Arvind Narayanan on Upholding AI Research Ethics
Arvind Narayanan argues distinctions remain possible by tracking model evaluation calls versus research assistant uses and funding sources.
Princeton professor Arvind Narayanan replied that moral distinctions can be upheld even when using AI tools as research staff. He stated the difference holds if API calls are tracked separately for evaluating the invoked model versus using models as assistants, along with separate accounting for what pays for each. Narayanan noted there will always be a moral difference between company-funded arrangements and other setups. The reply appears in an AI topic discussion and includes no further details on specific cases or outcomes.
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Arvind Narayanan on Upholding AI Research Ethics
Arvind Narayanan argues distinctions remain possible by tracking model evaluation calls versus research assistant uses and funding sources.
Princeton professor Arvind Narayanan replied that moral distinctions can be upheld even when using AI tools as research staff. He stated the difference holds if API calls are tracked separately for evaluating the invoked model versus using models as assistants, along with separate accounting for what pays for each. Narayanan noted there will always be a moral difference between company-funded arrangements and other setups. The reply appears in an AI topic discussion and includes no further details on specific cases or outcomes.
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Arvind Narayanan@random_walkerEven in a world with AI staff this distinction can be meaningfully upheld as long as we track which API calls are for evaluating the model being invoked and which calls are for models being used as research assistants, and what pays for what. Surely there will always be a moral…
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