This is very peculiar. New tool is introduced, which joins a set of existing tools (bots) which address the same problem. Some comparison of quality and robustness is expected.
Instead author gives us some insight into his/hers source of inspiration:
> A feminist inspiration
> “Please exercise extreme caution to avoid encoding racism or other biases into an AI scheme.”
> Wnt (from The Signpost)
And few lines below we have this gem:
> While artificial intelligence may prove essential for solving problems at Wikipedia’s scale, algorithms that replicate subjective judgements can also dehumanize and subjugate people and obfuscate inherent biases.
Essence of not being sexist or racist is not to evaluate people basing on sex or race! Author instead accents that we should totally pay attention to subjective factors (such as sex or race) instead of objective factors (such as quality of edit).
And let me guess whos edits will be targeted with extra scrutiny.. Edits of people who don't buy feminist agenda!
(Disclosure, I'm egalitarian and MRA; While I fully support women rights, I just believe that modern feminism does not have anything to do with equal rights for anyone. This post nicely fall into this pattern.)
Instead author gives us some insight into his/hers source of inspiration:
> A feminist inspiration
> “Please exercise extreme caution to avoid encoding racism or other biases into an AI scheme.” > Wnt (from The Signpost)
And few lines below we have this gem:
> While artificial intelligence may prove essential for solving problems at Wikipedia’s scale, algorithms that replicate subjective judgements can also dehumanize and subjugate people and obfuscate inherent biases.
Essence of not being sexist or racist is not to evaluate people basing on sex or race! Author instead accents that we should totally pay attention to subjective factors (such as sex or race) instead of objective factors (such as quality of edit).
And let me guess whos edits will be targeted with extra scrutiny.. Edits of people who don't buy feminist agenda!
(Disclosure, I'm egalitarian and MRA; While I fully support women rights, I just believe that modern feminism does not have anything to do with equal rights for anyone. This post nicely fall into this pattern.)