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Algorithms Are Coming for Democracy—but It's Not All Bad

brandonsbytes

> AI is different from traditional computer systems in that it tries to encode common sense and judgment that goes beyond simple rules; yet humans have no single ethical system, or even a single definition of fairness. We will see AI systems optimized for different parties and ideologies; for one faction not to trust the AIs of a rival faction; for everyone to have a healthy suspicion of corporate for-profit AI systems with hidden biases.

I still wouldn’t trust the machines! They have to be trained and they may not be trained in a way that reflects reality only the politics of the trainers. The Indians are doing very well if they have a healthy suspicion of everything, not just for-profit systems.