Much has changed since the Clinton administration opened the internet to the public in 1993, and with the rise of consumer artificial intelligence, Congress and government officials have turned to potential fraud. What exactly do we get out of this attention?
In every class I teach in the field of computer science, I start by asking my students to use Lessig’s four-factor analysis. Law, technology, social norms, and markets are the subject areas and are intended to be read very broadly (law can represent government, social norms cover society as a whole, etc.). Many people involved in “technology”, and the media that covers it, would do well to listen to that lecture. It’s time to stop reducing everything to “technology” and start thinking more deeply about how these elements interact. This was my first thought when Jeffrey Hinton left Alphabet. When I listened to him on “Is he thinking about the market impact now?” PBS Newshour, I realized he had a deeper understanding. The media reportedly downplayed his departure to “technology.”
There are 5 points.
Educate Today
The key to any program designed to prevent the further spread of misinformation and disinformation depends on strong education that instills critical thinking skills. Cornell students assured me that while they were “taught to test,” they had plenty of opportunities to learn how to think from kindergarten through high school. A student raised his voice and said: good school. I don’t know those who didn’t. ‘ Give that student a plus! The phrase ‘we’ does not adequately assess the disparity in public education in the United States. And then there is politics. If Mothers for Liberty could get out of the cliche of repeating the phrases “LGBTQ” and “diversity, equity and inclusion” and understand what they were saying, perhaps “we” in the United States would ” We may be able to get out of the “culture wars” and do something new: teach students how to think Luckily, I went to Catholic school and was taught to think critically. We can do better than the topics the Mercers are feeding these right-wing organizations.
Manpower planning
We need to take proactive policy measures to address the impact of AI on our workforce. If the frustration of the millions of people who suffered the consequences of outsourcing 30 years ago has not taught us a lesson, and how the former president has tapped into the emotional qualities that come with that turmoil. I don’t know what else can teach us if it doesn’t teach us. Plan for workforce disruption predicted by AI.
carry out those plans now. Create apprenticeships, encourage proper coursework in community colleges, and establish new AI majors covering the political, economic, and social factors that make up AI. I could go on and on, but I hope you get what I mean.
Technology is not the problem.that’s the information it produces
Here are the most important issues. There is no framework for understanding and evaluating information in the United States. In the global information economy, this blunder is a mistake. With the advent of AI, it now rises to a significant gap.
You don’t have to hold your breath about changing the constitution. Dobbs’ decision made that point perfectly clear. We are not the EU, so terms like ‘privacy’ do not appear in our constitutional texts. But now is the time to refresh your understanding of Helen Nissenbaum’s book Privacy in Context. Nissenbaum wisely notes that the various applications of “privacy” (intimate relationships, government oversight, consumer applications, etc.) are integrated by the verbs applied to information (flow, access, control, etc.). We recognize that individualized treatment is required. She wants a process. To establish rules appropriate to those particular areas. In layman’s terms, it is the application of fair information practices according to the value of information and the social and political need to manage it.
Content authenticity
Content trust must be added to the realm of AI. Content credibility, marking content from credible sources, combined with critical thinking skills, can go a long way in combating misinformation and disinformation. Oh, sure, bad guys will learn how to cheat, but most law enforcement agencies in the tech field, especially in the intellectual property field, are trying to stay a little ahead of the criminals. I mention it now because it’s a good start. Above all, this is an approach from which we can learn and create more technology to combat AI fraud. And note: it works in parallel with Nissenbaum’s work.
Restoration of citizenship and consumer rights
The theme of both classes this semester can be summed up in one word: information inequality. No developed country has more deficits than the United States. That deficit is behind our ability to understand and regulate consumer AI. But the attention AI has brought to the “internet” has also brought us the opportunity to rethink issues ranging from platform liability to citizenship and consumer rights in cyberspace. With bipartisan attention to the issue, more meaningful dialogue is expected that could make a difference. Let’s not waste it!
