Discernment

In this age of AI for the masses, social media influencers, and the funded amplification of our partisan perspectives ― all well described by Renée DiResta in her book “Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality” ― we often feel vastly empowered to contribute to our digital milieu.

I argued some time before the U.S. presidential election in November that technology ethics would be on the ballot. Donald Trump’s triumph leaves no doubt that his vocal supporters in the tech industry and other sectors will push for a new era of deregulation in the years to come.

Gary Marcus visited Seattle University’s Technology Ethics Initiative on November 19 for a fireside chat, moderated by director Onur Bakiner, on his latest book, Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us.

Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?

Computers, at their current level of technology, can’t make judgements like humans do; why would we want them to?