1) The document argues that a focus on "AI ethics" is commonly used by those in power as an excuse to avoid change and restrict the potential of AI technology. 2) It claims that limiting AI's development based on current human limitations could hinder progress towards using AI to solve major problems like climate change, health issues, and discrimination. 3) Instead of principles focused on current realities, the author believes guidelines for AI development should envision the future we want and design rules to incentivize positive change towards that future outcome.

1. Why it’s unethical to focus on ‘AI Ethics’
AN EXCUSE TO AVOID CHANGE AND CLING ON TO POWER

2. 3 opening statements
AI holds the
potential for
humans to
change beyond
our limitations.
AI ethics is
commonly used
excuse, by those
in power, to not
change.
An excuse that
comes at a huge
cost for those
without power.

3. Humans have
their limitations

4. Xenophobic as f**k
If people don’t act or look like what we are used to, it makes us uncomfortable

5. We reason in terms of
“Normal” & "Not normal”
In 2022 we still diagnose people who think differently with illness

6. Can cope
with very few
dimensions
We have to simplify data a lot to
process it into our consciousness

7. Still stuck in a 20th century
one-size-fits-all mindset.

8. Unique physique One treatment for all
VS

9. Unique potential Conveyor belt learning
VS

10. Unique insights Restricted to “titles"
VS

11. Arti
fi
cial Neural Networks
Holds the power to see patterns in data and make predictions beyond human limitations.

12. Sundar Pichai / CEO Alphabet (Google)
“AI is one of the most important
things humanity is working on. It’s
more profound than, I don’t know,
electricity or fire”

13. Unique physique
No more
One treatment for all
VS

14. Unique potential
No more
Conveyor belt learning
VS

15. Unique insights
No more
Restricted to “titles"
VS

16. Food, climate, and
much much more.

17. Everyone is going crazy
with excitement.
We forge ahead to
create a better more
just world for everyone!

18. “Let’s talk more about ethics”

19. Peltarion - the operational AI platform
Technical leaps increases access
Internet
Distribution of information
AI
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Transistors
Mathematical calculations
Intelligence & Predictions
2020

20. Peltarion - the operational AI platform
Uncomfortable but acceptable
Internet
Distribution of information
AI
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Transistors
Mathematical calculations
Intelligence & Predictions
2020
dafuq?

21. For us humans to change
how we view our roles in
the future is uncomfortable

22. Most people base a large part of
their personal identity on their
professional titles
I am a Lawyer, CEO, Doctor… or even scientist.

23. Identity craving
herd animal
Acts to safeguard role in group

24. Identity craving
herd animal
Acts to safeguard role in group

25. Identity craving
herd animal
Acts to safeguard role in group

26. We value
ourselves based
on our ability to be
give predictions
(to the group)
We have an inner
narcissistic belief
that WE are
irreplaceable
(in the group)

27. Change is associated with loss of safety
It’s in our nature to resist that
!

28. Those with the most power
(and the most revered jobs)
are then ones who face the
most change.
AI
Increased capability and access to
Intelligence & Predictions
Doctors, lawyers, journalists, scientists, etc…

29. An attempt to control and restrict change to a
level that we can come to terms with as humans.
With AI ethical principals & ‘explainable AI’

30. Logical error…

31. AI has the potential to
take us beyond our
human limitations
Which could give us a
future where we can
solve these problems
Human limitations give
us a world full of
discrimination, injustice,
and other problems*
* CLIMATE CHANGE, EDUCATION, CROP FAILURE, STARVATION, SICKNESS, HEALTH, DISCRIMINATION, POVERTY, AND MUCH MORE.
Yet we are trying to limit
AI’s potential to that of
humans?

32. Regulations alone
protects institutions,
but suffocates change

33. Positive change is
powered by incentives,
designed based on the
future we want to create.

34. The concept of AI ethics
is based on principles
from our current reality,
which is heavily flawed.
We must instead decide
what future we want to
create, and design
guidelines based on that.

35. In six months of research prior
to setting up the AI Sweden AI
ethics lab we were able to find
ZERO ethical cases that were
specific to AI.

36. Those who push AI ethics often
do not fully understand AI.
And may be hindering progress
towards a more ethical world.

37. It’s much easier to discuss AI
Ethics than to actually make
critical decisions about what
future we want to create.

38. It’s up to you to you elect
democratic representatives
with a vision for the future.
Then AI can help create that
future.
Thank you.