Catch #ClassOf09 if you can for a good preview, imo, of some of the very real and highly probable #societal problems that #LLM's, #ML, and #AI #algorithms will definitely cause or make exponentially worse, which #BigTech is actively claiming AI will improve or solve.

#Power never yields power and whatever power we grant to #technology will eventually and deliberately be used against us by that technology.

#LargeLanguageModels #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #PredictiveAlgorithms

Bina Venkataraman: Technology of the future shouldn’t trap people in the past

"But would you think it fair to be denied life insurance based on your Zip code, online shopping behavior or social media posts? Or to pay a higher rate on a student loan because you majored in history rather than science? What if you were passed over for a job interview or an apartment because of where you grew up? How would you feel about an insurance company using the data from your Fitbit or Apple Watch to figure out how much you should pay for your health-care plan?"

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"With Congress thus far failing to pass an algorithmic accountability law, some state and local leaders are now stepping up to fill the void. Draft regulations issued last month by Colorado’s insurance commissioner, as well as recently proposed reforms in D.C. and California, point to what policymakers might do to bring us a future where algorithms better serve the public good."

#predictivealgorithms
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/15/algorithms-bias-regulations

German Constitutional Court strikes down #PredictiveAlgorithms for policing - https://www.euractiv.com/section/artificial-intelligence/news/german-constitutional-court-strikes-down-predictive-algorithms-for-policing/ now make it EU-wide...