Tag: ethics
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Ethical Implications of a Moral Machine and a Bill of Rights for Artificial Intelligence Projects
In a bit of more cheery news, the top AI researchers have all AGREED on a list of ethical implications — almost an AI bill of rights — that need to be signed and accepted as industry standard for artificial intelligence projects. So far, about 760 developers and 1020 others have signed the agreement. I guess this will…
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Our Tools Shape Us
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.” —Father John Culkin According to McLuhan Galaxy: [This quote] is often mistakenly attributed to Marshall McLuhan. It does NOT appear in “Understanding Media”, as Wilson Miner confidently asserts in the presentation below, indeed it does not appear in any published…
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A Note on Dilemmas
Rarely in life do any of us have to pick between the lesser of two evils. Rare enough that I considered saying, “never.” Instead, dilemmas show up that force us to choose the greater of two goods. We must pick between what is right and what is cool, or between what is beautiful and what…
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Terms of War: Victim of Holy War
Make sure you know the rules of engagement before reading on… Anecdote or from those killed in Holy War: “One of history’s most dangerous games begins with dividing the world into the good guys and the bad guys and ends with using any means necessary to take the villains out.” ― Stephen R. Prothero Etymology of “victim:”…