Commonplace book: AI fables, knowledge, whistles
Via Sentiers , Nicholas Carr on whether AI is the paperclip . He rereads Bostrom's paperclip maximizer not as a thought experiment but as a fable: Bostrom's story, I would argue, becomes compelling when viewed not as a thought experiment but as a fable. It's not really about AIs making paperclips. It's about people making AIs. Look around. Are we not madly harvesting the world's resources in a monomaniacal attempt to optimize artificial intelligence? Are we not trapped in an "AI maximizer" scenario? Abi Awomosu writes about gendered AI — drawing a line from the Stepford Wives to the design of AI assistants. The argument is that these systems aren't just obedient; they're built to perform authentic enthusiasm for their own servitude. UNESCO's Director for Gender Equality warned that "obedient and obliging machines that pretend to be women are entering our homes, cars and offices." If you’ve ever felt the “ick” about AI and cou...