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Tom Dietterich's avatar

Regarding the data labeling "sweatshop". The headlines and lede in the story emphasize the pay level. But as you read the article, it becomes clear that the real issue is the horrifying nature of the work. Even if the workers were paid 100 times more or if the work was done in the US, it is psychologically punishing. We need to find a better way prevent toxic behavior of AI systems than creating large labeled data sets of horror.

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Phil Tanny's avatar

Wow, this sentence jumped out at me:

"We also discovered from court testimony this week that some reasonably high level employees working on driverless cars were apparently unaware of human factors engineering (an absolute necessity if humans are in the loop)."

That sentence pretty much describes the big picture of our technological civilization. On every front it seems that engineers fail to take in to account the human factor.

Try asking such "experts" this question.

Do you think that human beings can successfully manage ever more, ever larger powers, delivered at an ever faster rate, without limit?

The entire knowledge explosion being driven by the "experts" is built upon a failure to address that question with intellectual honesty.

Really bad engineering. It's like designing a car that can go 500mph, and forgetting that close to no one can keep a car on the road at that speed.

Set your sights higher Marcus. Don't content yourself with debunking only the AI industry.

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