Ethics in a machine-learning world
Ethics in a machine-learning world
Posted Jun 6, 2023 18:24 UTC (Tue) by flussence (guest, #85566)Parent article: Ethics in a machine-learning world
> She said that the current crop of chat bots (e.g. ChatGPT) are not actually particularly useful for search, despite what Microsoft and Google would have us believe; they are useful for other things, such as creative writing or learning English, but not search. Those companies are effectively paying for the models via their search tools, so they confirm their own beliefs even though it is not actually true, she said.
They aren't doing this to improve search, that would run counter to the core ideals Microsoft and Google embody of ruthless exploitation of the commons for profit (see also: a few paragraphs below that one). The system as-is doesn't produce profit either - only constant jokes about how bad it is. That's free mindshare.
They are *going to* make it turn a profit the only way unimaginative brainwormed tech managers know how. Look for the headlines of mass layoffs of frontline support workers in these corporations a few months from now. Using software and services from them already feels like an unwanted Milgram Experiment, and it's about to get a whole lot worse.