Re:AI ethics research conference suspends Google sponsorship
by bluefirebrand on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @10:49AM
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Charitably, I think what they are trying to say is that the output of an AI ethics researcher is not directly related to the application of a measurably skill.
It is instead related much more closely to a person's sense of right and wrong.
Of course AI ethics researchers have skills. They have skill in researching, they have knowledge of AI, and presumably education in formal logic and ethics. They have skill in writing and communicating the results of their findings.
However the product they produce is not writing and it's not research. It's the commentary on the research, the recommendations based on the results they have found. It's very subjective.
It's very different than a skilled hacker applying their skill and knowledge to uncover a zero-day exploit in your software that needs to be fixed. That's a much more objective process.
It is instead related much more closely to a person's sense of right and wrong.
Of course AI ethics researchers have skills. They have skill in researching, they have knowledge of AI, and presumably education in formal logic and ethics. They have skill in writing and communicating the results of their findings.
However the product they produce is not writing and it's not research. It's the commentary on the research, the recommendations based on the results they have found. It's very subjective.
It's very different than a skilled hacker applying their skill and knowledge to uncover a zero-day exploit in your software that needs to be fixed. That's a much more objective process.