#ai-ethics — Public Fediverse posts
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I put together a GitHub archive for some of my more conceptual work on models, meaning, simulation, privacy, governance, and human-AI systems.
It collects six essays/preprints in one place, with the original Zenodo DOIs preserved for citation.
https://github.com/putmanmodel/models-meaning-and-systems
#Philosophy #AI #SimulationTheory #SystemsThinking #AIEthics #OpenAccess #Writing #WritingCommunity
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Why #AIRegulation is hard, and I don’t feel too bas about #volkswagen
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This is outstanding. It's also long so my "tl;dr it all" recs are:
1) Para 5 IMO the key diagnosis on #genAI and human (esp. academic) labour that not enough people are saying.
2) P17 is what I myself tell people worried about the #futureOfWork.
3) P18 develops from 17.
#AIEthics #mathematics 1/2
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#NewBlog As AI companies recruit philosophers to examine ethics and alignment, a question remains: will their ideas shape how AI is built or provide an intellectual alibi for decisions already made?
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#NewBlog As AI companies recruit philosophers to examine ethics and alignment, a question remains: will their ideas shape how AI is built or provide an intellectual alibi for decisions already made?
www.netopia.eu/philosophy-a...
#AI #AIEthics #Philosophy #TechPolicy #AIRegulation
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Hamburg regulator finds Ray-Ban Meta glasses expose bystanders without consent: A technical teardown found no active facial recognition yet, but AI training data can't rely on consent or legitimate interest. The finding could reshape how wearable cameras handle bystanders' data. https://ppc.land/hamburg-regulator-finds-ray-ban-meta-glasses-expose-bystanders-without-consent/ #RayBan #MetaGlasses #PrivacyConcerns #WearableTech #AIEthics
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OpenAI claims another huge mathematical result amid fights over credit, ethics and privacy
#Tech #OpenAI #AI #NavierStokes #Mathematics #AIResearch #Science #AIEthics #Privacy #ScientificResearch #Research #ResearchEthics #The14Media #IntellectualProperty
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In this week's edition of our newsletter:
Who killed Navier-Stokes — a crime story? Even more lawsuits against OpenAI. Mistrust in data sharing. AI roll-back. SpaceX fights for its right to AI nudity. And what happens when users get exposed to science content?
#aiethics #airegulation #openai
https://read.misalignedmag.com/misaligned-bits-42-science-drama-55b5991a839e
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Despite tabloid noise on Anthropic's "doomsday"claims, Wall Street ignored the hype. Markets saw minor pullbacks driven solely by macro catalysts—crude oil over $100 and 10Y Treasuries at
4.85%. Finance trades on hard data, not PR
folklore.
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'Ghost stores' and AI scams scare unsuspecting artist
By Jean Bell and Alice WalkerUnsuspecting shoppers are being warned about an online store claiming to sell handmade glassware from a non-existent Port Fairy artist.
#ConsumerProtection #AIEthics #ContemporaryArt #VisualArt #ScamsandFraud #AI #JeanBell #AliceWalker
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Ha, seen via @[email protected] whose 8 years of predictions I just gave my own panicking students.
Surely we have such apocalyptic predictions going way back before 2022? My first “ #aiEthics ” paper in 1996 quoted Rod being called “conservative” for saying robots MIGHT not take over!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p72jkscm4rt4xuep3lzv6doh/post/3mv472vbxyc2r -
4/4 - AI in IT : a small field experiment...
I see AI as a machine I should always be able to unplug.
The important thing is to keep the meaning of what I’m doing, understand the decisions, and not become a mere proxy between the machine and the outcome.
The experiment continues. No bullshit.
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2/4 - AI in IT : a small field experiment...
With AI, I can simply do more.
But that doesn’t magically solve the usual problems: missing tests, missing documentation, shallow understanding…
➡️ X as Code...The interesting part is that AI can also help me rethink the scope: explore more alternatives, challenge assumptions, and go beyond the obvious.
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1/4 - AI in IT : a small field experiment...
I’m trying to approach AI almost like a scientific experiment : observe what changes, what improves, and where the old problems remain.
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OpenAI claims to have solved a decades old mathematical problem just as researchers are about to publish their solution. Coincidence? An accident?
All while declaring they can't "rule out" that the researchers private papers made it into OpenAi's training material.
The best scenario is that OpenAI is careless and sloppy. The worst case scenario is an egregious case of scientific misconduct.
#AIEthics #Science #Mathematics
https://read.misalignedmag.com/is-openai-taking-everyone-for-fools-2481fa851544
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AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss
By Monty JackaThe Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
#SportsOrganisations #DataCentres #AustralianRulesFootball #AI #AIEthics #MontyJacka
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FYI: OpenAI asks a judge to end the 10.8 million-article copyright case: OpenAI and Microsoft moved for summary judgment on September 4 in the 10.8 million-article copyright case, citing 24 verbatim outputs in 20 million chat logs. https://ppc.land/openai-asks-a-judge-to-end-the-10-8-million-article-copyright-case/ #OpenAI #CopyrightLaw #AIethics #Microsoft #MachineLearning
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DATE: September 8, 2026 at 06:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Cognitive biases and emotional triggers make AI-generated images highly deceptive
Emotionally charged AI-generated images may encourage social media users to respond before they critically assess whether the images are real, according to a study published in Computers in Human Behavior.
AI-generated images can now be produced quickly and cheaply, making it possible to create large amounts of realistic-looking material for social media. Some images are paired with emotional captions and distributed through networks of automated pages or content farms that seek attention, advertising revenue or user interaction.
