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Diffusion of Responsibility

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One of the features of “AI” is the diffusion of responsibility: “AI” systems are being put in all kinds of processes and when they fuck up (and they always fuck up) it was just the “AI”, or “someone should have checked things”. “AI” companies want to sell machines to solve every issue but give no warranties, take no responsibilities and the same dynamic often extends to organizations using “AI”: You get the support-chatbot to promise you a full refund and when you claim that you get a half-assed “oh but that was just the bot, those tell bullshit all the time”. That’s where human in the loop setups come into play: What if the company can just hire one sucker to “check” all the “AI” slop and when things fall apart that one person has to take the blame. Fun! (Sidenote: It should be the law that when you offer or run an “AI” you are 100% liable for everything it does. Sure, that would kill the whole industry but who gives a shit?) But let’s get to the actual topic here. ClawdBot Moltbot Op

One of the features of “AI” is the diffusion of responsibility: “AI” systems are being put in all kinds of processes and when they fuck up (and they always fuck up) it was just the “AI”, or “someone should have checked things”. “AI” companies want to sell machines to solve every issue but give no warranties, take no responsibilities and the same dynamic often extends to organizations using “AI”: You get the support-chatbot to promise you a full refund and when you claim that you get a half-assed “oh but that was just the bot, those tell bullshit all the time”. That’s where human in the loop…

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