Interrogating AI: What did the AI know and when did it know it?

5 questions for 5 reasons — dissecting AI’s knowledge base

“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

In 2021, I published an insightful blog post on Medium, entitled “Interrogating Big Tech Algorithms: What did the AI know, and when, how, and why?” This exploration served as the foundation for my academic investigations, which, intriguingly, were not situated within the realm of Law but rather nestled in the interdisciplinary space of Computational Rhetoric. My research and writings are framed within the concept of Tech Humanism, a perspective that emphasizes the integration of technology into society in a way that enriches and upholds human values. Through this lens, I try to unravel the complex interactions between technology, language, and human experience, contributing to a more ethical and transparent digital world.

EXCERPT from 2021 post: “Interrogating Big Tech Algorithms: What did the AI know, and when, how, and why?”

“During the Nixon Watergate scandal of 1972, Republican Senator Howard Baker asked this now-famous question that…