April Edition: Can AI Be Governed? | by TDS Editors | Apr, 2023
On the stakes and challenges of responsible innovation
It’s never been easy to distinguish real progress from hype when it comes to AI research, but we seem to have reached an inflection point in recent weeks. Tools that had previously required deep technical expertise have gone mainstream, and entire industries appear to be questioning their own chances of survival with the emergence of powerful—and accessible—AI applications.
Late last month, hundreds of notable researchers and tech leaders published a widely circulated petition calling to temporarily pause all development of AI systems that exceed GPT-4’s abilities. Many critical responses quickly followed, including an incisive dissent by “Stochastic Parrots” authors Timnit Gebru, Emily M. Bender, Angelina McMillan-Major, and Margaret Mitchell, who aimed to reframe the debate around what they see as the real ethical and social risks that AI development poses.
The broader conversation around the future of AI is complex, often confusing, and constantly shifting. To help our community stay informed of the wide range of perspectives on this topic, we’ve selected several standout articles that cover it from multiple angles. The authors of these posts eschew simplistic “AI: good or bad?” debates and add much-needed nuance to questions that have no easy answers.
Before we dive in, we wanted to thank you, as always, for all your support of the work we publish. For those of you who’d like to make a meaningful contribution, consider becoming Medium members; if you’re a student based in eligible countries, you can now sign up with a substantial discount.
On the stakes and challenges of responsible innovation
It’s never been easy to distinguish real progress from hype when it comes to AI research, but we seem to have reached an inflection point in recent weeks. Tools that had previously required deep technical expertise have gone mainstream, and entire industries appear to be questioning their own chances of survival with the emergence of powerful—and accessible—AI applications.
Late last month, hundreds of notable researchers and tech leaders published a widely circulated petition calling to temporarily pause all development of AI systems that exceed GPT-4’s abilities. Many critical responses quickly followed, including an incisive dissent by “Stochastic Parrots” authors Timnit Gebru, Emily M. Bender, Angelina McMillan-Major, and Margaret Mitchell, who aimed to reframe the debate around what they see as the real ethical and social risks that AI development poses.
The broader conversation around the future of AI is complex, often confusing, and constantly shifting. To help our community stay informed of the wide range of perspectives on this topic, we’ve selected several standout articles that cover it from multiple angles. The authors of these posts eschew simplistic “AI: good or bad?” debates and add much-needed nuance to questions that have no easy answers.
Before we dive in, we wanted to thank you, as always, for all your support of the work we publish. For those of you who’d like to make a meaningful contribution, consider becoming Medium members; if you’re a student based in eligible countries, you can now sign up with a substantial discount.
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