Yann LeCun
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No, I don't think the issue has to do with the political leaning of the people designing those systems. It has to do with the acceptability or political leanings of their customer base or audience, right? So a big company cannot afford to offend too many people. So they're going to make sure that whatever product they put out is safe, whatever that means. And it's very possible to overdo it.
No, I don't think the issue has to do with the political leaning of the people designing those systems. It has to do with the acceptability or political leanings of their customer base or audience, right? So a big company cannot afford to offend too many people. So they're going to make sure that whatever product they put out is safe, whatever that means. And it's very possible to overdo it.
No, I don't think the issue has to do with the political leaning of the people designing those systems. It has to do with the acceptability or political leanings of their customer base or audience, right? So a big company cannot afford to offend too many people. So they're going to make sure that whatever product they put out is safe, whatever that means. And it's very possible to overdo it.
And it's also very possible to, it's impossible to do it properly for everyone. You're not going to satisfy everyone. So that's what I said before. You cannot have a system that is unbiased, that is perceived as unbiased by everyone.
And it's also very possible to, it's impossible to do it properly for everyone. You're not going to satisfy everyone. So that's what I said before. You cannot have a system that is unbiased, that is perceived as unbiased by everyone.
And it's also very possible to, it's impossible to do it properly for everyone. You're not going to satisfy everyone. So that's what I said before. You cannot have a system that is unbiased, that is perceived as unbiased by everyone.
It's going to be, you know, you push it in one way, one set of people are going to see it as biased, and then you push it the other way, and another set of people is going to see it as biased. And then in addition to this, there's the issue of if you push the system perhaps a little too far in one direction, it's going to be non-factual, right?
It's going to be, you know, you push it in one way, one set of people are going to see it as biased, and then you push it the other way, and another set of people is going to see it as biased. And then in addition to this, there's the issue of if you push the system perhaps a little too far in one direction, it's going to be non-factual, right?
It's going to be, you know, you push it in one way, one set of people are going to see it as biased, and then you push it the other way, and another set of people is going to see it as biased. And then in addition to this, there's the issue of if you push the system perhaps a little too far in one direction, it's going to be non-factual, right?
You're going to have, you know, black Nazi soldiers in the image.
You're going to have, you know, black Nazi soldiers in the image.
You're going to have, you know, black Nazi soldiers in the image.
Right, and can be offensive for some people as well, right? So it's gonna be impossible to kind of produce systems that are unbiased for everyone. So the only solution that I see is diversity.
Right, and can be offensive for some people as well, right? So it's gonna be impossible to kind of produce systems that are unbiased for everyone. So the only solution that I see is diversity.
Right, and can be offensive for some people as well, right? So it's gonna be impossible to kind of produce systems that are unbiased for everyone. So the only solution that I see is diversity.
Basically, yeah. I mean, Mark is right about a number of things that he lists that indeed scare large companies. You know, certainly congressional investigations is one of them, legal liability. making things that get people to hurt themselves or hurt others.
Basically, yeah. I mean, Mark is right about a number of things that he lists that indeed scare large companies. You know, certainly congressional investigations is one of them, legal liability. making things that get people to hurt themselves or hurt others.
Basically, yeah. I mean, Mark is right about a number of things that he lists that indeed scare large companies. You know, certainly congressional investigations is one of them, legal liability. making things that get people to hurt themselves or hurt others.
Big companies are really careful about not producing things of this type, because they don't want to hurt anyone, first of all, and then second, they want to preserve their business.
Big companies are really careful about not producing things of this type, because they don't want to hurt anyone, first of all, and then second, they want to preserve their business.