AI Whistleblowers Are Stepping Up. It’s About Time: Parmy Olson

Here’s an AI advancement that should benefit all of us: It’s getting easier for builders of artificial intelligence to warn the world about the harms their algorithms can cause — from spreading misinformation and displacing jobs, to hallucinating and providing a new form of surveillance. But who can these would-be whistleblowers turn to? An encouraging shift toward better oversight is underway, thanks to changes in compensation policies, renewed momentum to speak out among engineers and the growing clout of a British government-backed safety group.

The financial changes are the most consequential. AI workers suffer from the ultimate First World problem, in that they can make seven or ...