Episode 33: Much Ado About 'AI' 'Deception', May 20 2024
Jun 5, 2024
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Machine learning researcher Margaret Mitchell joins the hosts to discuss 'AI deception', critiquing the misleading framing of AI systems, the risks of advanced AI capabilities, and ethical considerations in AI email communication. They also explore the impact of AI-generated text on human interactions and legal risks in using AI tools for employee handbooks.
Ethical concerns arise over AI training on internet images without consent.
Criticism of study claiming AI is more creative due to task formats and bias.
AI-generated employee handbooks pose legal risks with errors and inaccuracies.
Deep dives
Adobe's Firefly AI trained on non-consented images from the internet
Adobe's Firefly AI claimed to be ethical, yet was trained on images from the internet without explicit consent, raising concerns over data source ethics.
Claim that AI is more creative than 99% of people challenged
A study suggesting AI is more creative than humans on divergent tasks receives criticism for questionable task formats and sample bias.
Apple's destructive ad provokes criticism for symbolic destruction of creativity
Apple's ad showcasing the destruction of music instruments and artistic tools to reveal an iPad draws criticism for its tone-deaf representation of human creativity.
AI-generated employee handbooks cause issues for companies
Companies relying on AI-generated employee handbooks face legal and compliance risks due to errors such as missing clauses and inaccuracies, highlighting the limitations of AI in sensitive documentation.
Bumble's introduction of AI dating concierge raises concerns about human connection
Bumble's announcement of an AI dating concierge service prompts skepticism about the potential consequences of relying on heavily automated, potentially erroneous systems for human interactions.
Will the LLMs somehow become so advanced that they learn to lie to us in order to achieve their own ends? It's the stuff of science fiction, and in science fiction these claims should remain. Emily and guest host Margaret Mitchell, machine learning researcher and chief ethics scientist at HuggingFace, break down why 'AI deception' is firmly a feature of human hype.