Neil Lawrence • 2/9/2024

The Open Society and its AI

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This article, based on a talk for The State of Open 2024, uses the metaphor of The Sorcerer's Apprentice to discuss 'intellectual debt'—where complex software/AI systems become uncontrollable by their creators. It references real-world cases like the Horizon scandal and Facebook, then connects to Karl Popper's 'open society' philosophy, suggesting that robust societal institutions and professions are needed to govern the technology created by modern 'scribes' (software engineers and tech companies).

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