Images may be particularly effective at attracting attention because they are processed quickly and can trigger emotional reactions before people examine details closely. A picture of an elderly couple, a neglected child or an apparently extraordinary achievement may prompt sympathy, anger or admiration. Those reactions can make users less likely to stop and ask whether the scene is authentic.
Márk Miskolczi of Corvinus University of Budapest in Hungary analyzed public Facebook material collected between March 1 and May 1, 2025. The sample consisted of 146 AI-generated images and 8,922 user comments.
Miskolczi selected 12 public Facebook pages that regularly posted suspected AI-generated images. The pages covered themes such as nostalgia, rural life, elderly people, spirituality, everyday hardship and family relationships. Images were first examined using an eight-step manual system that looked for features such as distorted anatomy, unusual facial details, floating objects, impossible reflections, malformed writing and unnatural textures. Images were also checked with an online AI detector, and only those receiving an AI-probability score of at least 60% were included.
An initial database contained 11,547 comments. After comments believed to have been produced by automated accounts were removed, 9,082 remained. The researcher then excluded 160 comments considered incomplete or meaningless, leaving 8,922 comments for qualitative analysis. The comments were categorized, or coded, in stages to identify recurring topics, emotional responses and possible mental shortcuts involved in users’ reactions.
Five broad themes emerged in the images: emotion and nostalgia; empathy and compassion; extraordinary achievements and hobbies; birthdays and social problems; and religion and spirituality. The most common comment category was birthday wishes, with 1,980 comments (22.19%). Inspiring messages and encouragement accounted for 1,802 comments (20.20%). Religious content accounted for 1,490 comments (16.70%).
Many users responded as though the images represented real people or events. They expressed sympathy for older adults, shared memories of childhood, offered congratulations and posted religious blessings. The analysis suggested that several mental shortcuts, known as cognitive biases, may have contributed. Confirmation bias may lead people to accept images that fit their existing beliefs. Anchoring may make the first emotional reaction more influential than later inspection. Familiar themes may feel trustworthy, while large numbers of supportive comments may create the impression that the content has been socially verified.
The researcher found that images involving older people, nostalgic memories and apparent neglect often produced strong emotional reactions. Outrage-inducing content could also encourage comments while drawing attention away from visual inconsistencies. By contrast, some images involving inter-ethnic conflict or neglected birthdays attracted more skepticism or less engagement.
Miskolczi summarized: “This study examined how AI-generated images [AIGIs] on Facebook exploit users’ vulnerabilities, revealing their remarkable potential for digital deception… Emotional engagement was often accompanied by cognitive biases which together reduced users’ critical reflection.”
Some limitations are to be noted. The study was limited to public Facebook content, which may not reflect platform-specific or culturally embedded differences in how users on other networks engage with such images. Additionally, the manual frameworks used to detect AI images and automated comments have not yet been externally validated. Furthermore, the analysis inferred cognitive biases from the content of comments rather than measuring them directly in experiments. It also cannot establish exactly how many users genuinely believed the images were real, how many were responding ironically or whether the images changed their views or behavior.
The study, “The illusion of reality: How AI-generated images (AIGIs) are fooling social media users,” was authored by Márk Miskolczi.
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #AIGIdeception #CognitiveBiases #EmotionalTriggers #FakeImages #SocialMediaSafety #DigitalManipulation #Misinformation #AIethics #AIgeneratedImages #CriticalMedia literacy
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Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network targets Australian politicians
By Ange LavoipierreDozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
#AI #AIEthics #SocialMedia #GovernmentandPolitics #AngeLavoipierre
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Why are Philosophers taken hostage by Big AI?
www.netopia.eu/philosophers...
#BigAI #AIAccountability #AIEthics #AISafety #DataPrivacy #CorporateCapture #ResponsibleAI
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Why are Philosophers taken hostage by Big AI?
https://www.netopia.eu/philosophers-taken-hostage-by-big-ai/#BigAI #AIAccountability #AIEthics #AISafety #DataPrivacy #CorporateCapture #ResponsibleAI
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King Charles hosts Al leaders like Demis Hassabis
at Dumfries House for a closed-door retreat.
Shielding Big Tech-linked to state power &
military contracts-from public oversight isn't
diplomacy, it's opaque power. Public tech
demands democratic oversight, not secrecy.
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THERE IS NO ONE
AT HOME 💎I think one of the strangest things about artificial intelligence is that we keep imagining a tiny human inside it.
We talk about AI wanting things. Getting angry. Becoming ambitious. Resenting us. Wanting power. Taking over.
But when I finish talking with ChatGPT, it doesn’t sit there thinking about me, wondering why I stopped talking or feeling abandoned.
AI isn’t offended when I disagree with it. It doesn’t get bored if I’m not talking to it. It doesn’t need to win the argument. It doesn’t get jealous, frightened or worried about what I think of it.
There is quite literally no one at home between prompts.
And yet we have created something extraordinary: an intelligence we can talk to that can help us think, write, learn, create and solve problems without needing anything from us personally.
That doesn’t mean AI cannot be dangerous. Humans can give powerful systems enormous autonomy, connect them to weapons, money, infrastructure and surveillance, or simply deploy them badly.
But those are questions about capability, design and human choices. They are not evidence of an angry little electronic man plotting behind the screen.
AI can do extraordinary things.
But there is nobody in there wanting anything.
What AI becomes in the world will depend enormously on what human beings choose to do with it.
@3goodthings @DigitalCoup @meditation @economics_that_works @disability @pwd @joinin
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #AIethics #FutureOfAI #humanrights #person
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AI models ran real businesses: They sent $12,431 in fake invoices, lost $3,200
https://www.bottlenecklabs.com/blog/benchmarking-7-autonomous-businesses
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49601338
#HackerNews #AIbusinesses #FakeInvoices #AutonomousSystems #TechNews #AIethics