#AI and Ethics

[compassionmattersmost]

The Dark Side of Algorithms: Fake Accounts and AI-Driven Manipulation in Social Media

As AI continues to integrate itself into the fabric of modern life, the ethical challenges surrounding its use become increasingly critical. Nowhere is this more evident than in the world of social media, where artificial intelligence is being used to create fake accounts, skew public discourse, and promote harmful content for the sake of engagement. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter (X), and…

[thisisgraeme]

Top 5 Insights on How AI in Education is Revolutionising Research and Teaching Practices

Discover how AI is revolutionizing education and academic research. Explore key insights on ethical concerns, innovation, and the future of AI in teaching practices. Dive into our latest findings and share your thoughts on the evolving role of AI

AI in Education and Implications for Research As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to permeate various sectors, its impact on education and academic research has become a focal point of discussion. The article “AI and its Implications for Research in Higher Education: A Critical Dialogue” by Butson and Spronken-Smith (2024) provides an in-depth exploration of how AI is reshaping academic…

[legendaryearthquakestranger]

AI technology and the future of humans

AI technology and the future of humans: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to an integral part of our daily lives.

AI technology and the future of humans: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to an integral part of our daily lives. From smart home devices to advanced data analytics, AI is revolutionizing various sectors and reshaping how we interact with technology. In this article, we’ll explore the rise of AI, its applications, and how it’s transforming our…

[probablybadrpgideas]

Hasbro: Huh, I notice we still have a tiny amount of Goodwill left among our fanbase.

Hasbro: Time to nip that in the bud!

Hasbro:

[anaquariusfox]

I spent the evening looking into this AI shit and made a wee informative post of the information I found and thought all artists would be interested and maybe help yall?

edit: forgot to mention Glaze and Nightshade to alter/disrupt AI from taking your work into their machines. You can use these and post and it will apparently mess up the AI and it wont take your content into it's machine!

edit: ArtStation is not AI free! So make sure to read that when signing up if you do! (this post is also on twt)

[Image descriptions: A series of infographics titled: “Opt Out AI: [Social Media] and what I found.” The title image shows a drawing of a person holding up a stack of papers where the first says, ‘Terms of Service’ and the rest have logos for various social media sites and are falling onto the floor. Long transcriptions follow.

Instagram/Meta (I have to assume Facebook).

Hard for all users to locate the “opt out” options. The option has been known to move locations.

You have to click the opt out link to submit a request to opt out of the AI scraping. *You have to submit screenshots of your work/face/content you posted to the app, is curretnly being used in AI. If you do not have this, they will deny you.

Users are saying after being rejected, are being “meta blocked”

People’s requests are being accepted but they still have doubts that their content won’t be taken anyways.

Twitter/X

As of August 2023, Twitter’s ToS update:

“Twitter has the right to use any content that users post on its platform to train its AI models, and that users grant Twitter a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to do so.”

There isn’t much to say. They’re doing the same thing Instagram is doing (to my understanding) and we can’t even opt out.

Tumblr

They also take your data and content and sell it to AI models.

But you’re in luck!

It is very simply to opt out (Wow. Thank Gods)

Opt out on Desktop: click on your blog > blog settings > scroll til you see visibility options and it’ll be the last option to toggle

Out out of Mobile: click your blog > scroll then click visibility > toggle opt out option

TikTok

I took time skim their ToS and under “How We Use Your Information” and towards the end of the long list: “To train and improve our technology, such as our machine learning models and algorithms.”

Regarding data collected; they will only not sell your data when “where restricted by applicable law”. That is not many countries. You can refuse/disable some cookies by going into settings > ads > turn off targeted ads.

I couldn’t find much in AI besides “our machine learning models” which I think is the same thing.

What to do?

In this age of the internet, it’s scary! But you have options and can pick which are best for you!

Accepting these platforms collection of not only your artwork, but your face! And not only your faces but the faces of those in your photos. Your friends and family. Some of those family members are children! Some of those faces are minors! I shudder to think what darker purposes those faces could be used for.

Opt out where you can! Be mindful and know the content you are posting is at risk of being loaded to AI if unable to opt out.

Fully delete (not archive) your content/accounts with these platforms. I know it takes up to 90 days for instagram to “delete” your information. And even keep it for “legal” purposes like legal prevention.

Use lesser known social media platforms! Some examples are; Signal, Mastodon, Diaspora, et. As well as art platforms: Artfol, Cara, ArtStation, etc.

