Reviewing the Parrot Papers

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

Technology companies that circumvent the peer review process to promote their own research may pose a risk to all scientific research. This is becoming an issue not only in technology but is also becoming a factor in medicine. Medical companies are publishing reports in a rush to promote their own treatments. Similarly, technology companies have been promoting their products and disguising their promotion as research. True research should be independent of the companies that sponsor it. Corporate research has possibly tainted all research as a whole. Now, researchers tend to scrutinize more whether the information they receive has been influenced by corporate sponsors or is truly independent research.

Following the story of the On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers, exposed a trend in computer science research that can potential lead to a greater problem in science. The authors of the paper present a perspective that counters the trend of corporate influence on research papers. This perspective is vital as it demonstrates how contaminated computer science research has become by technology company sponsored research.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

The Parrot Papers, A Socio-Economic Perspective

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

From a socio-economic perspective, On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers silhouette the dichotomy between the technology industry and the world around it. The Parrot Papers highlight many global issues that may discourage progress in areas such as strategies to prevent climate change and the social paradigms of language. The Parrot Papers present imminent challenges that are worldwide dangers and should require expansive discussions and solutions.

Climate change is very complex problem that weaves its way into other complicated issues. Different areas in the world have different climates and the effects of climate change may express themselves in one way in one location and another way in another. These effects may also occur on different timelines. The large amount of resources that are required to perform some areas of technology has to be evaluated as a proponent of climate change. Data centres require large amounts of electricity and cooling resources for which transparent metrics can guide policy.

The social paradigm of language is historical as well as dynamic. New research in how language affects society is regularly emerging. The automation of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms require audit to prevent potential miscommunication by these tools. Releasing uninhabited tools to govern public discourse has risks. These risks should be adequately assessed, reviewed, and mitigated. Deceiving the research community about the possibility of these risks leads to more suspicion about how these tools are employed.

The Parrot Papers illuminates central concerns that are not only potential problems themselves, but can lead to greater problems in other areas. The Parrot Papers expands existing research in artificial intelligence and machine learning to propose a path forward for researchers to address areas where artificial intelligence algorithms and the platforms that run them can have a more beneficial role in humanity. The Parrot Papers contributed to a key area of artificial intelligence research.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

Cultural Impact of the Parrot Papers

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers, may have an impact on workplace culture at technology companies. A review of the Parrot Papers reveals that the partnership between organization and research could benefit from a mediation of organizational workplace culture. The independence of researchers that participate in research on areas such as ethics and society is important for the success of the relevance of their involvement. The Parrot Papers and the saga that unfolded in its publication should show as a factor that can reduce toxicity in organizational workplace culture.

The saga of the Parrot Papers may also present a benchmark for which to guide cooperation between industry and academia. Strategies to gauge bias and influence in industry sponsored research may include channels for honest discourse among researchers, support for the peer review process, and havens for researchers that articulate challenges. Constructive remedies may permit more valuable research to result from these partnerships.

Building trust in these partnerships is now on the itinerary for these partnerships to be successful. Bringing these challenges to the surface is one necessary first achievement. Forming policies and standards for these communal research environments may improve the trust and performance of these partnerships.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

The Parrot Papers and Historical Perspectives

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers, may also present potential discussions on how history is recorded. The Parrot Papers describes how algorithms are being developed for evaluating languages with artificial intelligence. This description raises questions on what these artificial intelligence platforms are being developed to evaluate. Debate has already commenced on how history is recorded for indigenous people with the surveyors of information technology. Adding artificial intelligence to the debate could present new challenges for indigenous people, especially if these artificial intelligence algorithms are fuelled by the heavy finance of technology companies.

The contest of convincing technology companies to allow for outside policing of their platforms has already proven to be a difficult task. This effort can even be more greater subdued if technology is developed that abstains these companies from the responsibility. Identifying the purpose of these artificial intelligence platforms can be as difficult a task as allowing the lucidity of the research behind their development.

