Re:AI Is an Ideology, Not a Technology
by sbierwagen on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:42PM
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I do like how his proposed solution does not even remotely solve what he thinks the problem is.
Say you pay image labelers $100k a year. Unfortunately, as soon as they produce a finished model, that algorithm replaces them, permanently.
If a model is profitable to create, it produces structural unemployment. If it's not profitable, then those jobs continue to exist. The only way his proposal functions is if it's a stealth ban on AI. There's no sustainable way for an image labeler to have anything like a middle class income for more than a few months.
And his proposal has to apply... globally? How much does Tencent pay its image labelers? I can't image the PRC version of mturk is any kinder and gentler.
Say you pay image labelers $100k a year. Unfortunately, as soon as they produce a finished model, that algorithm replaces them, permanently.
If a model is profitable to create, it produces structural unemployment. If it's not profitable, then those jobs continue to exist. The only way his proposal functions is if it's a stealth ban on AI. There's no sustainable way for an image labeler to have anything like a middle class income for more than a few months.
And his proposal has to apply... globally? How much does Tencent pay its image labelers? I can't image the PRC version of mturk is any kinder and gentler.