It's (US) publication day for CODE DEPENDENT! Why read this book about AI? Because it's not a "big ideas" book. It's an on the ground work of reportage, taking you to 9 countries from Argentina to Kenya & India, that reveals how AI touches real people, like you or me.
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AI’s Real Impact: Stories from Marginalized Communities
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Here's an interview I did last night with @ABC
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AI’s impact on ordinary people across nine countries
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If you’re interested how technology changes the lives of ordinary people, come with me on a journey across 9 countries, as I document stories of mothers, migrant workers, rural doctors and poets who have collided with AI software
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CODE DEPENDENT Book Launch: AI Present and Future Discussion
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Woop! CODE DEPENDENT is coming to the US next week – and it’s Esquire’s book of the month. Drop questions for me about the present and future of AI, my reporting process and my big takeaways. Thanks @adriennemwest!! https://t.co/iTPmApuwU9
— Madhumita Murgia (@madhumita29) 12 juin 2024Woop! CODE DEPENDENT is coming to the US next week – and it’s Esquire’s book of the month. Drop questions for me about the present and future of AI, my reporting process and my big takeaways. Thanks @adriennemwest
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Data labelling industry fuels AI development globally
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Bloomberg’s @parmy looks at the fast-growing data labelling industry that forms the bedrock of AI development, which I dive into at the start of my book CODE DEPENDENT, visiting Nairobi, Sofia and Buenos Aires to meet workers. A nice change to be quoted!
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AI Co-dependency: Why Writers Must Shape the Conversation
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Must-read on our AI co-dependency & proof why we need writers to join the conversation.“It occurred to me that I wasn’t really training Brenda to think like a human, Brenda was training me to think like a bot, and perhaps that had been the point all along.”
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Commercialization Race Slowing AI Development Through Research Secrecy
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Yes. His point was that the race to commercialise AI has made companies less open with their research and that’s going to slow the pace of AI development because of a restriction of free flow of academic ideas.
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LeCun discusses intelligence nature and corporate AI race impact
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Great to sit down with @ylecun for the first time, to discuss the nature of intelligence, the direction AI development is moving and why the corporate race is going to slow it down..
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AI-Generated Stories for Kids Need Careful Consideration
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Audiobooks work fine but non-deterministic algorithms generating new storylines in line w/prompts I think require real thought before presenting to kids unfiltered. Plus, there's a lot more to a good story than a favourite character and a generic plotline. (I'm obviously biased!)
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AI-Generated Stories for Children: Quality and Ethical Concerns
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Do we want dozens of stories about the Gruffalo, on-demand? Who is checking if they are good stories if they are being made up in real time? Isn't part of reading/storytelling about time with a child during an important part of their day (bedtime)? I have many questions!