That's true, but it falls under the thing I keep saying: people saying "the AI said so" with no thought or checks as an excuse for pretty much anything. And AI provided probable cause is terrifying. Minority Report was not aspirational.
While returning wrong-sized filters to Home Depot yesterday, the clerk (whom I've known for years and am friendly with) said "the computer says I cannot refund this even though I know you bought them yesterday – as your receipt indicates."
But Computer said "no."
So I just put the wrong-sized filters back on the shelf, and "stole" the correct-sized filters. Clerk and I waved upon my exit.
They can blame the AI but it's people pulling over other people.
The issue is always people.
AI magnifies biases and was trained off the internet so yeah the people are in the training.
That's true, but it falls under the thing I keep saying: people saying "the AI said so" with no thought or checks as an excuse for pretty much anything. And AI provided probable cause is terrifying. Minority Report was not aspirational.
These things always existed.
"AI said so"
"The bible said so"
"The fuhrer said so"
People following things without critical thinking or the ability to question reality.
While returning wrong-sized filters to Home Depot yesterday, the clerk (whom I've known for years and am friendly with) said "the computer says I cannot refund this even though I know you bought them yesterday – as your receipt indicates."
But Computer said "no."
So I just put the wrong-sized filters back on the shelf, and "stole" the correct-sized filters. Clerk and I waved upon my exit.
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We will figure these automated systems out.
“Che Guevara said so” or “NY times said he was ‘fascist’”
Is the AI like a drug sniffing dog / clever Hans?
[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50261819