The recent hiring of philosophers in tech companies got me thinking about one important question: can we outsource philosophy to tech companies? I understand that one of the roles of hired philosophers is to act as safeguards for AI use at the user end (e.g., writing constitutions, conducting adversarial tests, etc.). But unlike tech staff, where a standalone product can be built without any domain knowledge by the management, a philosopher’s suggestions often require the management to actively understand and adopt them. Sometimes, the suggestions may even challenge the core values of a company. Originally from the article “The real reason tech companies hire philosophers” by Smart Decode in Medium. https://medium.com/p/d16336fe0573 submitted by /u/rutherz34
Originally posted by u/rutherz34 on r/ArtificialInteligence
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