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You raise several good points for discussion, Koo. Ethics vs Governance vs Trust.
1. The term 'Ethical AI' has no meaning – it's a machine, it has no ethics. Ethics belong to the realm of human activities. Unless there is evidence that AI is sentient, we should never be using that term as it obfuscate the issues.
2. Governance is always about good practices and the prevention of abuse. Unless there is real evidence that AI poses an existential threat (empty hollow words at this point by naive government officials looking to virtue signal), governing a technology makes no sense. Nobody governs automation processes. Nobody governs the steam engine. There is governance, or rather, safeguards for nuclear.
3. Widespread adoption of the technology is its own form of 'governance' as counter-opposing forces, driven by capitalistic ideals (i.e. making money rather than cutting the hand that feeds it), will ensure that no single group dominates. This, in turn, reduces asymmetric risks and potential abuse. And this should be at the heart of why TRUST becomes important – to drive widespread usage and adoption.
This is all fine and good, but the use of GenAI will precede regulation and legislation by years. In the interim, we need action by professionals, humans, who are themselves trustworthy. This is more important than standing up a process and telling people to trust it...
You raise several good points for discussion, Koo. Ethics vs Governance vs Trust.
1. The term 'Ethical AI' has no meaning – it's a machine, it has no ethics. Ethics belong to the realm of human activities. Unless there is evidence that AI is sentient, we should never be using that term as it obfuscate the issues.
2. Governance is always about good practices and the prevention of abuse. Unless there is real evidence that AI poses an existential threat (empty hollow words at this point by naive government officials looking to virtue signal), governing a technology makes no sense. Nobody governs automation processes. Nobody governs the steam engine. There is governance, or rather, safeguards for nuclear.
3. Widespread adoption of the technology is its own form of 'governance' as counter-opposing forces, driven by capitalistic ideals (i.e. making money rather than cutting the hand that feeds it), will ensure that no single group dominates. This, in turn, reduces asymmetric risks and potential abuse. And this should be at the heart of why TRUST becomes important – to drive widespread usage and adoption.
History has shown us time and again that the people harping on about "ethics" are usually the people who lack them the most.
This is all fine and good, but the use of GenAI will precede regulation and legislation by years. In the interim, we need action by professionals, humans, who are themselves trustworthy. This is more important than standing up a process and telling people to trust it...