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Questioning, doubt, and dissent are discouraged or even punished.
Effective Altruism Is a Dangerous Cult — Here's Why
Émile P. Torres
Because it is far cheaper for manufacturers to use computers to control the internal functioning of devices than it is to use older, mechanical methods, it is economically inevitable that computers will insinuate themselves into every product and service in our lives.
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Alan Cooper
Poor data coverage, in particular, leads to weak safety guarantees on real-world chatbot behaviour, and potentially underrecognised forms of algorithmic
unfairness: models are most likely to operate within safety bounds when confronted with communication styles that are typical, discriminating against atypical communication patterns characteristic of some mental health conditions (e.g., "thought disorder" in psychosis and mania) [90,91](https://paperpile.com/c/Gkdt8S/KHUo+O35L) .
Technological Folie a Deux - Google Docs
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