@DrVeronikaCH Yay, awesome. đ
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In July I got a tip introducing me to the paper 'A Framework for Understanding Sources of Harm throughout the Machine Learning Life Cycle' (Suresh & Guttag, 2021). It contains a very useful diagram outlining where and how bias will affect the outcome of the machine learning process. I could not help but apply my own visual interpretation to it for use in teaching. Feel free to use it to understand why and how so-called AI tools may contribute to harm.
I contacted the authors, Harini Suresh and John Guttag, and have their approval for my reimagination of their chart. For an in-depth understanding of the different biases I recommend diving into their paper (linked in the post).
In my post I provide a brief overview of the biases that the diagram addresses. You can also download the diagram in PDF-format.
https://axbom.com/bias-in-machine-learning/
#DigitalEthics #AIEthics
@ctietze I'm the same! In my case I'll likely pay up. I'm not entirely happy with the export options in GoodNotes though (no SVG), it's just the most straightforward one that works for my simple needs.
@jaranflaath This made me laugh. Thank you. đ
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Pat Export
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Paradox Bomb
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After many years of podcasting with @Beantin, these are some of the names noted down for me by AI transcription services.
@ctietze Oh no, this has been one of my favorite appsâŠ
Where did all the people suggesting you invest in NFT's go? đ
If you remember who they are, keep an eye on what they're pushing now and that will likely give you some insight about the value of the new "thing".
So much of digitalisation appears to be about creating a world where no human will ever to talk to another human face-to-face again.
It feels offâŠ
@Doug_Bostrom As in âQuick! You must invest in AI now!â đ
@argv_minus_one He was reprimanded and didn't really live out his life in riches. But yeah, I see what you mean.
@Lawrie Excellent set of questions. Thank you!
Today is Stanislav Petrov Day. It's a day when I take some time to reflect on the importance of questioning technology. Because that is what Stanislav Petrov did when he averted nuclear war on September 26 in 1983.
"We can't wait anymore."
"7 minutes until the first warhead is in the observation zone."
"We won't have time to retaliate. You have to make a decision!"
"You see it?"
"Could be."
"No. That's not heat from a missile."
"Damn!"
"Let's keep looking."
"THE COMPUTER CAN'T BE WRONG!"
"I don't understand it."
"Damn it! They have to confirm this damn attack."
"All thirty levels of security levels confirms the attack!"
"Infrared devices verify heat from all five launched missiles!"
"What are we going to do?"
Stanislav Petrov: "Nothing. I don't trust the computer. We'll wait."
This dialogue is from a re-enactment in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
Last year I wrote about three learnings I take away from his story.
1. Embrace multiple perspectives.
Petrov was educated as an engineer rather than a military man. He knew the unpredictability of machine output.
2. Look for multiple confirmation points.
To confirm our beliefs we should expect many different variables to line up and tell us the same story. If one or more variables are saying something different, we need to pursue those anomalies to understand why. If the idea of a faulty system lines up with all other variables, that makes it more likely.
3. Reward exposure of faulty systems.
If we keep praising our tools for their excellence and efficiency it's hard to later accept their defects. When shortcomings are found, this needs to be communicated just as clearly and widely as successes. Maintaining an illusion of perfect, neutral and flawless systems will keep people from questioning the systems when the systems need to be questioned.
https://axbom.com/lessons-from-stanislav-petrov/
@Mabande Now I feel like a fool. That actually worked. When I tried logging in there was no such option (just one option to select Facebook for login), but when I didnât enter an email address first I could request a password reset and enter my email there instead.
Now Iâm in. Thanks, I wouldnât have even tried that if you hadnât asked. đ
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Interesting account obstacle. Iâm so smitten with the show Extraordinary Attorney Woo that I decided to learn a bit of Korean.
When I try to create an account in Duolingo it tells me I already have an account (based on my email), and then the only option to log in is Facebook. But I havenât had a Facebook account in years. So Iâm stuck, unless of course I select another email.
But also⊠if I havenât logged in in years, that account should have been deleted.
I will of course now contact their support.
IgĂ„r slĂ€ppte jag ett nytt avsnitt av #Omtanke. Det var oerhört roligt att producera denna gĂ„ng. Eftersom jag var sĂ„ irriterad đ
Det Àr 11 minuter lÄngt.
