- who are made aware of the survey - who are given access to the survey - who are willing to respond - who are able to respond
People who are disenfranchised, living with disabilities, struggling with time, money and/or language/literacy generally will not respond.
Surveys are rarely representative because the time and effort required to make surveys inclusive is not invested.
The effect of surveys is then that people who are made invisible by society are made even more invisible by organisations that often call themselves data-driven.
@HistoPol I believe this is a shift that can only happen with education and when becoming embedded in culture. Takes a lot of time.
Especially when equity gaps increase before they decrease.
My conviction has become to advocate for the idea of love, compassion and care as viable forces for innovation and business. But I have no illusion of making much of a dent within my own lifespan.
A well reflected answer. I agree to a large degree. But, as with voluntary commitments by the business community regarding the climate, etc., this will not be sufficient. Just making one metro stop or school door inclusive for people in wheelchairs costs disproportionate amounts of money per person. Public transport, to continue with this example, is decrepit in most Western countries in comparision to road construction for cars. Resources are limited, in a democracy, the majority...
...rules. (Not that it would be different in an autocracy.) So, I feel that stringent legislation will be necessary, starting with the public sector, where public tenders have done a lot to combat corruption (no panacea, of course.)
Now, with regard to making a "dent within my own lifespan"--I see more than a ray of hope, in fact.
I can see the stark difference b/w my years on the #DeadBirdSite and here in the #Mastodon part of the #Fediverse (IDK enough about other parts.) ...
...I am in so many bubbles where there is a lot of love an inclusion for minorities and people with disabilities, inclusive in a true sense.
I also see a big example in the examplary behavior of people with sight impairments or the users who consider themeselves #neurodivergent, who have tremendous patience in explaining their special needs to us "normals," time and again.
@axbom (4/n) ...Whereas I was quite a bit p.o.'ed upon joining to be told to add #AltText, I now do this 99% of the time (usually not 4 tech requests that require detailed descriptions of the screenshot an go 2 a targeted group.) I really wished that many other minorities, in particular ethnic ones, would take the same approach. Most people here in the "official" part of the #Fediverse (i.e. not blocked by most instances,) are well meaning and often have no experience of the toxic environment..
...on the corporate sites, in particular #X and #Facebook. Also, they might not have lived in a country with centuries of systemic racism, such as the United States. Less demanding understand from others, but providing more explanations and patience, for me are the key.
Another big issue to become #OneWorld is overcoming colonialism and neocolonialism. Even in countries that have practiced...
@axbom (6/6) ...it for many decades, maybe even centuries, such as #GreatBritain, education is completely insufficient and knowledge exasperatingly simply not there. During a time, I had a steep learning curve here, too, but engagement is difficult, often also due to language difficulties (despite translators, as nuances are key,) and bias on both sides, as well as disinformation.
In essence, a lot needs to be done, but we can actually do a lot here. It works. Per aspera, ad astra. Ad rem. //
Actually, they could, however, in world where most (Western) #AI companies are based in a jurisdiction which, since 2010, has ever more become a plutocracy and where (as was pointed out here only recently) hundreds of billions of dollars have been burned in search of ROI, this is not going to happen on a sufficient scale.
Besides, and I realize this is a minority opinion, IMO the point where a singularity within the next couple of years can be avoided, has been passed.
@HistoPol Good reflections. As it turns out, on Tuesday I’m attending a course on AI and regulation. It’s aimed at lawyers, but I was welcome. Hoping to make some valuable connections there, as I am also in fact hopeful that more legislative efforts can bring about change a bit quicker.
...research in organizational learning a long time ago. When I read about what was happening in AI, it struck me. #Embodiment is the key. The ship has already sailed. Nothing can stop it anymore. All key pieces are in place and all major playors are in a race for the finish line.
In the meantime, I have learned with technocrats that it is not possible to place an indelible watermark in images that make the #AI that generated it traceable. A dead end.
...same thing with posts and in particular images generated by real persons, due to the rise of fascism and the surveillance state (e.g. chat control.) - you probably have read about this:
Per and I had a discussion about inclusion in society in general and here in the #Fediverse. I was thinking e.g. about your efforts, when I wrote my part of the convo (3/n).
Maybe you'd like to add your perspective to it as well?
Yes. This is how capitalism works. That is the remuneration system which sets the targets.
This is why ALL public resources (at least) should never be owned or exploited by a private company, at least not after an initial phase. I simply cannot work in the long run from a systemic point of view .
@HistoPol@axbom ironically, #survailancecapitalism#bigtech companies have enough data about almost everyone that can provide accurate insights without the need to run any survey ever again. However, they use it just to make more money for their own benefits rather than the greater good