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Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media (www.technologyreview.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dominiquec@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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From the article: "In particular, five fundamental attributes of social media have harmed society. AI also has those attributes. Note that they are not intrinsically evil. They are all double-edged swords, with the potential to do either good or ill. The danger comes from who wields the sword, and in what direction it is swung. This has been true for social media, and it will similarly hold true for AI. In both cases, the solution lies in limits on the technology’s use."

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Social media is just another scapegoat like Russian bots.

The truth is much worse: most people are, and have always been awful, bloodthirsty ghoulish pieces of shit and they were so before social media, you just know it now.

2024 Edit: Told ya.

[–] aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social 7 points 8 months ago

Technology and policy matter. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/world/europe/facebook-refugee-attacks-germany.html

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