Ideological hazards: Most people have only a little knowledge about what their ideological belief (whether religious or political) really encompasses. On the web, you can learn that your chosen belief system also includes hazardous elements that you feel you need to adopt. 2/
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Information Hazards: Conspiracy Theories Mental State Vulnerability
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Evocation hazards: there may be particular information that, when people encounter it, triggers them. This is not just in the common sense of triggering past trauma, but that some conspiracy theories or memes might be unusually tempting to people in particular mental states. 3/
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Information Hazards: How Knowledge Can Cause Harm
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How can knowing something hurt you? Information can sometimes cause harm (think of the annoyance of seeing spoilers as a tiny example). This paper on information hazards was prescient about many of the issues we face today. So, a on some of the hazards of knowledge… 1/
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Beyond LLMs: Alternative Technologies Driving AI Progress Forward
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Similarly, it seems that even if LLMs hit a major technological roadblock (model collapse, inherent limits to the technology) that will not bring development to a halt. Many other technologies are waiting in the wings, and there are other ways to improve LLM performance as well.
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AI Training Data Lawsuits Won’t Significantly Slow Development
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Lawsuits over AI training data won't halt AI development, or even slow it much. This is for many reasons: open source models already released, a lack of consistent laws (training data isn't protected in Japan) and the fact that many companies (Adobe) are now using licensed data.
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New Book on AI Co-Intelligence Impacts Work and Education
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Look what just arrived in the mail! Its the first copies of my new book, available everywhere on April 2. While I discuss AI technology, ethics & the future the focus is on the impact on work & school, and how to use AI as a co-intelligence Pre-order it: https://
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VR Tool Makes Speaking Imbalances Visible in Meetings
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This is not a terrible idea, if you view it as a tool for better meetings by making speaking imbalances clear. It reminds me of this experiment in VR designed to make you aware of conversational imbalances by having the words you speak literally pile up at your feet.
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Decision Making Rule for Entrepreneurs: Explore Then Execute
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While this paper is about entrepreneurs, it it also gives a general rule for when it is time to stop exploring alternatives & start doing something: Explore until you find two equally good options. Then pick the one that matches your goals & get to work! https://
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Understanding LLM Behavior: Why Experts Still Have Knowledge Gaps
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A reminder that even the best experts on LLMs don’t really understand all their behaviors (in this case, why AIs often seem a bit preachy & condescending). Lots left to learn.
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H1-B Immigration Boosts Targeted Product Development Strategy
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When companies hire H1-B immigrants at headquarters, their products aimed at the immigrants’ home counties become better targeted and specific, especially in food and beverages. Neat new paper.