Immoral Machines

In this episode, the gang looks back on the history of music and file sharing. From the stone age days of Napster through the viral minefield of Kazza and Limewire. Additionally, we also tackle all sorts of “isms” as we work through the “Man or Bear (and not the Man-Bear-Pig monstrosity)” “Trolley” and “AI Morality” thought experiments. Is there a racial discrimination in our technologies, or have we imbued our machines with our own biases? Are we human? Or are we moral? Tune in to see how our choices can impact the advancement of A.I. We also take a more lighthearted look at streaking and the age old cats vs dogs debate.

Here are the links to the Stories in this episode:

• Man or Bear In The Woods | TikTok
• Man or Bear in The Woods | TikTok | yourtango
• Man or Bear in The Woods | TikTok | happygoliving
• Man or Bear in The Woods | TikTok | sadly_420
• Man or Bear in The Woods | TikTok | daykayla13
• The Trolley Experiment
• Moral Machine research site | Contribute to the Future of Ai
• Racial Bias in Photography – Silverman Trykowski Associates, Inc. (sta-design.com)
• Photography is inherently racist. Can new technology change that? (fastcompany.com)
• Light And Dark: The Racial Biases That Remain In Photography : Code Switch : NPR
• Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most — ProPublica
• Maine coon | The Largest Cat breed - YouTube

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