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new_name_who_dis_ t1_ivlwu4d wrote

Reply to comment by terminal_object in [D] Academia: The highest funded plagiarist is also an AI ethicist by [deleted]

I don't think I've seen a single AI Ethicist (from the ones i see on twitter at least) who actually has a background in ethics and philosophy.

It's like if I got a job as a lawyer without having gone to law school.

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drcopus t1_ivmjj3l wrote

Iason Gabriel comes to mind as a prominent example, but I do think I could find some others too. Maybe Kate Crawford also reasonably fits - she certainly comes from humanities. (This isn't my area, so this is all quite vague to me)

On another note, I don't really buy your analogy to law. AI ethics is inherently interdisciplinary. While I will always be skeptical of people simply coming in with backgrounds from one side or another, I don't think the space should be hostile. After all it requires collaboration.

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new_name_who_dis_ t1_ivmnhxr wrote

I think law is very interdisciplinary. But you still need to understand the actual law.

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Phoneaccount25732 t1_ivmiut1 wrote

On the other hand, bioethics is filled with people who understand philosophy but not the subject material, and has a very counterproductive do-nothing bias.

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LaOnionLaUnion t1_ivmsis6 wrote

I know someone who has a PhD in ethics and philosophy and specialized in AI ethics. Job market is so narrow it is absurd.

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