We Need to Talk About the Power of AI to Manipulate Humans

Our tendency to become emotionally attached to chatbots could be exploited by companies seeking a profit.

June 5, 2017

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608036/we-need-to-talk-about-the-power-of-ai-to-manipulate-humans/

"This requires a new level of corporate responsibility. We need to deliberately and consciously build AI that will improve the human condition—not just pursue the immediate financial gain of gazillions of addicted users.

Working on open artificial-intelligence technology and brain-computer interfaces, or forming ethics committees, are just part of the solution. We need to consciously build systems that work for the benefit of humans and society. They cannot have addiction, clicks, and consumption as their primary goal. AI is growing up, and will be shaping the nature of humanity. AI needs a mother."

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Rebecca MacKinnon Retweeted

‏ @Liberationtech

Social networking sites @Facebook & @Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion

Social networking sites @Facebook & @Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion https://t.co/9GSMJig40C
— Liberationtech (@Liberationtech) June 24, 2017

https://twitter.com/Liberationtech/status/878613781366157312
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/19/social-media-proganda-manipulating-public-opinion-bots-accounts-facebook-twitter

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Perhaps WUaS's can synthesize with our developing A.I. the

Caring and Loving (partly Quaker-informed) wiki subject
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Caring_and_Loving

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Political Science wiki subject
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Political_Science

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Artificial Intelligence wiki subject
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence

and in conjunction, if at all possible, with Google ("Don't be evil"), Stanford, Wikimedia, Apple, MIT OCW and other significant A.I. generators ...

- planned in all ~200 countries' official and main languages ...

to inform some of these questions.

In what profound ways can WIKI WUaS CC share & adapt MIT OCW in 7 langs as CHAT BOTS for learners in ALL langs for Bach, PhD, Law, MD & IB?
— WorldUnivandSch (@WorldUnivAndSch) June 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/WorldUnivAndSch/status/879007218644926465

In what profound ways can WIKI WUaS develop a universal translator to CC0 Wikisource ALL langs as CHAT BOTS for TRANSLATION in 7099 langs?
— WUaSPress (@WUaSPress) June 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/WUaSPress/status/879008451770187776