šØGOVERNANCE IS NOT A
#MACHINE SWITCH
Automation alone canāt manage
#AI Risks
š¹Stilgoe critiques the belief that technologyālike AIācan be made inherently safe through design alone, comparing it to James Wattās flyball governor: ingenious, but insufficient.
š¹Self-regulation and containment metaphors (common in tech circles) simplify AIās challenges into technical problems, ignoring essential political and social dimensions.
š¹Real safety requires governance structures, not just algorithmsālike how air travel depends on infrastructure, training, and regulation.
š¹Overreliance on "technical fixes" can create complacency and obscure true vulnerabilities.
š¹AI companies often dominate the āsafetyā conversation, shaping narrow narratives that serve their interests.
š¹Stilgoe calls for robust, democratic oversight and warns against letting developers steer innovation unilaterally.
- Science.org