Dorothea Baur - the ethics crusader
@dorotheabaur.bsky.social
Ethics in tech & finance: AI ethics, ESG, CSR, sustainability. Expert, consultant, speaker, lecturer, author. Based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Ideal for people who appreciate both humor and ethical dilemmas, and can handle an occasional existential crisis.
Ideal for people who appreciate both humor and ethical dilemmas, and can handle an occasional existential crisis.
Wären alle Urheber:innen fair entschädigt worden, gäbe es generative KI in ihrer heutigen Form nicht. Die fossile Wirtschaft externalisiert die Kosten für CO2. Generative KI die für unsere Kreativität.
Meine Aussage im Referat zu "KI & Nachhaltigkeit" im Rahmen der Agenda 2030 in Bern vorgestern.
Meine Aussage im Referat zu "KI & Nachhaltigkeit" im Rahmen der Agenda 2030 in Bern vorgestern.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Wären alle Urheber:innen fair entschädigt worden, gäbe es generative KI in ihrer heutigen Form nicht. Die fossile Wirtschaft externalisiert die Kosten für CO2. Generative KI die für unsere Kreativität.
Meine Aussage im Referat zu "KI & Nachhaltigkeit" im Rahmen der Agenda 2030 in Bern vorgestern.
Meine Aussage im Referat zu "KI & Nachhaltigkeit" im Rahmen der Agenda 2030 in Bern vorgestern.
Kudos to the Oxford Dictionary of English for reading AI
1. as Amnesty International
2. as artificial insemination,
3. and only then as ... AI.
😁
(picture from Shannon Vallor's great book "AI Mirror - @shannonvallor.bsky.social 🙏)
1. as Amnesty International
2. as artificial insemination,
3. and only then as ... AI.
😁
(picture from Shannon Vallor's great book "AI Mirror - @shannonvallor.bsky.social 🙏)
July 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Kudos to the Oxford Dictionary of English for reading AI
1. as Amnesty International
2. as artificial insemination,
3. and only then as ... AI.
😁
(picture from Shannon Vallor's great book "AI Mirror - @shannonvallor.bsky.social 🙏)
1. as Amnesty International
2. as artificial insemination,
3. and only then as ... AI.
😁
(picture from Shannon Vallor's great book "AI Mirror - @shannonvallor.bsky.social 🙏)
Newsletter. Heute dabei:
- Warum KI-Unternehmen von Demokratie reden und Oligarchie meinen
- Wie Sam Altman unlautere Forschung als Anlass nimmt, um seinen Iris-Scanner und eine Kryptowährung zu pitchen
- Wie weiter nach dem Ende des Nachhaltigkeitshypes
mailchi.mp/312b885babf3...
- Warum KI-Unternehmen von Demokratie reden und Oligarchie meinen
- Wie Sam Altman unlautere Forschung als Anlass nimmt, um seinen Iris-Scanner und eine Kryptowährung zu pitchen
- Wie weiter nach dem Ende des Nachhaltigkeitshypes
mailchi.mp/312b885babf3...
July 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Newsletter. Heute dabei:
- Warum KI-Unternehmen von Demokratie reden und Oligarchie meinen
- Wie Sam Altman unlautere Forschung als Anlass nimmt, um seinen Iris-Scanner und eine Kryptowährung zu pitchen
- Wie weiter nach dem Ende des Nachhaltigkeitshypes
mailchi.mp/312b885babf3...
- Warum KI-Unternehmen von Demokratie reden und Oligarchie meinen
- Wie Sam Altman unlautere Forschung als Anlass nimmt, um seinen Iris-Scanner und eine Kryptowährung zu pitchen
- Wie weiter nach dem Ende des Nachhaltigkeitshypes
mailchi.mp/312b885babf3...
My office for the next few weeks.
June 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My office for the next few weeks.
And this is my post number 3 on LLM training and human learning: I address the criticism that my position is "against the free exchange on knowledge", and the danger of "reductionism" by equating #machinelearning with human learning. #AIethics
April 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
And this is my post number 3 on LLM training and human learning: I address the criticism that my position is "against the free exchange on knowledge", and the danger of "reductionism" by equating #machinelearning with human learning. #AIethics
And this was my follow-up post on #AI and #copyright on LinkedIn:
#LLMs don't make "knowledge" and "ideas" accessible. They are designed to obfuscate sources and refuse attribution. Stop romanticizing this theft as if it came from Robin Hood!
#LLMs don't make "knowledge" and "ideas" accessible. They are designed to obfuscate sources and refuse attribution. Stop romanticizing this theft as if it came from Robin Hood!
