One of the skills in critical thinking is deconstructing assumptions underneath argument. This skill is essential when reading anything about AI and safety. It is critical in risk and safety to be able to deconstruct argument and discern Real Risk … [Read more...] about AI Mythology, Confirmation Bias and Safety
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The Safety Love Affair with AI
Hot on the heels of the SPoR March Newsletter (https://safetyrisk.net/cllr-newsletter-march-2023/) on The Data Ethic of Power we get more about the Safety love affair with AI (https://www.nscafoundation.org.au/national-safety-magazine/). And you don’t have to dig deep to find the gems like Figure … [Read more...] about The Safety Love Affair with AI
Embodied Being as Foundational to Culture and Risk
Computers and AI don’t have fallible bodies and fallible bodies are essential for human learning. Without a fallible body there is no e-motion and emotions are essential for learning. Similarly, computers and AI have no unconscious and most learning occurs in the human unconscious. Similarly, … [Read more...] about Embodied Being as Foundational to Culture and Risk
Latest Destination on “The Journey To Zero”
Latest ‘technological advancements’ touted to ‘be able to change the behaviour and culture over the period of time.’ AI-powered workplace safety – brought to you by Intenseye who proudly state: Using existing cameras within facilities, we empower EHS teams to monitor their workplace 24/7, receive … [Read more...] about Latest Destination on “The Journey To Zero”
Data Ethics and the Ethics of Data in Safety
Data Ethics and the Ethics of Data in Safety I received an email yesterday about data mining and safety data with promises of making unseen risks visible using artificial intelligence (AI). The marketing is ‘choc-a-block’ with promises of what AI can do and how algorithmic analysis can tell you … [Read more...] about Data Ethics and the Ethics of Data in Safety
