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Paris Marx
parismarx@mastodon.online
When we warn the real threat of AI is how it’s used against people in the present, not the fantasies that some day computers might think for themselves, this is exactly the kind of thing we’re talking about: health insurers using AI to deny care.
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
Edited 1 year ago
@parismarx As I've said many times, you'll see these scammers talk high falutin' stuff about dealing with terminator and skynet but not a word about how their lies about LLM/deep learning capabilities lead to very real harm in the world.
Because of course.
The fact our prime minister sat down with a guy whose lies have (allegedly) caused deaths via people taking him at his word as to autopilot capabilities says it all.
As with all snake oil salesmen, these guys want to sell you on the dream while ignoring the proximate reality.
RE: https://mastodon.online/users/parismarx/statuses/111434034109039918
Because of course.
The fact our prime minister sat down with a guy whose lies have (allegedly) caused deaths via people taking him at his word as to autopilot capabilities says it all.
As with all snake oil salesmen, these guys want to sell you on the dream while ignoring the proximate reality.
RE: https://mastodon.online/users/parismarx/statuses/111434034109039918
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@parismarx @ljs AI isn't the issue here. Having a for-profit medical insurer is. Using the worst tool for the job that increases profits is only a byproduct of that.
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
@Aissen @parismarx you can have more than one problem at once. 'AI' is absolutely a problem, this is hardly the only example.
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@ljs @parismarx I cannot disagree, but I find that addressing a leaf issue instead of the root cause is waste of time and energy.
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Lorenzo Stoakes
ljs
@Aissen @parismarx I don't disagree, but the point was about AI and you're getting distracted :)
If you want an alternative that's less distracting, 'self driving' technologies have already killed people.
If you want an alternative that's less distracting, 'self driving' technologies have already killed people.
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