Man kan helt kort sÀga att det hÀr Àr en podd dÀr jag lÀser in ett urval av mina blogginlÀgg. Men jag nöjer mig inte med att bara lÀsa in utan portionerar ut en hel del ljudeffekter ocksÄ, för att göra det hela mer levande i ljud-format.
Den hÀr gÄngen handlar det om QR-koder, och hur jag blev upprörd över att de spridit ut lappar med koder i lobbyn pÄ hotellet jag bodde pÄ i somras. Ett paradis för bedragare.
Du hittar lÀnkar till olika appar att lyssna i (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, m fl) lÀngst ner pÄ sidan:
https://omtanke.axbom.se/episodes/bedragliga-qr-koder
A backdoor can be meticulously documented, have limited access, include a variety of security measures, and be carefully developed with the best of intentions. But it's stillâŠ
âŠa backdoor.
Gotta love that this is the second paragraph in the Wikipedia entry for Backdoor:
"In the United States, the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act forces internet providers to provide backdoors for government authorities. In 2024, the U.S. government realized that China had been tapping communications in the U.S. using that infrastructure for months, or perhaps longer; China recorded presidential candidate campaign office phone calls âincluding employees of the then-vice president of the nationâ and of the candidates themselves."
More on this story:
https://reason.com/2024/10/11/chinese-hackers-used-u-s-government-mandated-wiretap-systems/
« "The problem with backdoors is knownâany alternate channel devoted to access by one party will undoubtedly be discovered, accessed, and abused by another," David Ruiz of the internet security firm Malwarebytes Labs wrote in 2019. He noted that cybersecurity researchers had been making that argument for years. They've been repeating themselves for years because their warnings appear to fall on deaf ears. »
@edbro @khalid Det Àr lurigt för det har lÀnge funnits en organisation med det namnet i lite olika former.
NÀringslivets Mediainstitut, NMI, bildades 1988. Namnet valdes för att klargöra att nÀringslivet var avsÀndaren och institutet finansierades av arbetsgivarorganisationen SAF.
Janerik Larsson, vice vd och informationschef pÄ SAF, förklarade avsikten med NMI sÄ hÀr:
âNMI Ă€r en del av SAFs opinionsbildande verksamhet. Men syftet Ă€r inte att skapa hegemoni. Det Ă€r viktigt för företagen att den information utifrĂ„n vilken de agerar Ă€r korrekt, och i sĂ„ mĂ„tto Ă€r en bĂ€ttre journalistik ocksĂ„ en nĂ€ringsvĂ€nligare journalistik. Ăven obehagliga sanningar mĂ„ste fĂ„ sĂ€gas. (Larsson 1998: 31)â
Det var det Medieinstitutet som Timbro sÀger sig ha Äterstartat 2007, dÄ med namnet Timbro Medieinstitut.
NĂ€r Timbro Medieinstitut om och om igen hamnade i blĂ„svĂ€der pĂ„ grund av tvivelaktiga granskningar och Timbro ville frikoppla sig frĂ„n namnet 2017, sĂ„ fortsatte Mats Olin pĂ„ egen hand i organisationen NĂ€ringslivets Medieinstitut 2018. Först finansierades det som en del av Stiftelsen Fritt NĂ€ringsliv (ytterst Svensk NĂ€ringsliv) men nu Ă€gs organisationen sedan 2021 av Mats Olin pĂ„ egen hand som ett aktiebolag. Om jag förstĂ„tt rĂ€tt sĂ„ fĂ„r han fortfarande uppdrag av stiftelsen, som eventuellt ocksĂ„ Ă€r den enda uppdragsgivarenâŠ
https://www.journalisten.se/nyheter/mats-olin-tar-over-naringslivets-medieinstitut
Det hela Àr ganska fascinerande att grÀva i. Jag funderar pÄ hur mÄnga sÄdana hÀr organisationer det finns som har en aura av vetenskaplighet och drivs med en sÄ tydlig agenda, och med givna uppdrag att pÄverka.
SĂ„ det Ă€r jag som tackar för att jag fick chans att bli lite klokare kring lobbyism-formerna ocksĂ„. đ
En bakdörr kan vara minutiöst dokumenterad, ha begrÀnsad Ätkomst, innefatta en rad sÀkerhetsmekanismer och vara varsamt utvecklad med den bÀsta av intentioner. Men det Àr fortfarande en bakdörr.
#chatcontrol
