Since the sourcing of this fantastic 1979 IBM training slide is buried in various Twitter threads (and linking to Twitter sucks now because logged out users can't navigate conversations) I put together some notes on its origin […] [Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net] - ThreadSky

simon.fedi.simonwillison.net.ap.brid.gy • 29 days ago

Since the sourcing of this fantastic 1979 IBM training slide is buried in various Twitter threads (and linking to Twitter sucks now because logged out users can't navigate conversations) I put together some notes on its origin […] https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon/113940232953153644

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damon.kiesow.net•29 days ago

I think about that directive a lot and wonder if a solution is to let AI make any decisions the developer wants, but with strict liability attaching to the CEO personally.

EndicottAuthor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon I agree.

torgo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon I think whatever its origin, it's good and ethically sound guidance.

flancian.social.coop.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon ahoy! thanks for trying to dig up the reference, it is indeed relevant to the zeitgeist :)

This is probably obvious but FWIW I flipped the image and processed it a bit to make it easier to extract additional information from the text on the other side of […] https://social.coop/@flancian/113940511186128663

flancian.social.coop.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon processed by Gemini:

"""
"THE COMPUTER MANDATE" (This is quite clear)
"AUTHORITY" (Mostly visible)
"LIMIT OF..." (Likely "LIMIT OF LIABILITY" or "LIMIT OF [something]")
"SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT..." (Partially visible)

"ESPONSIBILITY..."
"TO PERFORM AS PRE-DIRECTED BY THE PROGRAMMER" […]

reconbot.toot.cafe.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon thanks for this

brouhaha.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon Thanks for sharing your findings regarding the provenance of the image. I have been somewhat skeptical all along, given how little information about the origin was available. At this point it seems like it is probably legitimate, though there may never be any corroborating evidence.

MegaMichelle.a2mi.social.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@simon

A billionaire can never be held accountable.

Therefore a billionaire must never make a management decision.

FritzAdalis.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy•29 days ago

@MegaMichelle @simon

A billionaire can never be held accountable.

Therefore a billionaire must never be.

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