Having spent a lot of time over the past several years thinking about and studying ethics in technology, the more I am convinced that the discussions about ethics in technology have a major, irreconcilable blind spot.
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“If you are neutral in the face of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” as Desmond Tutu summarized. Our discussion about eliminating bias in AI is an aggressive march towards neutrality. Our measure of fairness is a line drawn too early.
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Maybe we shouldn’t be trying to eliminate bias in AI. Maybe we should be designing for bias in the favor of the oppressed. Worth thinking about.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
You can probably frame this in a way less vulnerable to right-wing narratives by doing it in terms of outcome.
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Replying to @RichFelker @EmilyGorcenski
For example the hiring AI is not unbiased/fair just bc it stops downranking women's applications. It's only fair when the outcome is ~50-50 employment in each subset/dept with sufficient sample size & equal pay.
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Replying to @RichFelker @EmilyGorcenski
Likewise for %s of other marginalized groups matching or exceeding % in general population.
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OTOH though maybe a narrative that challenges and scares them is more powerful.
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