Just a few snippets that use language typically used by those on the further left with a bit of an agenda. I am kind of center-left myself, so I agree with some of the sentiment, but I tend to think that a lot of the issues they ascribe to purposeful, scheming evil actors are often just defects in how our society works on a macro scale.
- "AI is used to disproportionately benefit the privileged while worsening inequality"
- "the goal is to increase corporate and government revenues by denying poor people resources"
- “It is a pattern throughout history that surveillance is used against those considered ‘less than’, against the poor man, the person of color, the immigrant, the heretic. It is used to try to stop marginalized people from achieving power.”
- The same pattern is found in the role of technology in decision systems.
- "The goal of many automated decision systems is to increase revenues for governments and private companies"
- "here is already a clear pattern in which AI is used to centralize power and harm the marginalized."
I don't think there's anything wrong with pointing these issues out, even if you think AI is merely an accelerant of existing social issues. And it's not necessarily a question of how left you are to believe so. Ultimately what's important is the outcome, and if the outcome is an increase in marginalization, then I think something should be done. Stopping AI is probably suboptimal but the alternative that preserves the rights of the marginalized is getting everyone to agree that society should be more fair, and in that context can you really blame people for espousing a belief they find more actionable or practical?
You’re just not clued into the lingo. This person is an ideologue and is trying to hide it somewhat but is failing to completely omit the use of language that reveals the leftist ideology they have been swimming in.
Few people on HN can read this kind of critique without short circuiting but it’s a valid critique and I would bet a good sum that if you looked into this author you’d find lots more direct evidence of promulgation of leftist ideology (critical theory)
- "AI is used to disproportionately benefit the privileged while worsening inequality"
- "the goal is to increase corporate and government revenues by denying poor people resources"
- “It is a pattern throughout history that surveillance is used against those considered ‘less than’, against the poor man, the person of color, the immigrant, the heretic. It is used to try to stop marginalized people from achieving power.”
- The same pattern is found in the role of technology in decision systems.
- "The goal of many automated decision systems is to increase revenues for governments and private companies"
- "here is already a clear pattern in which AI is used to centralize power and harm the marginalized."