The Parrot Papers presents a number of topics for essential research. The data points that are the sources of data for these algorithms, the process in how these algorithms are developed, and the purpose of the artificial intelligence algorithms are examples of topics that may be comprehended more by their revelation. Propriety information in artificial intelligence platforms may be a restriction that serves to cause more harm than good.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

The Parrot Papers and Related Research

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers, shows how artificial algorithms can exhaust natural resources with the platforms that they run on and exhaust social resources if they are programmed inaccurately. Natural resources can be depleted if the large amounts of energy that is needed to provide these platforms electricity and cooling. Social resources can be drained if the algorithms developed promote offensive language in public dialogue.

In medicine, research papers highlight the trials that are conducted to ensure that a treatment is effective and safe. In sociology, research identifies proven methods for problem identification and remediation. In education, research is necessary for determining the best practices for educators. The emphasis on research that is placed on any other field of study should have the same high bar for computer science. The research process for computer science requires the same scrutiny as any other field of study.

The saga of the Parrot Papers brings attention to the need for inspection of computer science research. Computer science research demands a retrospection to improve the process and the outcomes. An effective computer science research process may limit the potential harm of artificial intelligence platforms.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

The Parrot Papers and the Path Forward

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?, the Parrot Papers, highlights key areas of artificial intelligence platforms that can be improved. An investigation into how these platforms can contribute to climate change could prevent an abuse of resources to fuel them. Further research on the amount of resources required to power these platforms may build on existing studies in these areas that measure the effects of data centres. This information could be valuable to determining the priority that these platforms may have in comparison to other technology tools.

The Parrot Papers also presents a number of topics in how the process of algorithm development can be improved. To improve transparency in algorithms, frameworks may present the components of an ethical artificial intelligence algorithm. Frameworks for the design, development, and operation of algorithms could guide standards and policies for the technology industry. Adopting standards for the development of algorithms may assist in returning trust to the industry.

The Parrot Papers was an essential step in exposing and filling a major gap in computer science research. The authors provided great service to a computer science research arena that dangerously bordered harm. On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? is a wakeup call to the field of computer science research.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

An international artificial intelligence accord

MAIC 2021

Internationally, countries may agree to commit to standards for the implementation of artificial intelligence algorithms to prohibit and prevent the potential of harm.  A draft review and proposal of the potential of the dangers that artificial intelligence can present may outline the risks to populations globally.  An international board with representatives from public and private sectors may provide guidance on the content of such a draft.  In addition, the creation of an international body with investigative powers could provide support to the enforcement of any policies included in the international accord.  An international commission may evaluate and report on draft legislation to be included in the accord.  The commission may accept testimony from experts to provide planning, guidance, and requirements of the accord.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in financial trading markets

MAIC 2021

The application of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in financial trading markets can be one of the areas to explore for economists and policy makers.  With emerging markets, the implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms can be evaluated for the affects that they may have on trading currencies, equities, bonds, and commodities.  The role that artificial intelligence and machine learning may potentially have can be an area of future research.

Risk of cryptocurrencies in financial markets

MAIC 2021

As the cryptocurrency markets start to show tremendous growth, one of the areas that may be of concern to financial regulators is the risk that these cryptocurrency markets place on existing financial systems.  The rapidly rising value and market capitalization of these virtual currencies may eventually reach a point to where their volatility could influence other financial markets.  Research into the potential risk of cryptocurrencies in financial markets may be an area of future research.

The potential liability of artificial intelligence in civil unrest

MAIC 2021

Artificial intelligence may potentially play a role in promoting civil unrest if more of the monitoring and reviewing of technology platforms with automation tools.  If humans are not involved with the review and moderation of topics on technology platforms, discussions promoting civil unrest may be allowed to exist on technology platforms.  The design of automation tools may not consider the potential effect of the promotion of civil unrest in content moderation.  In the development of automated moderation tools, it may also be necessary to review and moderate the promotion of civil unrest.

Strategies for future technology enterprises

MAIC 2021

Mistakes learned from existing enterprises can be valuable lessons.  There are strategies that new and emerging technology start-ups and businesses can follow to avoid repeating the errors of enterprises that are marred by controversies.  Wholesome business strategies can lead to long lasting institutions that are not the target of investigations, suits, and complaints.

If the source of funding of a business or the investors is corrupt, more than likely the business is going to end up with corrupt business practices.  More care should be focused on how businesses are funded to grow.  Ethical investors can guide the policies and procedures of an organization.  As a business grows, the source of investment can promote the value of the products and services that they offer.

