Meta’s new AI council is composed entirely of white men

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/metas-new-ai-council-is-comprised-entirely-of-white-men/

Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI.

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calavera@lemm.ee · 37 pts · 2y (8 replies)

Imagine how better would it be if they replaced one of those rich white dudes with another rich person who wasn´t a white man... right?

squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 29 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I would prefer to burn Meta/Facebook to the ground too, but that doesn't mean people shouldn't point out Zuckerberg & Co.'s obvious sexism and racism.

themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

It's not sexism or racism, it's just that the computer models for building a lifelike automaton to replace powerful people is exponentially harder with each gender and skin tone you add to the master mold.

Soup@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

…your point?

Hawke@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

I think his point was that obvious sarcasm is not that obvious.

ynazuma@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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breakingcups@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not explicitly, but diversity is an indicator for a broader life experience, which combined indicates greater knowledge.

Picking outliers to make your point betrays the point of this article. No one is claiming that with a diverse committee the results will be guaranteed perfect. That doesn't mean that we shouldn't be allowed to raise an eyebrow at such a potentially incredibly powerful and impactful organ having, statistically, such a narrow field of experience yet making decisions that affect the entire world.

Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 2y

When talking about representation, class representation is just as important, if not more important than race and gender. A rich woman’s life experience is much more similar to that of a rich man than that of a poor woman. So you’re right that this hypocrisy deserves to be called out, but we shouldn’t stop when race & gender diversity is reached.

AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

India has so many billionaires, it's a shame that they don't use that resource.

SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

Perhaps they chose on merit, and the most qualified candidates just all happened to be white men? Have we considered that??

/s, just in case

Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y

"The old one was too, it's just that the new one is also."

(I don't actually know that, just a-perhaps-too-plausible joke)

Facebones@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 2y

Duh