The Nexus of PrivacyApr 4, 2024
Cyberlyra

My new op Ed in @techpolicypress

AI is just today’s buzzword for “outsourcing,” and it comes with the same problems that have plagued outsourced companies and workforces for decades, writes Princeton University sociologist Janet Vertesi:

https://www.techpolicy.press/dont-be-fooled-much-ai-is-just-outsourcing-redux/

Don’t Be Fooled: Much “AI” is Just Outsourcing, Redux | TechPolicy.Press

Janet Vertesi is associate professor of sociology at Princeton University, where she is an expert in the study of science, technology, and organizations.

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Apr 4, 2024 at 1:10pmWeb
Show threadKeith SApr 4, 2024
@cyberlyra and look how well that turned out for tech companies of the early 2000s...
Show threadJ. Nathan Matias 🦣Apr 4, 2024

@cyberlyra @techpolicypress Yes.

Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. This is so important.

Show threadrrbApr 5, 2024
@cyberlyra @techpolicypress
#AIwashing #AlwaysIndians
Show threadrrbApr 5, 2024

@cyberlyra @techpolicypress

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/11/one-and-half-remote-cruise-employees-were-supporting-each-driverless-car.html

One and Half Remote Cruise Employees Were Supporting Each Driverless Car | NextBigFuture.com

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt confirmed reports that the self-driving robotaxi maker needs regular human intervention to help them make sense of the road, yet he is

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Show threadfracturedetherApr 5, 2024

@cyberlyra Great article on an important issue, thank you. I also enjoyed Jathan Sadowski's take on this issue, 'Potemkin AI':

https://reallifemag.com/potemkin-ai/

Potemkin AI — Real Life

Many instances of “artificial intelligence” are artificial displays of its power and potential

Real Life
Show threadAndy WoottonApr 5, 2024
@cyberlyra @techpolicypress Yeahbut: that's just them lying. "AI" already means something, maybe several things, but none of them are that.
Show threadShoqApr 5, 2024
Someone should keep a list of all the expensive AI failures sure to be coming soon.
Show threadtamagotchi_girlfriendFeb 6, 2025
@cyberlyra being someone who works "boots on the ground" at a Fortune... 10? company with massive long-standing Generative AI initiatives, I can tell you that "outsourcing" is not the language being used. "Intern" and "assistant" is, and though more nuanced it's important. How does the critique change when the personification is that much closer? How does the argument change when that personification shifts?