What ancient advice can teach us about AI

Zenfolio, the website builder and photo sharing site, recently introduced technology that applies AI to assist photographers (opens in new tab) in selecting the best photos from the thousands of shots typically taken during a photo session. The advanced image recognition technology is tremendously powerful and can make photographers more efficient than they ever dreamed. When exploring the best way to roll out AI to the photography community, Zenfolio had some fascinating discussions about corporate responsibility generally, and its obligations specifically. The concept of AI was theorized centuries ago by Greek philosophers (opens in new tab), with myths about Talos and Pandora creating chaos and destruction. Perhaps these cautionary tales about artificial beings influence our thinking today.