AI's Influence and Responsibility in the Digital Age

"AI's Influence and Responsibility in the Digital Age"

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While the shortcuts taken in AI development have led to significant advancements, they've also introduced new problems. AI systems' dependency on data raises issues around privacy, fairness, and the control of harmful content.

The data-driven nature of AI systems has positioned them at the center of our digital infrastructure. For instance, algorithms, rather than human decision-makers, dictate what content we see on social media. However, our inability to fully understand these algorithms' decision-making processes has led to serious consequences. In 2022, a coroner partly blamed an algorithm for showing harmful material to a 14-year-old, leading to tragic results.

AI's increasing influence over our lives calls for a corresponding shift in our legislation and culture. As AI's paradigm has shifted, it's crucial that our understanding and regulation of it evolve as well. Current debates around AI require a nuanced understanding of its technical reality, rather than being based on sci-fi fantasies or doomsday scenarios.

^20^ Source: "To understand AI's problems, look at the shortcuts taken to create it" - Nello Cristianini, The Conversation

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