... I spoke with a bunch of ethical-AI practitioners about the challenges they face in their work, and one thing was clear: burnout is real, and it’s harming the entire field. Read my story here.
Two of the people I spoke to in the story are pioneers of applied AI ethics: Margaret Mitchell and Rumman Chowdhury, who now work at Hugging Face and Twitter, respectively. Here are their top tips for surviving in the industry.
1. Be your own advocate.
2. Slow and steady wins the race. ... Her advice: It’s okay not to engage in every debate. ...“You’re better off focusing on your work, and coming up with something solid even if you’re missing two or three cycles of information hype.” ...
3. Don’t be a martyr. (It’s not worth it.) ... “Your job is not to be paid lots of money to point out problems. Your job is to help them make their product better. And if you don’t believe in the product, then don’t work there.” ...
See the full story here: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/01/1062474/how-to-survive-as-an-ai-ethicist/