Larry Magid: Like fictional killer robots, even well-intentioned algorithms can do harm
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/09/30/larry-magid-like-fictional-killer-robots-even-well-intentioned-algorithms-can-do-harm/
In 1984, James Cameron directed a science fiction movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as The Terminator — a robot capable of killing humans. It’s a common theme in movies. Robots with artificial-intelligence-driven algorithms become monsters that unleash horrors not fully intended by the humans who programmed them.
For now at least, such stories remain the realm of science fiction, but there are real algorithms that create real harm. And, like fictitious robots run amok, some of these algorithms have both intended and unintended consequences.
Larry Magid: Like fictional killer robots, even well-intentioned algorithms can do harm
Sep 30, 2021, 8:43pm UTC
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/09/30/larry-magid-like-fictional-killer-robots-even-well-intentioned-algorithms-can-do-harm/
> In 1984, James Cameron directed a science fiction movie where Arnold Schwarzenegger starred as The Terminator — a robot capable of killing humans. It’s a common theme in movies. Robots with artificial-intelligence-driven algorithms become monsters that unleash horrors not fully intended by the humans who programmed them.
> For now at least, such stories remain the realm of science fiction, but there are real algorithms that create real harm. And, like fictitious robots run amok, some of these algorithms have both intended and unintended consequences.