Who controls AI? The dangers of relying on BigTech

19 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this excerpt, the speaker laments the absence of legal frameworks governing artificial intelligence, expressing concern that society is overly dependent on the goodwill of large technology firms to make responsible decisions. The speaker cites Clearview AI as a stark example of a radical actor that unilaterally deployed AI technology without oversight, illustrating how the most extreme players can dictate the direction and application of AI. The overall message questions what will happen in other AI domains when such radical actors dominate the landscape.

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People have talked about it over and over again, expressed concern, alarm, said we need laws to address this, and it just hasn't happened here. And so that worries me because I do think that AI, there's so many questions raised, and we're kind of relying on the benevolence of technology companies, and we're hoping that they make good decisions. And part of why I wrote this book was to really focus in on a more radical actor like Clearview AI that just decided to do what it wanted to do, which was kind of the most extreme version of this technology. And so I do wonder what's going to happen in other realms of AI when just the more— the most radical actors are the ones that decide the way that the tech is used.