 If technology companies are funded by people that have earned their wealth through exploitation and greed, the trend is evident that the companies they build will follow these same practices.  These companies may grow fast, but that initial structure will be more difficult to control or regulate once that company has reached a certain size.  After a company goes public, it will be even more difficult to discern the source of their wealth when ethical investments are diluted by the founding corrupt investment.

When there is no more ability to shakeup management in these companies because their stock listings have unique structures that prevent buyouts it will be an arduous process to implement true change.  Instead, developing a more detailed process of recruiting ethical investors initially and allowing them to guide the formation of the company structure, may be a slower process that develops a higher valued organization.  This process may be an instrumental strategy for new and emerging technology enterprises.

Another strategy for developing higher valued organizations may be to allow for more input from consumers.  Technology companies today are displaced from customer service.  It is very difficult, virtually impossible, to reach a human at many of the large technology companies today.  If technology companies allow for more communication and input from consumers, they could return the value that consumers have in customer service.

Consumers could then participate in the development of better products and services.  If technology companies continue to ignore consumers, then they will continue to develop displaced products and services and add undesirable features to their existing products.  The next generation of technology companies will hopefully bring ethical investors and happy customers that will lead to long lasting institutions and sources of revenue.

Repercussions for misplaced algorithms

MAIC 2021

Algorithms that are developed that have human harm may avoid liability if there is no structure of repercussions for failed algorithms.  Whether the responsibility lies in the designer of the algorithm or the implementer of the algorithm, the negligence of allowing algorithms to cause human harm lies on the public if nothing is done to regulate their ability to influence decisions that should be made by humans.  Repercussions for misplaced algorithms may define liability for a common awareness about the regulation of algorithms.

Public institution for the open source analysis of algorithms

MAIC 2021

A public institution for the open source evaluation of algorithms could provide an international resource for developing policies and regulations towards ethical computing.  The structure of such an organization could reflect public and private interests and coordinate efforts among other institutions in the industry to support better practices for the applications of algorithms in computers.  The institution could also present strategies to regulators for developing international standards governing algorithms.

The possibility of blockchain for voting election technology

MAIC 2021

Blockchain technology may present a service that can allow for secure voting election systems.  Blockchain technology provides security for the authorization and authentication of transactions on the Internet.  These technologies may be applied to voting machines to provide a more secure system for recording votes at voting locations.

Image analysis in financial markets

MAIC 2021

Image analysis may potentially sever as a tool for large scale financial transaction analysis.  Reducing large amounts of financial analysis to charts that can be analysed by image analysis may simplify modelling and simulations of historical and forecast financial data.  Image analysis algorithms may facilitate large scale data analysis.

Management Artificial Intelligence

MAIC 2021

Managing a large scale artificial intelligence teams may require a broader approach to planning than normal information technology projects.  The potential for greater risk and the need for higher levels of trust and transparency to the effectiveness of machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms require more resources than software engineering projects. 

Machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms are based datasets.  The datasets are supposed to be representative of the population.  The processing of the datasets also require representation of the population to mirror human actions.  The room for error in datasets and processing can be very large.  For this reason, great care must be taken to ensure that these tools are developed safely.  Even the most skilled scientist may allow errors in the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms. 

Unlike software engineering, errors in machine learning and artificial intelligence may not be evident in testing or early production phases.  Errors in machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms may be more difficult to find and can cause greater danger if these technologies are placed into market.  The need for organizing the planning and processing for management of artificial intelligence may demand greater scrutiny in the development of project timelines, deliverables, and stakeholders.

If a software product fails because of loss of data, there are a number of regulations that govern what should take place because of the breach.  Regulations for data privacy have been developed to ensure that personally identifiable information is protected.  There are also industry specific regulations to protect data in industries such as health care and education.

Unfortunately, there are not international, national, or industry specific regulations governing the ng the application of artificial intelligence algorithms.  Nor are there disclosure measurements for how public and private sectors can deploy artificial intelligence algorithms.  Corporations can deploy artificial intelligence algorithms with reckless abandon without any responsibility for the outcome.

