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AI ethics: Benefits to developers, costs to others

Johannes Link argues that the ethical considerations of AI development are often overlooked, as the benefits accrue to developers and corporations while the negative consequences are borne by others. He highlights issues such as the unauthorized use of copyrighted material for training data and the environmental impact of increased data center energy consumption. Link asserts that simply calling AI a 'tool' does not absolve developers of responsibility for these externalized costs. AI

IMPACT Raises awareness of the ethical trade-offs in AI development, urging consideration of externalized costs beyond immediate utility.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece discussing the ethical implications of AI development.

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

    "We have to consider ethical questions in our work... because often those who benefit from a development are different from those who suffer the consequences."

    "We have to consider ethical questions in our work... because often those who benefit from a development are different from those who suffer the consequences." -- Johannes Link With generative AI, the people who enjoy increased productivity or larger profit margins are typically …