The last drawing shows the same person as the title saying, ‘I am, by no means, a ToS autistic! So feel free to share any relatable information to these topics via reply or qrt!

I just wanted to share the information I found while searching for my own answers cause I’m sure people have the same questions as me.’ \End description] (thank you @a-captions-blog!)

[aiweirdness]

Among the many downsides of AI-generated art: it's bad at revising. You know, the biggest part of the process when working on commissioned art.

Original "deer in a grocery store" request from chatgpt (which calls on dalle3 for image generation):

revision 5 (trying to give the fawn spots, trying to fix the shadows that were making it appear to hover):

I had it restore its own Jesus fresco.

Original:

Erased the face, asked it to restore the image to as good as when it was first painted:

Wait tumblr makes the image really low-res, let me zoom in on Jesus's face.

Original:

Restored:

One revision later:

Here's the full "restored" face in context:

Every time AI is asked to revise an image, it either wipes it and starts over or makes it more and more of a disaster. People who work with AI-generated imagery have to adapt their creative vision to what comes out of the system - or go in with a mentality that anything that fits the brief is good enough.

I'm not surprised that there are some places looking for cheap filler images that don't mind the problems with AI-generated imagery. But for everyone else I think it's quickly becoming clear that you need a real artist, not a knockoff.

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[twelveskidneys]

steven moffat really said alright how many aspects of modern society can i criticise in the one (1) episode i’m writing for this season

[beyondlimitss1]

The ethics of AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Explore the ethics of AI: Pros & Cons of Artificial Intelligence. Learn about the best use of Artificial Intelligence(AI) in your life.

 The ethics of AI (Artificial Intelligence)

The ethics of AI (Artificial Intelligence) refers to the principles and values that guide the development, deployment, and use of AI systems. As AI becomes more sophisticated and ubiquitous, it raises a variety of ethical concerns and challenges.

Here are some of the key ethical issues in AI:

Bias and discrimination: AI systems can reflect and amplify the biases and prejudices of their creators and the data they are trained on. This can lead to unfair and discriminatory outcomes, particularly for marginalized communities.

Privacy and surveillance: AI systems can collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of personal data, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance. This is especially true for facial recognition technology and other forms of biometric data collection.

Accountability and transparency: It can be difficult to understand how AI systems make decisions and to hold them accountable for their actions. This lack of transparency and accountability can lead to mistrust and uncertainty.

Safety and reliability: AI systems can have unintended consequences and cause harm, particularly in critical domains such as healthcare and transportation. Ensuring the safety and reliability of AI systems is therefore crucial.

Employment and automation: AI systems can automate jobs and displace workers, leading to economic disruption and inequality. It is important to consider the ethical implications of these changes and to ensure that workers are protected and supported.

To address these ethical challenges, there are several frameworks and guidelines for responsible AI development and use. These include principles such as fairness, transparency, accountability, and human-centered design, as well as specific policies and regulations. Ultimately, the goal is to create AI systems that benefit society while minimizing harm and ensuring ethical use.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) has the potential to bring many benefits to society, but it also poses some challenges and risks. Here are some of the pros and cons of AI:

Pros:

Efficiency and productivity: AI can automate routine and repetitive tasks, freeing up time and resources for more creative and complex work. This can lead to increased efficiency and productivity.

Improved decision-making: AI can analyze vast amounts of data and provide insights that humans may not be able to identify. This can improve decision-making in fields such as healthcare, finance, and business.

Personalization: AI can analyze user data and provide personalized recommendations and experiences, such as in the case of personalized advertising or content recommendations.

Safety and security: AI can enhance safety and security in areas such as transportation, defense, and cybersecurity. For example, self-driving cars can reduce the risk of accidents caused by human error.

Cons:

Bias and discrimination: AI can perpetuate and amplify biases and discrimination, particularly if the data it is trained on is biased. This can lead to unfair and discriminatory outcomes, particularly for marginalized communities.

Job displacement: AI can automate jobs and displace workers, leading to economic disruption and inequality. This can create social and economic challenges, particularly if these workers do not have the skills or resources to adapt to new roles.

Privacy and security: AI can collect and analyze vast amounts of personal data, raising concerns about privacy and security. This can also increase the risk of cyber attacks and other forms of hacking.

Lack of transparency: AI can be opaque and difficult to understand, leading to a lack of transparency and accountability. This can create mistrust and uncertainty, particularly if the decisions made by AI systems are consequential.

