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Stephen Downes

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This post belongs more in the ethics department than on a learning technology list, but it does underscore the key fact that the use of automated filtering and content management will not automatically fix online discussions. Of course we knew that, but it's important to understand why this is the case. In a nutshell, what you get out of AI is what you put in. So if you base your AI on an anti-LGBTQ+ and pro-KKK data set that's what you will get as output. And the data comes from your community. I want to underline this: the only way to have more ethical AI is to have a more ethical society. It has nothing to do with the technology. It has everything to do with you.

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