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TiredOldLamb t1_j6mr7k7 wrote

Reply to comment by shanoshamanizum in Why AI can not replace search index by shanoshamanizum

Search engines are also designed and maintained by humans. They absolutely can filter the results to fit the agenda of creators. There were many examples of that with the Google vs China situation.

There isn't some great fairness ethos guiding the works of search engine creators. They can manipulate the results just as much as AI creators. It's all just some algorythms. All human creations are subject to the biases of their makers.

You seem to argue that AI creators are more likely to introduce bias to their algorithms.

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shanoshamanizum OP t1_j6mrkv6 wrote

Not talking about correctness here but rather about reducing user autonomy by taking away choice.

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Selfless- t1_j6mtrba wrote

Users are lazy and will happily trade autonomy for automation.

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shanoshamanizum OP t1_j6mtxdn wrote

That's another topic which doesn't contradict with the core statement. We are trying to figure out if having something decide for you what to think is acceptable.

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night_dick t1_j6onfyl wrote

I get what you are saying. Search results you can pour over multiple returns and compare and contrast to draw conclusions. An ai question answer engine gives you one result and you have to take it upon yourself to verify. I guess a parallel to look at is social media: TikTok/YouTube shorts are the most popular content delivery format atm and it is essentially deciding for you what to consume. So I’d say the majority of (young, probably) people are definitely willing to allow a machine to do their thinking for them

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