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The harmful effects of technology can be managed and mitigated. But not if we do not talk about them. Nor if we allow ourselves to be misled to focus on misleading narratives.

Guidance and talking points prioritising your work with "smart" tools:

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#AIEthics #DigitalEthics

The Elements of AI Ethics

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

27 Nov 2024, 22:11
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The main argument in defense of algorithms is that they eliminate the obstacle of human inefficiency.

This sentiment often fails to account for the many benefits of human inefficiency, such as taking time to reflect, taking time to question and taking time to listen.

https://axbom.com/killer-robots/

🔗 Originally posted on LinkedIn

27 Nov 2024, 21:11
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↩ Replying to @thewhynotlab.com

That is awesome. Had not seen it before.

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

27 Nov 2024, 21:06
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↩ Replying to @thewhynotlab.com

Very much so.

And really saddening when Sweden prides itself on a culture of openness and transparency, how off-limits these "tools" are for journalists.

I truly expect more to be released on this.

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

27 Nov 2024, 21:04
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Folk verkar trötta pÄ digitalisering. Men dÄ kallar vi det AI de nÀstkommande 10 Ären istÀllet. SÄ blir allt bÀttre.

Oj vad slut jag Àr


🔗 Originally posted on Akkoma

27 Nov 2024, 20:08
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The algorithm has been in place since 2013. I doubt it’s legal. The defense is “our model doesn’t discriminate"

An inability to understand how algorithms exacerbate inequality, even when not specifically programmed to do so, is one of the most distressing competence shortfalls in the public sector.

@axbom.com: Scoop today in Sweden's daily SvD showing how women, especially with foreign backgrounds, are disproportionately incorrectly marked as 'cheaters' by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, when they apply for temporary parental benefit (vab). Yes, by an automated system. www.svd.se/a/Rzmg9x/for...

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27 Nov 2024, 19:37
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↩ Replying to @arn.is

Definitely. I like how an enough mentality encourages me to shout ENOUGH! at bad stuff. 😜

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27 Nov 2024, 16:26
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Instead of a GROWTH mentality I've been cultivating an ENOUGH mentality.

It's friggin' liberating.

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27 Nov 2024, 16:15
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Some tasks handed over to automation should never have been tasks in the first place. Or should at least be revised regularly. But instead of questioning and reinventing tasks, many will now run perpetually.

And with no human involved, why would someone question its validity?

per.ax/auto

Automation will resist change

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

27 Nov 2024, 16:08
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Scoop today in Sweden's daily SvD showing how women, especially with foreign backgrounds, are disproportionately incorrectly marked as 'cheaters' by the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, when they apply for temporary parental benefit (vab).

Yes, by an automated system.

www.svd.se/a/Rzmg9x/for...

Hemlig AI sÄg oskyldiga kvinnor som vab-fuskare

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27 Nov 2024, 07:51
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"Systemet pekade gÄng pÄ gÄng ut oskyldiga mammor och förÀldrar med utlÀndsk bakgrund, lÄg utbildning eller inkomst.

Kvinnor drabbades sÀrskilt. De fick mycket oftare den högsta risknivÄn, samtidigt som hÀlften av dem var helt oskyldiga.

Och trots att kvinnor och mÀn stod för ungefÀr samma andel fel i verkligheten sÄ pekade systemet ut (konstaterat oskyldiga) kvinnor som sannolika fuskare mer Àn dubbelt sÄ ofta som (konstaterat oskyldiga) mÀn.

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Vi ser ocksÄ att systemet var sÀmre pÄ att hitta mÀn och rika personer som faktiskt gjort fel."

Om och om igen Àr det de mest utsatta som drabbas av osynliga automatiserade beslut som fÄ (om nÄgon) har insyn i och förstÄelse för. Och det Àr Àr oerhört svÄrt för en individ att fÄ rÀtt - man vet ju inte ens varför man felbehandlas. Och det kanske inte handlÀggaren vet heller.

NÀr det dessutom hÀnvisas till sekretess och systemen inte fÄr granskas, ja vad lever vi i för samhÀlle dÄ?

Bara systemet Àr sÄ kallat "effektivt" sÄ tycks det spela mindre roll idag om system Àr orÀttvisa. Effektivt pÄ riktigt Àr det förstÄs mest för de redan gynnade - och för makthavaren.