April 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And this was my follow-up post on #AI and #copyright on LinkedIn:
#LLMs don't make "knowledge" and "ideas" accessible. They are designed to obfuscate sources and refuse attribution. Stop romanticizing this theft as if it came from Robin Hood!
#LLMs don't make "knowledge" and "ideas" accessible. They are designed to obfuscate sources and refuse attribution. Stop romanticizing this theft as if it came from Robin Hood!
For those who don't follow me on LinkedIn:
My thoughts on my posthumous fame as an academic, now that #Meta has stolen all my work from #LibGen. I seem to have hit a nerve. And some commentators still claim that this is about "democratization of knowledge" 🤦♀️ Link in comments.
My thoughts on my posthumous fame as an academic, now that #Meta has stolen all my work from #LibGen. I seem to have hit a nerve. And some commentators still claim that this is about "democratization of knowledge" 🤦♀️ Link in comments.
April 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Vierwaldstättersee im Föhnsturm.
March 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Vierwaldstättersee im Föhnsturm.
Wenn Freiheit nicht im Sinne von Verantwortlichkeit gelebt wird, schlägt sie in Willkür um. Darum anerbietet sich als Pendant zur Freiheitsstatue an der Ostküste eine Statue der Verantwortlichkeit an der Westküste.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
February 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wenn Freiheit nicht im Sinne von Verantwortlichkeit gelebt wird, schlägt sie in Willkür um. Darum anerbietet sich als Pendant zur Freiheitsstatue an der Ostküste eine Statue der Verantwortlichkeit an der Westküste.
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
Der Jammer ist nicht, dass sich Wissenschafter spezialisieren, sondern dass die Spezialisten generalisieren. Die terribles généralisateurs bleiben nicht mal bei ihrem Leisten. Wie sonst soll ihnen ein Beststeller gelingen? Wie sollen sie popularisieren, ohne zu generalisieren?
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
February 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Der Jammer ist nicht, dass sich Wissenschafter spezialisieren, sondern dass die Spezialisten generalisieren. Die terribles généralisateurs bleiben nicht mal bei ihrem Leisten. Wie sonst soll ihnen ein Beststeller gelingen? Wie sollen sie popularisieren, ohne zu generalisieren?
Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
"Dein Lächeln, wenn wir dir von neuen Online Marketing Strategien erzählt haben - das hast du immer so geliebt. Dass das mit uns nicht für immer sein würde, war uns bewusst, aber... wir hatten doch noch so viel gemeinsam vor"
Antwort auf die Abbestellung eines Newsletters, den ich gar nie wollte 🤢
Antwort auf die Abbestellung eines Newsletters, den ich gar nie wollte 🤢
January 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"Dein Lächeln, wenn wir dir von neuen Online Marketing Strategien erzählt haben - das hast du immer so geliebt. Dass das mit uns nicht für immer sein würde, war uns bewusst, aber... wir hatten doch noch so viel gemeinsam vor"
Antwort auf die Abbestellung eines Newsletters, den ich gar nie wollte 🤢
Antwort auf die Abbestellung eines Newsletters, den ich gar nie wollte 🤢
Viktor Frankl. Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen.
„Was also ist der Mensch? Es ist das Wesen, dass immer entscheidet, was es ist.“
„Was also ist der Mensch? Es ist das Wesen, dass immer entscheidet, was es ist.“
January 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Viktor Frankl. Trotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen.
„Was also ist der Mensch? Es ist das Wesen, dass immer entscheidet, was es ist.“
„Was also ist der Mensch? Es ist das Wesen, dass immer entscheidet, was es ist.“
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?si=HH4...
January 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Source: www.youtube.com/watch?si=HH4...
The founder of Suno AI said: “It’s not really enjoyable to make music now…it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you have to get really good at an instrument ...I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of time they spend making music.” Here is my answer: joyful suffering!
January 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The founder of Suno AI said: “It’s not really enjoyable to make music now…it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you have to get really good at an instrument ...I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of time they spend making music.” Here is my answer: joyful suffering!
This is so true! I quit academia in 2014 - out of frustration.
Look how the citations of my articles have developed since. I call this posthumous success 😈🧟♀️
#academia #academictwitter #academicpublishing #peerreview
Look how the citations of my articles have developed since. I call this posthumous success 😈🧟♀️
#academia #academictwitter #academicpublishing #peerreview
January 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is so true! I quit academia in 2014 - out of frustration.
Look how the citations of my articles have developed since. I call this posthumous success 😈🧟♀️
#academia #academictwitter #academicpublishing #peerreview
Look how the citations of my articles have developed since. I call this posthumous success 😈🧟♀️
#academia #academictwitter #academicpublishing #peerreview
How I spend most of my time these days...
