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One big thing missing from the AI conversation | Zeynep Tufekci
When deployed cheaply and at scale, artificial intelligence will be able to infer things about people, places, and entire nations, which humans alone never could. This is both good and potentially very, very bad.
If you were to think of some of the most overlooked stories of 2023, artificial intelligence would probably not make your list. OpenAI's ChatGPT has changed how we think about AI, and you've undoubtedly read plenty of quick takes about how AI will save or destroy the planet. But according to Princeton sociologist Zeynep Tufekci, there is a super important implication of AI that not enough people are talking about.
"Rather than looking at what happens between you and me if we use AI," Tufekci said to Ian on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, "What I would like to see discussed is what happens if it's used by a billion people?" In a short but substantive interview for GZERO World, Tufekci breaks down just how important it is to think about the applications of AI "at scale" when its capabilities can be deployed cheaply. Tufekci cites the example of how AI could change hiring practices in ways we might not intend, like weeding out candidates with clinical depression or with a history of unionizing. AI at scale will demonstrate a remarkable ability to infer things that humans cannot, Tufekci explains.
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Overlooked stories in 2023
In 2023, a war in Ukraine got worse and new one erupted in Gaza, but there also were many other stories that didn't capture the world's attention.
2023 has been a rough one, hasn't it? From a war in Ukraine that lurched into its third year with mere kilometers of territory traded on the battlefield to a new chapter in an old conflict in Gaza with no end in sight, it's enough to make a person want to dig a bunker in the backyard. Or at least get into yoga...
In this episode, Ian Bremmer takes stock of the state of the world in 2023. Be warned: no sugar shall be coating said thoughts! Then, we'll bring you a fascinating conversation with sociologist Zeynep Tufekci about the one thing everyone is overlooking in the AI conversation. Hint: it has nothing to do with Elon Musk (thank goodness!).
And speaking of being overlooked, how much have you heard about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the past year? Well, thousands of Armenians who fled that deadly territorial dispute are experiencing a new host of challenges in the country’s capital thanks to thousands of…you guessed it…fleeing Russians.
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Podcast: Talking AI: Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains what's missing in the conversation
Listen: In this edition of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks with sociologist and all-around-brilliant person, Zeynep Tufekci. Tufekci has been prescient on a number of issues, from Covid causes to misinformation online. Ian caught up with her on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum outside, so pardon the traffic. They discuss what people are missing when they talk about artificial intelligence today. Listen to find out why her answer surprised Ian because it seems so obvious in retrospect.
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