Okre: #42 The Ghost of a Flea

I’m paraphrasing this essay:

Potemkin AI: Many instances of “artificial intelligence” are artificial displays of its power and potential

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Weaving the right spell can endow an AI system with powers of objectivity, neutrality, authority, efficiency, and other desirable attributes and outcomes. Like any good trick, it matters less if the system actually works that way than if people believe it does and act accordingly.

A friend who uses AI in his research says it’s a great tool, but cautions there’s a danger that AI can make the model used by entities radicalizing socially isolated individuals more effective.