Hacker News with Generative AI: Ethics

Exploring model welfare (anthropic.com)
Human welfare is at the heart of our work at Anthropic: our mission is to make sure that increasingly capable and sophisticated AI systems remain beneficial to humanity.
AI, Ethics, Safety, Generative AI
9 points by psychanarch 14 hours ago | 7 comments
Israel's A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns (nytimes.com)
Israel developed new artificial intelligence tools to gain an advantage in the war. The technologies have sometimes led to fatal consequences.
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, War, Israel
8 points by coloneltcb 14 hours ago | 0 comments
The Urgency of Interpretability (darioamodei.com)
In the decade that I have been working on AI, I’ve watched it grow from a tiny academic field to arguably the most important economic and geopolitical issue in the world.
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Ethics
14 points by jdkee 1 day ago | 1 comments
If AI Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights? (nytimes.com)
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Ethics
9 points by diggan 1 day ago | 5 comments
Exploring Model Welfare (anthropic.com)
Human welfare is at the heart of our work at Anthropic: our mission is to make sure that increasingly capable and sophisticated AI systems remain beneficial to humanity.
AI, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Safety
9 points by wavelander 2 days ago | 0 comments
AI images of child sexual abuse are becoming "significantly more realistic" (theguardian.com)
Images of child sexual abuse created by artificial intelligence are becoming “significantly more realistic”, according to an online safety watchdog.
Artificial Intelligence, Child Safety, Online Safety, Ethics
6 points by 01-_- 2 days ago | 0 comments
You wouldn't steal a font (fedi.rib.gay)
Ethics, Design, Open Source, Software, Fonts
1360 points by todsacerdoti 2 days ago | 386 comments
Values in the wild: Discovering values in real-world language model interactions (anthropic.com)
People don’t just ask AIs for the answers to equations, or for purely factual information. Many of the questions they ask force the AI to make value judgments.
Generative AI, Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Research
5 points by miles 3 days ago | 1 comments
The Dangerous Ideas of "Longtermism" and "Existential Risk" (currentaffairs.org)
So-called rationalists have created a disturbing secular religion that looks like it addresses humanity’s deepest problems, but actually justifies pursuing the social preferences of elites.
Philosophy, Social Commentary, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence
15 points by amarcheschi 4 days ago | 21 comments
Should We Respect LLMs? A Study on Influence of Prompt Politeness on Performance (arxiv.org)
We investigate the impact of politeness levels in prompts on the performance of large language models (LLMs).
Artificial Intelligence, Research, Ethics
48 points by rbanffy 4 days ago | 104 comments
I've Worked at Google for Decades. I'm Sickened by What It's Doing (thenation.com)
For the first time, I feel driven to speak publicly, because our company is now powering state violence across the globe.
Google, Technology, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Government
15 points by 3np 6 days ago | 10 comments
Regrets: Actors who sold AI avatars stuck in Black Mirror-esque dystopia (arstechnica.com)
In a Black Mirror-esque turn, some cash-strapped actors who didn't fully understand the consequences are regretting selling their likenesses to be used in AI videos that they consider embarrassing, damaging, or harmful, AFP reported.
Artificial Intelligence, Entertainment, Ethics, Technology
10 points by taubek 6 days ago | 0 comments
Crawler operators, please stop destroying the commons (lunnova.dev)
Goodwill for crawling/scraping has rapidly been depleted
Web Scraping, Ethics, Internet
7 points by xena 6 days ago | 0 comments
The Last of Their Kind (nautil.us)
Are efforts to resurrect the northern white rhino more technological hubris than genuine conservation?
Conservation, Technology, Endangered Species, Ethics
20 points by dnetesn 7 days ago | 11 comments
An unethical guide to 100.000 citations (forbetterscience.com)
When you think you have seen all possible variants of rather questionable scientific integrity and forms of ethical misconduct after reading this blog and others for years, someone will appear out of nowhere to surprise you: Zhanhu Guo, who is currently Professor of Mechanical & Construction Engineering at Northumbria University Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK (although Web of Science still lists his old affiliation in USA).
Science, Academic Integrity, Ethics, Research
24 points by fresh_broccoli 8 days ago | 0 comments
Eugenics Isn't Dead–It's Thriving in Tech (motherjones.com)
Elon Musk’s calls for a so-called “efficient” US government—including wanting to end the already endangered right to work from home, a disability accommodation for many—are less surprising when you view him as a techno-eugenicist.
Technology, Ethics, Politics, Social Issues
18 points by Qem 8 days ago | 11 comments
They Sold Their Likeness to AI Platforms – and Regretted It (barrons.com)
AI, Ethics, Privacy, Regret
8 points by gnabgib 9 days ago | 0 comments
The New Legislators of Silicon Valley (theideasletter.org)
There is a certain disorienting thrill in witnessing, over the past few years, the profusion of bold, often baffling, occasionally horrifying ideas pouring from the ranks of America’s tech elite.
Silicon Valley, Technology, Innovation, Politics, Ethics
37 points by _delirium 17 days ago | 57 comments
AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink (leaddev.com)
Under pressure to embrace AI, developers are growing frustrated by misguided mandates and are left to clean up any collateral damage inflicted on their codebase.
Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Programming, Ethics, Technology
3 points by bentobean 18 days ago | 0 comments
Stanford students want in on the military tech gold rush (sfstandard.com)
A military tech gold rush has changed hearts and minds on campus.
Stanford University, Military Technology, Education, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
3 points by gmays 19 days ago | 0 comments
AI isn't what we should be worried about – it's the humans controlling it (theconversation.com)
In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Human Behavior
6 points by cratermoon 19 days ago | 3 comments
Open-Source Is Just That (vale.rocks)
As someone who has been known to write open-source software and contribute to open-source projects, I have some thoughts on the matter. Particularly, the growing sense of entitlement among users.
Open-Source, Software Development, Community, Ethics
78 points by OuterVale 19 days ago | 119 comments
Ethically sourced "spare" human bodies could revolutionize medicine (technologyreview.com)
Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages.
Medicine, Biotechnology, Ethics, Organ Transplantation
29 points by iancmceachern 21 days ago | 61 comments
The Curse of Ayn Rand's Heir (theatlantic.com)
Leonard Peikoff dedicated his life to promoting the author’s vision of freedom and self-determination. But at what cost?
Philosophy, Biography, Ethics
127 points by Michelangelo11 22 days ago | 254 comments
What if we made advertising illegal? (simone.org)
What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.
Advertising, Democracy, Thought Experiments, Ethics
8 points by zephyrfalcon 22 days ago | 10 comments
Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined (pluralistic.net)
Anyone who trusts an AI therapist needs their head examined: Same goes for trusting an AI with your trade secrets.
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Mental Health
12 points by hn_acker 24 days ago | 8 comments
The Nobel Duel (asimov.press)
What would you give for a Nobel Prize?
Nobel Prize, Science, Competition, Ethics
78 points by mailyk 26 days ago | 7 comments
Jeremy Howard taught AI and helped invent ChatGPT. He fears he's failed (2023) (abc.net.au)
Jeremy Howard has watched his vision for the AI future crumble, even as the technology has improved.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Ethics, Jeremy Howard
20 points by amrrs 27 days ago | 1 comments
What "Open" Means (mozilla.org)
What does it mean to be "open" in the era of AI?
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
15 points by Brysonbw 28 days ago | 1 comments
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras Is Not Unethical (2019) (seriouseats.com)
I haven't always been comfortable with foie gras, though I've spent a good chunk of my life working with it.
Food, Animal Welfare, Ethics
5 points by Tomte 29 days ago | 5 comments