AI Frontier Metaphor Enables Boundary-Pushing Behavior, Echoes Problematic Expansion Histories
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The "frontier" metaphor for AI echoes problematic histories of American expansionism, imperialism, and racial oppression.
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The AI "gold rush" is enabling boundary-pushing behavior and exploitation, akin to past frontiers. Companies are breaking rules and misusing data.
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American exceptionalism could lead to unconstrained militarization of AI or violations of civil liberties, as with past frontiers.
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Unbridled AI growth threatens elite domination and externalized costs, displacing workers and increasing inequality.
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Alternatives exist democratic oversight, public AI options, profit caps, universal basic income, international cooperation on AI regulation.