Episode 022: The Ethics of LLMs that Few Talk About

Conversations around AI ethics often focus on a suite of incredibly important topics such as data security and privacy, model bias, model transparency, and explainability. However, each time we use large AI models (e.g., diffusion models, LLMs), we reinforce a host of additional potentially unethical practices that are needed to build and maintain these systems.

In this episode, Jake and David discuss some of these unsavory topics, such as human labor costs and environmental impact. Although it's a bit of a downer, it's crucial for each of us to acknowledge how our behavior impacts the larger ecosystem and recognize our role in perpetuating these practices.