The real project of AI ethics
AI has been with us for hundreds of years; there's no "singularity" step change. Joanna Bryson explains that the main threat of AI is not that it will do anything to us but what we are already doing to each other with itpredicting and manipulating our own and others' behavior.
| Talk Title | The real project of AI ethics |
| Speakers | Joanna Bryson (University of Bath |
| Conference | Strata Data Conference |
| Conf Tag | Make Data Work |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Date | September 26-28, 2017 |
| URL | Talk Page |
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| Video | Talk Video |
AI has been with us for hundreds of years; there’s no “singularity” step change. Joanna Bryson explains that the main threat of AI is not that it will do anything to us but what we are already doing to each other with it—predicting and manipulating our own and others’ behavior. We are breaking down the traditional lines of autonomy that defined nations, corporations, and even families. This has implications for our economy, our democracy, and our individual liberty. It’s not necessarily a disaster, though it has already caused some significant disruptions. Getting on top of this problem requires better understanding and accepting the mechanistic aspects of ourselves and our society, then working to find new ways to keep ourselves socially and emotionally engaged, politically organized, and economically productive. Until we do so, we run the risk of handing control of ourselves and our nations to other individuals and organizations.
