Shen Article:
During our research lab and this week’s findings, media articles, etc I found a lot of interesting takes and facts on ethics in the world of artificial intelligence and large language models.
I thought it was incredibly interesting to learn about how different nations and cultures use large language models.
This lab specifically prompted my idea for my final project as it made me question the ethics behind large language models and artificial intelligence in regards to the exploitation of other cultures and how it directly benefits first world consumers such as ourseleves.
It begs the question: at what cost is our learning/creativity/functions through large language models and artificial intelligence, reaping those who carry these technologies on their backs (considerably underpaid). Additionally, it is important to note the accessibility of these clearly differ from around the globe.
In our group discussion, we referenced specifically Chinese culture and how their access to these technologies is seen as beneficial to many of the nation due to China’s industrial culture. Their nation prides itself on becoming a technological superpower and exceeding standards of technological safety/security.
Here in the united states, from a privledged, first-world stand point, many citizizens here see LLMs and AI as dangerous and threatending to creative intergrity, jobs and industry, education, and more. This differs from the majority of the Chineese perspective as they see benfits in surveillance control, facial recognition, genetic profiling, and other forms of government-oriented safety measures for their country.
It is also important to note the disadvantages that were also discussed in the article such as social control. The “Big Brother is Always Watching” effect being unforgiving to certain artistic and political freedoms of the citizens.
I also found an article from the Journal of International and Public Affairs from 2019 that discusses the certain benefits in 3rd world countries that AI has implemented such as structured learning methods, easy money transferring models, etc.
Hey Breena! I think your take on the ethical side of AI is super interesting, especially how it can exploit other cultures while mainly benefiting first-world users like us. That’s something I hadn’t thought about enough. Also, the comparison between how the U.S. and China view AI was neat. It’s wild how something seen as a threat to creativity here can be seen as a tool for progress somewhere else!!