Introduction for the special issue of “Ideologies of AI and the consolidation of power”: Naming power

Q2 Computer Science

First Monday Pub Date : 2024-04-14 DOI:10.5210/fm.v29i4.13643

Jenna Burrell, Jacob Metcalf

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Abstract

This introductory essay for the special issue of First Monday, “Ideologies of AI and the consolidation of power,” considers how power operates in AI and machine learning research and publication. Drawing on themes from the seven contributions to this special issue, we argue that what can and cannot be said inside of mainstream computer science publications appears to be constrained by the power, wealth, and ideology of a small cohort of industrialists. The result is that shaping discourse about the AI industry is itself a form of power that cannot be named inside of computer science. We argue that naming and grappling with this power, and the troubled history of core commitments behind the pursuit of general artificial intelligence, is necessary for the integrity of the field and the well-being of the people whose lives are impacted by AI.

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人工智能意识形态与权力巩固 "特刊导言：为权力正名

这篇为《第一星期一》特刊撰写的介绍性文章 "人工智能的意识形态与权力的巩固"，探讨了权力在人工智能和机器学习的研究与出版中是如何运作的。根据本特刊七篇文章的主题，我们认为，主流计算机科学出版物中能说什么，不能说什么，似乎都受制于一小撮实业家的权力、财富和意识形态。其结果是，塑造有关人工智能产业的话语本身就是一种无法在计算机科学领域命名的权力形式。我们认为，为了人工智能领域的完整性和生活受到人工智能影响的人们的福祉，有必要对这种权力以及追求通用人工智能背后的核心承诺的混乱历史进行命名和处理。

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First Monday Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications

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2.20

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