The darker side of machine learning

Re:The darker side of machine learning by swagv1 on Thursday October 27, 2016 @04:30PM (#12809693)

All technology adoption curves must go through a "wait, this will kill us" and "what about threats to our children!" phases before they reach widespread usage.

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Re:The darker side of machine learning by YeGoblynQueenne on Thursday October 27, 2016 @06:11PM (#12810763)

Yes! Just like biological weapons!

It's crazy how people misunderstand technology, innit.

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Re:The darker side of machine learning by aaron695 on Thursday October 27, 2016 @10:47PM (#12812632)

Care to cite anything here?

Lives saved due to biological understandings?

Lives killed from biological weapons?

Even if you think AID's was from the CIA, it's killed less people than biological understandings have saved.

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Re:The darker side of machine learning by goatlover on Friday October 28, 2016 @04:05AM (#12813913)

Luckily, this hasn't happened with nuclear weapons yet.

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Re:The darker side of machine learning by Grangar on Friday October 28, 2016 @08:05AM (#12814959)

Abstract it to nuclear physics and it has. Countless of cancer survivors can thank the nuclear arms race and all research from that for their life.

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Re:The darker side of machine learning by yorwba on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:49AM (#12813178)

A good thing. When it works, it filters out technology that is actually harmful before it becomes widely used.

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