Det Àr, hör och hÀpna, faktiskt inte supereffektivt för de som blir oskyldigt utpekade.

https://www.svd.se/a/Rzmg9x/forsakringskassans-ai-for-vab-fusk-granskade-kvinnor-oftare

LĂ€s mer om osynligt beslutsfattande i elementen inom AI-etik:

https://axbom.se/aielementen/

"Ju mer komplexa algoritmerna blir, desto svÄrare Àr de att förstÄ. I takt med att fler Àr inblandade, tiden gÄr, integrationer med andra system görs och dokumentationen Àr felaktig, desto lÀngre undgÄr de mÀnsklig förstÄelse. MÄnga företag kommer att dölja egen kod och undvika granskning, och ibland sjÀlva förlora hela bilden av hur koden fungerar. Man kommer inte kunna förklara hur eller varför vissa beslut tas. Att avkoda och förstÄ hur beslut fattas kommer dÀrmed att vara öppet för oÀndligt fÀrre personer.

Och det stannar inte dÀr. Detta pÄverkar ocksÄ mÀnniskors autonomi. Genom att dölja beslutsprocesser (hur, nÀr, varför beslut fattas, vilka alternativ som finns tillgÀngliga och vilka personuppgifter som delas) Àr det allt svÄrare för individer att göra vÀl underbyggda val för sitt eget bÀsta."

FörsÀkringskassans AI för vab-fusk granskade kvinnor oftare

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27 Nov 2024, 07:18
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Ah
 Sweden. The committee on AI has released their report to the government today.

The general feeling is a recommendation to go all in on a specific yet ill-defined technology without asking if it’s the right tool for the job.

But they do seem to be very certain that it’s all very urgent and we will all be left behind if we don’t act now.

I always wonder how far behind it’s possible to be left. It’s not like there’s a scale, or a point of reference. But damn, it’s urgent. We should essentially be panicking. You know, because those are the perfect conditions for well-reasoned decision-making.

I keep reading the phrase “task force” in the report (which is entirely in Swedish, and that’s really the only action point in English) and all I can think is Space Force.

Anyway, here’s the report: https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/11431c781ff746b3b7a49312fa4de624/ai-kommissionens-fardplan-for-sverige.pdf

Steve Carell as General Mark Naird in the Netflix series Space Force. The show is a workplace comedy-drama series that centers on a group of people tasked with establishing the sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Space Force. Season One follows the efforts of General Mark Naird (Carell) to get

🔗 Originally posted on Akkoma

26 Nov 2024, 22:11
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↩ Replying to @alexanderskogberg.com

Det dĂ€r Ă€r Ă€ndĂ„ ett förbaskat bra rim. 😁 👏

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

26 Nov 2024, 17:33
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@mkj I tend to agree. Hopefully this will boost my blogging. 😁

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26 Nov 2024, 14:35
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Considering moving back to Mastodon. I love Akkoma, but I don’t have the time to maintain my installation.

On my Cloudron installation, Mastodon would be essentially maintained for me.

What saddens me most is that despite all the marketing of the ease of switching instances I will again lose my history of posts on my timeline (and there’s that one time I lost a few thousand followers).

Thankful I have a backup on micro.blog though.

This also means my posts can’t be this long anymore (Cloudron is kinda locked in that way) but maybe that’s a good thing, haha.

🔗 Originally posted on Akkoma

26 Nov 2024, 14:00
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FÄr jag ett AI-genererat julklappsrim sÄ kastar jag paketet i brasan.

đŸ€–â†’đŸ“â†’đŸŽâ†’đŸ”„

🔗 Originally posted on Bluesky

26 Nov 2024, 10:25
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@kallekn â€ïžđŸ˜‚

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26 Nov 2024, 10:14
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FÄr jag ett AI-genererat julklappsrim sÄ kastar jag paketet i brasan.

🔗 Originally posted on Akkoma

26 Nov 2024, 10:12
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Certainly! It's this one: "Creator labeler".

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https://bsky.app/profile/creatorlabeler.bsky.social

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26 Nov 2024, 07:27
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I played squaredle.com 11/25:
27/27 words (+2 bonus words)
đŸ”„ Solve streak: 1

Squaredle

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25 Nov 2024, 20:56
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