December 31, 2024 at 8:10 AM
How I spend most of my time these days...
“AGI will have to navigate not just the physical but also the social world. This means that the views of tech experts who are notorious for misunderstanding the complexity of social situations should receive no special credence” Thanks, @randomwalker.bsky.social #AIsnakeOil.
December 28, 2024 at 5:18 PM
“AGI will have to navigate not just the physical but also the social world. This means that the views of tech experts who are notorious for misunderstanding the complexity of social situations should receive no special credence” Thanks, @randomwalker.bsky.social #AIsnakeOil.
Yesterday I played saxophone for the first time in more than 5 years. 🎷
Apologies for the crooked tones! 😊
I need to practice again 💪 💨👄
Apologies for the crooked tones! 😊
I need to practice again 💪 💨👄
December 26, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Yesterday I played saxophone for the first time in more than 5 years. 🎷
Apologies for the crooked tones! 😊
I need to practice again 💪 💨👄
Apologies for the crooked tones! 😊
I need to practice again 💪 💨👄
Listen to that! The CEO of Replika says: "companion bots are potentially an existential threat to humanity. And yes, I help create them, haha... But hey, every tech is a double-edged sword." If one edge is an existential threat to humanity, what does the other edge look like to make it worthwhile? ➡️
December 15, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Listen to that! The CEO of Replika says: "companion bots are potentially an existential threat to humanity. And yes, I help create them, haha... But hey, every tech is a double-edged sword." If one edge is an existential threat to humanity, what does the other edge look like to make it worthwhile? ➡️
Mira Murati: "we're about to see immense potential with abundance of intelligence, energy, and even meaning"
Abundance of energy and meaning! The latter is missing from this video. And of course she has to preach that energy is abundant. Because their tech depends on it. It's like a cult.
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Abundance of energy and meaning! The latter is missing from this video. And of course she has to preach that energy is abundant. Because their tech depends on it. It's like a cult.
->
December 4, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Mira Murati: "we're about to see immense potential with abundance of intelligence, energy, and even meaning"
Abundance of energy and meaning! The latter is missing from this video. And of course she has to preach that energy is abundant. Because their tech depends on it. It's like a cult.
->
Abundance of energy and meaning! The latter is missing from this video. And of course she has to preach that energy is abundant. Because their tech depends on it. It's like a cult.
->
Oh, hat die Stadt Zürich heimlich ein DOGE-Ministerium eingesetzt?
2024: Entsorgungsgutscheine für 400 kg
2025: Gutschein für einen Züri-Sack
Das nenne ich mal am richtigen Ort gespart 🤪
2024: Entsorgungsgutscheine für 400 kg
2025: Gutschein für einen Züri-Sack
Das nenne ich mal am richtigen Ort gespart 🤪
November 17, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Oh, hat die Stadt Zürich heimlich ein DOGE-Ministerium eingesetzt?
2024: Entsorgungsgutscheine für 400 kg
2025: Gutschein für einen Züri-Sack
Das nenne ich mal am richtigen Ort gespart 🤪
2024: Entsorgungsgutscheine für 400 kg
2025: Gutschein für einen Züri-Sack
Das nenne ich mal am richtigen Ort gespart 🤪
Oh, der Gurten... hat fast 5 Jahrzehnte gedauert bis ich zum ersten Mal hier war. Nicht schlecht, Bern!
November 16, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Oh, der Gurten... hat fast 5 Jahrzehnte gedauert bis ich zum ersten Mal hier war. Nicht schlecht, Bern!
Wiley invited me to discuss how generative AI shakes up academic publishing. Here is one of my favorite bits on the role of values and the importance of defining where human judgment is indispensable.
Full episode here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2w...
Full episode here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2w...
November 14, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Wiley invited me to discuss how generative AI shakes up academic publishing. Here is one of my favorite bits on the role of values and the importance of defining where human judgment is indispensable.
Full episode here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2w...
Full episode here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2w...
Susie Alegre on how freedom of thought and freedom of expression relate, in "Freedom to Think: Protecting a Fundamental Human Right in the Digital Age", p. 72
A great read! Highly recommended.
A great read! Highly recommended.
November 12, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Susie Alegre on how freedom of thought and freedom of expression relate, in "Freedom to Think: Protecting a Fundamental Human Right in the Digital Age", p. 72
A great read! Highly recommended.
A great read! Highly recommended.
Oh, sorry, I haven't been on bsky in ages. Is this still relevant? The only picture I have is this one:
August 21, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Oh, sorry, I haven't been on bsky in ages. Is this still relevant? The only picture I have is this one: