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Mastodon's self-run model should guide AI development, author argues

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The author argues that the decision to move away from algorithmic feeds towards self-run systems, as exemplified by Mastodon, should be applied to AI development. They contend that if AI merely automates and scales existing problematic systems, it will accelerate societal collapse rather than solve issues like wealth inequality and power concentration, which technology alone has not resolved. AI

IMPACT Suggests a philosophical shift in AI development, prioritizing ethical considerations and societal impact over pure automation.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece arguing for a specific approach to AI development based on a past technological decision.

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Mastodon's self-run model should guide AI development, author argues

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    You already made one system-level call. You left feeds built on algorithmic control and data lock-in for something you run yourself. Point the same instinct at

    You already made one system-level call. You left feeds built on algorithmic control and data lock-in for something you run yourself. Point the same instinct at AI. If it simply automates and scales up the decisions that led us here, we accelerate the collapse unless we change the…

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