Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by rch » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:29 PM UTC

Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around
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Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by federal » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:47 PM UTC

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by xname2 » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:49 PM UTC

federal wrote: post #2

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

So you think "a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices" will serve humanity?

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by federal » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:51 PM UTC

xname2 wrote: post #3

federal wrote: post #2

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

So you think "a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices" will serve humanity?

Yes.

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by rm_-rf_slash » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:51 PM UTC

xname2 wrote: post #3

federal wrote: post #2

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

So you think "a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices" will serve humanity?

Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:56 PM UTC

rm_-rf_slash wrote: post #5

xname2 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you think "a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices" will serve humanity?

Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.

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Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by metaphorm » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 5:57 PM UTC

more context for the headline quote. FTA:

"While he calls AI “profound” and increasingly capable of doing unbelievable things, on matters that require judgment he’s not comfortable with automating the human entirely out of the equation. “When technological advancement can go up so exponentially I do think there’s a risk of losing sight of the fact that tech should serve humanity, not the other way around.”

he's talking about AI here.

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by glhaynes » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 6:02 PM UTC

federal wrote: post #2

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

Presumably he'd point you toward https://www.apple.com/supplier-responsibility/, especially the "2017 Progress Report" toward the top of that page.

Edit: I don't post that to defend Cook/Apple, just to point out that Apple has done quite a bit of talking about this topic since the bad old days when they really did need to make some changes. Have they done "enough"? I have no idea, and would love to hear someone knowledgable criticize the steps they've taken so far.

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by webwielder2 » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 6:03 PM UTC

federal wrote: post #2

So is he going to lobby for a massive overhaul of Foxconn's employment practices?

Apple has done more than any other American company to improve working conditions in China.

Re: Tim Cook: Technology Should Serve Humanity, Not the Other Way Around

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Post by meesterdude » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 6:10 PM UTC

This is a pretty ironic statement, given their entire product design is built to serve apple, and the users are often secondary to that or ignored entirely; such as making UI more difficult on purpose so you're more inclined to use siri, or buying music instead of bringing your own.

I dont see AI at apple being any different. Its for them FIRST, us second, if at all. "humanity" may as well mean corporations since they are comprised of humans, but the general public will bare the costs in the end.