Without any regulation, these algorithms may have the potential to be weaponized against certain populations.  Without disclosure requirements, it may be very difficult for the public to even know how and when these algorithms are being operated.  Presently, it is a corporate social responsibility to maintain ethical and moral requirements of the wild, wild west of artificial intelligence algorithms.

2021 TJG Web Conferences

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As we bring in the year 2021, TJG Web Conferences shifts gears to reflect emerging trends in the world of technology.  The recent ongoing pandemic and economic crisis continue to be the leading topic.  AS the potential of global vaccination and the slow economic recovery continue to bring better days, TJG Web Conferences looks to deliver round tables for leaders, educators, and policy makers to facilitate topics of concern.

TJG Web Services Security Check

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Recently, an attempt was possibly made to breach TJG Web Services platforms with a very powerful security tool.  The source of the attempted breach may be pointing to foreign actor.  Due to the nature of the attempted breach, TJG Web Services will be reassessing its security posture for the platforms.  During this time, certain areas may become periodically inaccessible.  If there is a feature that you may require access to and are unable to, please exercise patience while the attempted breach is scrutinized. 

Society Raises the Princes of Morals

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

Society, through their compassion, patience, understanding, and forgiveness, raises the princes of morals to exercise judgement of thought based on the reverse of the same principles exercised.  The princes, fuelled by greed, blinded by carelessness, and oblivious of cruelty, returns to society a fortune of misfortune.  Propelled by a lack of early prevention, the enormous beast of society media subdues society by its own creation.

The ills of society media can no longer be avoided as the reach of the society media princes are no longer with bounds.  Society media princes rule not only a county, not only a country, not only a continent, but a collection of seven continents spanning the globe.

There is nothing that extends outside the limits of the society media princes.  Guilty, as I am for supporting such an endeavour, I seek permission for lacking amazement with the potential of the society media empire.

The potential problems for a society media empires and society media princes, now realized, raise the alarm on how such a ridiculous idea can even be suggested, and much less exist.  With every challenge, there must be a solution. 

Possibly, international market policies and regulations may provide prevention.  An easier solution may be to allow for existing market strategies to persist.  Eventually, the demand for uncensored platforms will outlive the nostalgia of the society media empires. 

Of course some form of censorship must exist.  Otherwise, people would create their own news and publishing companies and publish whatever they want.  Obviously, there is a risk in that idea. 

But, too much power to just a few organizations can present a risk to the purest freedom, freedom of thought.  No more should the entire world be coerced into the thought patterns of a handful of society media princes.  That is just a suggestion, which may eventually prosper to a fruit.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.

The Value of Ethics

Editorial

Dr. Tamaro J. Green

The recent events in information technology raise the question of the value of ethics to technology corporations.  The role that ethics plays in the corporate social responsibility may be delivered through an external board or may be embedded within the structure of an organization.  Corporations may even have separate divisions that focus on ethics if they see it is necessary or they say it has a value.  If they can determine the value of ethics to the organization and their business model, they may be able to withstand from avoiding the concept of dividing ethics from the policies and procedures of the organization.

If the leading ethical researcher of artificial intelligence in the world is removed from a corporation, it may lead others to question the value of ethics to business.  Ethics may not be a commodity that can be bought or sold or a physical product that can be placed on a store shelf.  Yet, ethics has a role in the function of enterprise activity.  Ethics can increase the value of products.  For example, ethically sourced equipment may be of a higher value than equipment that is not ethically sourced.  However, if ethical processes and procedures are not incorporated in the core values of a corporation, it may be difficult to include ethics into the operations of the corporation.

Ethics may have a higher value than the actual products of the corporation.  The ease of building and developing technology products may fail in comparison to the ability to develop ethical virtues.  A new field of artificial intelligence may be necessary to provide the design and creation of value systems that have social benefit, ethical intelligence.  Ethical intelligence may present itself as the emerging curriculum of artificial intelligence.

Dr. Tamaro Green is a computer science researcher and the founder of TJG Web Services.  TJG Web Services, LLC is a consulting firm in the field of information technology.  Dr. Green writes on topics of privacy, security, and ethics in information technology and computer science.

TJG News Editorials are opinion pieces and do not necessarily express the opinion of TJG News.  To publish editorial pieces in TJG News send an email to editor@tjgnews.com.