Macon.Artificial Intelligence by Mikiaya Macon

“AI—The Good, the Bad, and the Scary.” Engineering | Virginia Tech, eng.vt.edu/magazine/stories/fall-2023/ai.html.

mikiayam49 — 2025-06-08 03:55:34 UTC

"We are already facing the negative outcomes of AI. For example, take recommendation algorithms for streaming services: the types of shows you see are influenced by the shows recommended to you by an artificial agent. More generally, today's AI systems influence human decision making at multiple levels: from viewing habits to purchasing decisions, from political opinions to social values."

Taylor, Zach. “Visiting Journalist Lectures about Dangers of Artificial Intelligence.” University Wire, Uloop, Inc, 2023.

mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 00:25:10 UTC

"In order to generate new and more advanced artificial intelligence, existing AI needs to be fed new data to learn from it. This data needs to be formatted for the artificial intelligence to be able to read it, a process known as data annotating."

Infobase, film distributor, and Intelligence Squared US. Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?, A Debate. Intelligence Squared US, 2023.

mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 00:34:25 UTC

"So the first and foremost is that they can be used deliberately to make misinformation. So ChatGPT has guardrails, but they're easy to go around or you can use the underlying technology, called a large language model, to make as much misinformation as you like at will."

Thomas, Mike. “14 Risks and Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Built In, 25 July 2024, builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/risks-of-artificial-intelligence.

mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 00:44:03 UTC

"AI and deep learning models can be difficult to understand, even for those who work directly with the technology. This leads to a lack of transparency for how and why AI comes to its conclusions, creating a lack of explanation for what data AI algorithms use, or why they may make biased or unsafe decisions."

“Examining the Potential Benefits and Dangers of AI.” UC News, 28 Feb. 2024, www.uc.edu/news/articles/2024/02/examining-the-potential-benefits-and-dangers-of-ai.html.

mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 00:58:49 UTC

"'AI can now imitate your voice,' Shaffer said. 'There are examples of all sorts of celebrities. That's now an issue. You could take 20, 30 seconds of somebody's voice, drop it into the system. People will be able to imitate your family's voice, a celebrity's voice. You won’t know if that voice is real or not.'”

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mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 01:11:09 UTC

This connections is made by the fact that algorithms are influenced by AI and that is because the AI is fed the data, absorbing what it is given or what it processes from multiple outlets. This in turn causes the danger of propaganda or influences from the program.

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mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 01:16:14 UTC

I made this connection because both quotes explain how AI can spread misinformation and doesn't always have the correct answer which even stumps the people who work with technology.

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mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 01:22:21 UTC

These two quotes are connected because one is an example of what the other claims is possible. AI can be used to spread misinformation, and some with malicious intent or someone just making a video, can use the voice or anything from a person and create an entirely fake video.

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mikiayam49 — 2025-06-09 01:24:38 UTC

I made this connection, because taking someone's voice to have AI imitate it is an example of feeding the algorithm information and data to learn.