OpenAI & co have come up with a funny argument for why to accept these externalities: Yes unfortunately there are trade-offs in the short term, they say, but they're necessary to reach so-called AGI; AGI will then help us solve all these problems! So trade offs = worth it. 11/
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Tech Giants’ Emissions Surge Due to AI Energy Demands and Fossil Fuels
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Then there are the global impacts. More coal & gas means more carbon emissions, accelerating our climate crisis. Hence why Google & MSFT saw a ~50% & 30% jump in emissions since 2019 & 2020 respectively (from @darakerr at @npr
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Data Centers’ Impact on Power Supply Infrastructure and Externalities
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Many journalists have written extensively about those externalities. When these massive data centers come to town, they distort power supplies (per @business
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Massive data centers require extraordinary resource consumption externalities
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The problem is there are myriad huge negative externalities of taking this approach – not least of which is that you need to keep building massive data centers, which require the consumption of extraordinary amounts of resources. 6/
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Meta’s Content Moderation Removal Signals AI Intelligence Limitations
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One of the OG litmus tests of whether AI has reached true “intelligence” was accurate content moderation. If AI has true understanding, it should discern posts with precision. Tells you all you need to know that Meta is removing content moderation due to over-moderation.
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AI Journalism Training Program Expands to New Languages and Regions
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We're not stopping the program! This is only the beginning. We'll continue to expand our training to new languages & regions virtual & in person. If you're a journalist excited to learn about AI & how to report on it, sign up for a free session here. 2/ https://
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Pulitzer Center AI Spotlight Series reaches 1,000 journalists milestone
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In May of this year, @pulitzercenter launched the AI Spotlight Series with the goal of training 1,000 journalists to report on AI in 2 years. 4 months later, today we crossed 1,000 journalists from *95 countries* with @lamthuyvo & @gabriels_geiger running a session in Athens. 1/
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OpenAI executives depart amid restructuring and equity changes
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OpenAI’s CTO & two other execs are leaving while the company is restructuring into a for-profit that could give Altman $10.5B in equity. What do all these changes mean? Really, they signify to the public what has long been happening within the company.
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Karen Hao Discusses AI’s Social and Environmental Impacts with James Plunkett
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Good morning to the UK! I will be speaking with @jamestplunkett at noon BST today about the social, environmental, and labor impacts of AI, and the government's role in addressing them. Join us at the registration link below.
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Microsoft AI boom accelerating climate change, misinformation concerns
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But is it? Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet today, and the AI boom is accelerating it. The least that Microsoft could do is not misinform the public. Many more revelations in the actual story. Gift link below. 15/