Disclaimer: I am asking this for a college class. I need to find an example of AI being used unethically. I figured this would be one of the best places to ask. Maybe this could also serve as a good post to collect examples.

So what have you got?

    • Greg Clarke@lemmy.ca
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      5 hours ago

      Given the environmental costs, the social costs, and the fraud it entails, using it at all is pretty much unethical.

      There are loads of examples of AI being used in socially positive ways. AI doesn’t just mean ChatGPT.

    • ArcRay@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      12 hours ago

      Excelled point. I think there are some legitimate uses of AI. Especially in image processing for science related topics.

      But for the most part, almost every common use is unethical. Whether it be the energy demands, (and its contributions to climate change), the theft of intellectual property, the spread of misinformation, and so much more. Overall, it’s a huge net negative on society.

      I remember hearing about the lawyer one. IIRC chatGPT was citing laws that didn’t even exist. How do you not check what it wrote? You wouldn’t blindly accept predictive word typing with your phones keyboard and autocorrect. So why would you blindly trust a fancier autocorrect?