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Timnit Gebru: AI developers, not AI, are the existential risk

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AI itself is not the primary existential threat to humanity; rather, the individuals developing these systems pose the greater risk. According to Timnit Gebru, comparing AI to a bridge that collapses and questioning its ethics or controllability misses the point. She argues that attributing agency to AI systems is a marketing tactic that allows companies to evade accountability for their creations. AI

IMPACT Focuses on human accountability in AI development rather than inherent AI risks.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a credible voice (Timnit Gebru) discussing AI risks.

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Timnit Gebru: AI developers, not AI, are the existential risk

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COVERAGE [9]

  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  6. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  7. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  8. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai
  9. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · DrALJONES ·

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the b

    Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these syste…

    LINKS democracynow.org/…/timnit_gebru_ai

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