Automating Human Behavior: The Social Contract of Bad Apps
Catalyst · Launch by NTT DATA
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Show Notes
Artificial intelligence is all about automating human behavior — and that includes bad behavior. How can technologists write software that helps rather than harms? Paul and Rich discuss the rise of apps that encode shady approaches like loan sharking into automated tools, and whether social pressures may eventually right those wrongs — or if that change will come too late.
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"This lending app publicly shames you when you’re late on loan payments - Morris Kiruga"
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