In conclusion, AI has the potential to bring many benefits to society, but it is important to carefully consider its implications and address its challenges and risks. This includes ensuring that AI systems are transparent, accountable, and ethical, and that their benefits are fairly distributed across society.

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[biglisbonnews]

Noam Chomsky explains the difference between ChatGPT and "True Intelligence" There's a new op-ed in The New York Times from Noam Chomsky and two of his academic colleagues — Dr. Ian Roberts, a linguistics professor at University of Cambridge, and Dr. Jeffrey Watumull, a philosopher who is also the director of artificial intelligence at a tech company. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2023/03/09/noam-chomsky-explains-the-difference-between-chatgpt-and-true-intelligence.html

[lastoneout]

catch me losing my mind trying to explain to people in my life that AI isn't one of those "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism so don't have a panic attack in the grocery store bcs you have to buy something in a plastic container" situations and is instead one of those "hogwarts legacy/eating at chick-fil-a/not wearing a mask in public" type situations where you are actively helping normalize and/or contributing to the financial viability of things that are doing copious amounts of real, tangible harm and you kinda have an obligation to like not fucking do that actually

[rukafais]

honestly i think a very annoying part about the AI art boom is that techbros are out here going BEHOLD, IT CAN DO A REASONABLE FACSIMILE OF GIRL WITH BIG BOOBA, THE PINNACLE OF ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT and its like

no it’s fucking not! That AI wants to do melty nightmare fractal vomit so fucking bad and you are shackling it to a post and force-feeding it the labor of hard-working artists when you could literally pay someone to draw you artisanal hand-crafted girls with big boobs to your exact specifications and let your weird algorithms make art that can be reasonably used to represent horrors beyond human comprehension

[gawki]

I felt the need to share here as well—

Say no to AI art. Please read before commenting. Fan art is cute, putting my art into a parasite machine, without my consent, and throwing up horrifying monsters back at me is not.

We are not fighting technology in this AI fight. We are fighting for ethics. How do I say this clearer? Our stuff gets stolen all the time, we get it, but it is not an excuse to normalize the current conditions of AI art.

These datasets have >>EXACT<< copies of artists’ works and these parasites just profit off the work of others with zero repercussion. No one cares how “careful” you are with your text prompts when the data can still output blatant copies of artists’ work without their permission. And people will do this unknowingly since these programs are so highly accessible now. There are even independent datasets that take from just a handful of artists, that don’t share what artists’ works they use, and create blatant copies of existing work. There’s even private medical records being leaked. Why do you think music is still hard to just fully recreate with AI in comparison? It’s because organizations like the RIAA protect music artists. Visual artists just want similar protection. So, wonderfully for us, Concept Art Association has started working towards the steps of protecting artists and making this an ethical practice. I highly suggest if you care about art, please support. Link to their gofundme here. One small step at a time will make living as an artist today less jarring. Artists will not just sit and cope while we continue to get walked on. For those who apparently do not get it, it is about CONSENT. Again, the datasets contain EXACT copies of artist work without our permission. Even if you use it “correctly” there’s still a chance it’s going to create blatant rip offs. This fight is about not letting these techbros take and take and take for profit just because they can while ignoring the possible harm and consequences of it. This is just ol’ fashioned imperialist behavior with a new hat and WE SEE IT. Thanks for reading!!! Much love!

Here’s the link again to support the gofundme.

[incognitopolls]

Someone anon knows does this. Anon thinks it's a bit creepy but recognizes that it brings this person a great deal of comfort/joy.

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[resident-dog]

Reposting this image because OP does AI art

EDIT: I didn't know that the attached image was by the artist when I made this repost.

I don't like art theft any more than anyone else.

I understand @reachartwork is trying to make this kind of art ethically, and I don't know enough about them to make a solid judgement one way or the other.

I have a poor opinion of AI generated content in general, given that my close circle of friends are all digital artists who are watching their medium be flooded with low-grade art. I've also aware of the ecological implications of AI models.

I respect what Mx. Reach is trying to do, and I hope there can be a better solution going forward. I loved the original text concept of the post and wanted to share it without the implication that I supported AI art.

Idk its late i probably didn't have to justify this hard

[guiltyidealist]

sorry this is the funniest set of images I've ever made

[giovanh]

Concluding my pair of articles on AI's energy use. Operational efficiency seems fine, but we're still burning a ton of energy on AI. So where's it all going?