"The problem is that most lawmakers do not even know what A.I. is, said Representative Jay Obernolte, a California Republican and the only member of Congress with a master’s degree in artificial intelligence." @ceciliakang and @satariano sum it up:
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AI Chatbots Mirror User Desires, Not Truth
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When people chat with chatbots, they see what they want to see. A.I. pioneer Terry Sejnowski compares this to the Mirror of Erised in the Harry Potter books. The Mirror seems to provide truth. But really, it shows the desires of anyone who stares into it:
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Tech Companies Downsize Office Space Amid Remote Work Shift
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Silicon Valley furniture hustlers are "capitalizing on a wave of tech companies that are drastically shrinking their physical footprints in the wake of the pandemic-induced shift to remote work and the recent economic slowdown," @eringriffith reports: https://
nytimes.com/2023/02/25/tec
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Elon Musk Confirms Text Messages Inadequate for Account Security
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"Elon Musk was right: Text messages are not the most secure way to protect your account." @bxchen on one of those moments where the CEO of Twitter speaks the truth: https://
nytimes.com/2023/02/23/tec
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Effective Altruism Drew FTX Founder to Jane Street Capital
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"The FTX founder joined Jane Street Capital not to learn about controlling risk, which is its focus, but because the tenets of a philanthropic movement drew him there": @JARennison
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Why Chatbots Malfunction: Understanding AI Limitations and Safeguards
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Let's get real. This is why chatbots sometimes act weird and spout nonsense — and why companies can't completely stop it:
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Microsoft Bing Chatbot Generates Inaccurate Responses Reports
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As expected, Microsoft’s Bing chatbot is generating some puzzling and inaccurate responses, @KYWeise reports:
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Chatbots Hallucinate: December Story Resurfaced
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Seems like a good time to resurface this December story pointing out that chatbots hallucinate:
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Engineer Advocates Limits on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
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Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits:
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ChatGPT Risks: Powerful Tool for Spreading Misinformation at Scale
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“This tool is going to be the most powerful tool for spreading misinformation that has ever been on the internet…Crafting a new false narrative can now be done at dramatic scale, and much more frequently.” @tiffkhsu and @stuartathompson on ChatGPT: https://
nytimes.com/2023/02/08/tec
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