbom

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eternaltyro Aug 9, 2023

@axbom "It's just a tool" is a statement as old as history. Langdon Winner wrote a famous paper on the subject: "Do artefacts have politics"

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20024652

Sorry for JSTOR; couldn't find on libgen.

Do Artifacts Have Politics? on JSTOR

Langdon Winner, Do Artifacts Have Politics?, Daedalus, Vol. 109, No. 1, Modern Technology: Problem or Opportunity? (Winter, 1980), pp. 121-136

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Per Axbom

@eternaltyro That was a really good read! Thank you 🙏

Appreciated the nuclear vs solar narrative, which brought a lot of clarity.

I haven’t seen Oppenheimer yet but it feels a good opportunity today to draw these parallells as this is currently top-of-mind in more societal contexts. This has given me lots of ideas for new content.