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dren i strongly recommend her full article to learn more generative ai oh wow and oh no when chatgpt debuted in late 2022 so many people not just the tech bros were all aflutter about it you ask it to answer a complex question or create a substantive document and then wowza it delivers early iterations of chatgpt and similar products proved to be somewhat uneven in the quality and accuracy of the output but these platforms have improved and very likely will continue to do so to be sure generative ai platforms like chatgpt are producing benefits such as accelerating scientific and medical research and analysis and like so many other online offerings generative ai is helping to produce simple summaries and documents in a fraction of the time it would take to research and draft them ourselves still there are no guarantees that the outputs we receive from a generative ai platform should be relied upon these platforms present possibly intractable problems in part because they are the work of humans who are unavoidably fallible some of these problems are connected to deeper existential concerns about the relationship between humans and technology in 2024 the alumni magazine of suffolk university law school where i have taught since 1994 did a glowing piece on the promise of ai technology for the legal profession many of my suffolk colleagues spoke enthusiastically about these developments and ai generally the only stick in the mud was yours truly as i offered myself as the token dissenter here s what i had to say some professors are affirmed generative ai critics i have long feared a devolution of society whereby instead of technology existing to serve humans we exist to serve technology and its financial benefactors says professor david yamada director of the school s new workplace institute with the advent of chatgpt we now have reached that sad tipping point it s human designed technology that can supplant human reasoning judgment and creativity yamada raised a host of concerns including plagiarism discriminatory impacts and estimates that generative ai will eliminate hundreds of millions of jobs he adds stay tuned for this awful misadventure is only beginning the accounts of the alleged ai complicit suicides only heighten my deep concerns uneven legal protections and regulations unfortunately the significant advances in ai technology are notably ahead of our efforts to regulate them not surprisingly the european union has been at the forefront at responding to these concerns the e u s 2024 artificial intelligence act provides for comprehensive regulation of ai systems based on the level of risk to public health safety and civil rights not surprisingly the u s currently lacks national legislation safeguarding us from ai excesses although current federal and state laws provide some protections need for social responsibility and moral duty especially if technological advancements are not specifically regulated then the companies bringing them to the marketplace have at least a social responsibility to address eminently foreseeable hazards and to act preventively in the case of these suicides the companies that made these ai platforms readily available to the public arguably failed to meet their moral standard of care in addition to possibly breaching their legal obligations allow me to explain in a more everyday context we have been well aware that people are relying increasingly on digital devices to substitute for human connection this goes well beyond asking questions of siri or alexa rather we re talking about the creation of personas generated by ai platforms that perform quasi social functions especially at a time when loneliness is a serious societal problem and access to mental health care falls well short of ideal it is hardly surprising that some folks are using ai for emotional support and for substantive guidance on challenges they are facing in their lives against this backdrop couldn t the companies marketing the platforms accessed by these two teens have easily anticipated that something horrible like this might occur ai regulation vs ai morals in a piece just published by time magazine link here professor and entrepreneur nicole brachetti peretti lancaster university writes pope leo xiv recently called for builders of ai to cultivate moral discernment as a fundamental part of their work to develop systems that reflect justice solidarity and a genuine reverence for life some tech leaders including andreessen horowitz cofounder marc andreessen have mocked such calls but to do so is a mistake we don t just need ai regulation we need ai morals artificial intelligence will force a new reckoning with human dignity a concept older than any technology yet curiously absent from most conversations about it dignity insists that a person s worth is intrinsic not measurable in data points or economic output it is a principle that stands against the logic of optimisation in a world built on engagement metrics dignity reminds us that not everything that can be quantified should be i don t know if prof peretti would agree with all that i ve written here but her words eloquently link considerations of social responsibility moral duty and human dignity in connection with one of the most significant technological developments of our lives i strongly recommend her full article ai regulation is not enough we need ai morals to grasp her full argument so can ai be evil unless we believe that ai technology is a life form with cognition judgment and the ability to form intent then of course not we can save such speculations for science fiction stories however ai platforms are extraordinarily powerfully devices that now mimic human responses invented by humans who should know about the obvious risks posed to their consumers if ai inventors and marketers barrel ahead ignorant of these concerns then we should at least consider their possible negligence or recklessness and if they know of these risks but are too covetous of fortune and fame to press the pause button and address them then the term evil does indeed enter the conversation share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading no kings day celebration resistance and tragedy june 15 2025 by david yamada in politics power abuse in society strategies for change tags politics power abuse in society strategies for change leave a comment headline from bostonglobe com during the mid to late 1700s massachusetts would become a hotbed of activism and resistance toward the british crown it is among other things the site of the boston tea party when in 1773 colonists protested taxation without representation by marching over to the boston harbor then boarded british merchant ships and tossed hundreds of chests of tea into the water less than two years later the battles of lexington and concord became the start of the american revolution in sum one could fairly claim that denizens of massachusetts were among the first future americans to forcefully assert that they did not wish to be ruled by an autocratic king it makes sense then that on june 14 massachusetts was the site of some 100 demonstrations aligned with no kings day a day of protest responding to president trump s alarming decision to use this day to host a rare u s military parade in washington d c in honor of his own birthday deciding