The Symbolic World

299 - Dr. Paula Boddington - A.I. Ethics

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Jul 20, 2023
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ANECDOTE

AI Editor Anguish Over British English

  • Paula describes how her Springer editor used an AI editor and converted British English into American English.
  • The AI repeatedly changed grammar and subtly altered meaning, frustrating her editing process.
INSIGHT

AI Farms Human Judgment

  • Hybrid AI systems 'farm' human intelligence via human-in-the-loop feedback.
  • This means AI's performance often amplifies and monetizes human labor and preferences.
INSIGHT

AI's Hidden Human And Environmental Costs

  • AI depends on vast, ethically fraught hardware supply chains and exploitative labor.
  • Boddington highlights mining and manufacturing conditions as part of AI's human cost.
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