to show up i must confess that i am not a natural demonstrator i tend to do my advocacy through writing and policy initiatives i think there are multiple ways in which people can assert their voices on important matters of the day and i would never judge anyone for not to attending a protest in fact in some areas of the country and under some circumstances it may be prudent to stay away that said i found persuasive the words of rev john pavlovitz one of my favorite social media writers who urged people to turn out for no kings day citing the dire threat our nation is facing from its own president you see friend activism isn t magic or mysterious it isn t about qualifications or training or capability it s simply about showing up it is about you leveraging your personhood in the cause of whatever it is that you value the only prerequisite for saturday is a heart that breaks on behalf of its neighbor and its nation and a courage that moves your feet to stand alongside other similarly heartbroken but courageous human beings you don t need a t shirt you don t need a sign no bullhorn is necessary no plan is required you won t need to shout a slogan or sing a song or make a sound you won t need to run into harm s way all you need to do is show up here in boston a mash up of two observances an impromptu exchange on facebook about no kings day led to an invitation from one of my long time friends jenna blum to join her for the day s gathering jenna is a gifted and successful author she set her first novel those who save us in wwii germany it became a word of mouth new york times bestseller and established her as a book club favorite the book was in part a product of interviewing holocaust survivors for the shoah foundation george washington boston statue here with jenna expressly opposed the american president ever becoming a king figure fueled by her understanding of authoritarian rule jenna also frequently supports important protests and demonstrations that call out abuses of power like rev pavlovitz she made a persuasive case that no kings day easily rose to that level so donning my tricorn hat i hopped on the subway to meet up with her your mission sir is simply to show up we quickly discovered that boston s no kings day demonstration had become a sort of mash up with its annual pride parade a major event in this city the pride parade element made the gathering more festive and celebratory and less one of protest lots of people brought their children and many kids were part of the parade nevertheless that dynamic had its own poignancy i e seeing folks from the lgbtq community a group savagely and cruelly targeted by the trump administration celebrating their identity so openly and joyously while being greeted by nothing but cheers and applause while the political messages may have been mixed at times they were wholly compatible and a lot of garb and signs blended both themes quite successfully please excuse the language but he has a great point while surely both events drew people of all ages we observed a slight generational pattern with younger folks somewhat more likely to be celebrating the pride parade and older folks somewhat more likely to be demonstrating against trump s excesses the day s drizzle did not keep folks away at one point we met up with two of jenna s friends who happened to be impressive young activists i enjoyed learning about their interests l to r jenna josie and sadie by the way in the background of the photo above you can see some of the boston police officers assigned to the event we noted that the police we encountered were in a non confrontational stand down mode much like with any other parade or big event on the streets this contributed positively to the day a message for all of us i think that the message pictured below is of vital significance this critical historical moment demands that we save the core structure of our democracy first and foremost it doesn t mean abandoning heartfelt principled positions on social and political issues that are dear to us but it does mean that we must prioritize rescuing and then strengthening a democracy that allows everyone to have freedom of expression and be safeguarded by the rule of law no kings day went nationwide we in boston were not alone in simultaneously holding no kings day and pride events in fact one of my friends reported a similar festive vibe with a joint event in her ohio hometown in addition a casual scroll through my facebook feed revealed friends posts about participating in no kings day events across the country by comparison video footage of trump s self celebratory military parade has shown a sad procession of squeaking tanks driving by paltry quiet crowds one comparison put it this way despite trump s attempts to hype the event attendance appeared light there were considerably fewer people on the national mall on saturday than there would be for a typical fourth of july celebration and attendance at trump s parade was dwarfed by the millions who showed up at roughly 2 000 anti trump no kings protests in cities and towns all over the country during a year when the trump administration has taken a hatchet to so many valuable federal programs many news sources have reported that the cost of his little parade was some 45 million tragedy and assassination in minnesota i would feel much better about today s events were it not for the awful news coming out of minnesota politically motivated assassinations and attempted assassinations targeting former and current democratic state legislators as reported by the associated press hundreds of law officers fanned out across a minneapolis suburb saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a democratic state lawmaker in her home in what gov tim walz called a politically motivated assassination authorities said the suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker and was believed to be trying to flee the area democratic former house speaker melissa hortman and her husband mark were killed in their brooklyn park home sen john hoffman also a democrat and his wife yvette were injured at their champlin address about 9 miles about 15 kilometers away authorities said the suspect had no kings flyers in his car and writings mentioning the names of the victims as well as other lawmakers and officials though they could not say if he had any other specific targets a minnesota official told the associated press that the suspect s writings also contained information targeting prominent lawmakers who have been outspoken in favor of abortion rights the official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing summing up it was so gratifying to experience today s gathering in boston with one of my dear friends this was by the very sense of community commitment and celebration it generated a sharp rejoinder to the authoritarian cruelty of the man marking his birthday with a quiet military parade in washington but the political shootings in minnesota have served as an equally important reminder of how successful this president has been at stoking hatred and intolerance we ve still got our work cut out for us america remains an experiment a long term one to be sure that could fail if we cannot find a way to save democracy and the rule of law share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window 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