The names we had like "pre-trained model" or "base model" obviously didn't cut it. Then it was "foundation model" for increased hype. But that's not enough hype anymore. Its now "frontier models." What's next?
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Frontier AI: Colonization Through Corporate Terminology
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Who's writing about "frontier AI" being an apt name they've created to describe whatever they're doing, given how they wanna colonize everything…
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Read the post and replies on this thread
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Don't just read this folks. Also peruse the replies. Enjoy! https://
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Difficulty Finding Inflammatory Language on Extinction and Existential Risks
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they would be pressed to find inflammatory language supporting the use of terminology such as “extinction” and “existential risks”.
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AI Labs Must Complete Nuclear Safety Analogy Seriously
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"If AI labs are to consistently invoke exaggerated fears through comparisons to nuclear hazards, then they must be willing to take the analogy to completion. Ironically, if they were to explore the readily available safety mechanisms for nuclear components,…
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Machine Translation Origins: Cold War Military Funding and Development
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2. Machine Translation & Power by @amandalynneP "The first machine translation efforts in the United States were spurred by the Cold War. Early…systems were…developed with funding from and for use by the military and other federal agencies,"
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AI Industry’s Focus on Military and War Applications
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I really don't have it in me to pontificate about AI right now, except for how the industry is all about war and military. Here are a few books and articles on the topic. 1. The Birth of Computer vision by @jeddobson
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Cold War Origins of Modern Neural Networks and Their Persistent Biases
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"Today’s most advanced neural networks and sophisticated image-analysis methods come from 1950s and ’60s Cold War culture—and many biases and ways of understanding the world from that era persist along with them."
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Computer Vision: Algorithms, People, and Politics of Perception
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"The Birth of Computer Vision uncovers these histories and finds connections between the algorithms, people, and politics at the core of automating perception today."
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Journal Ultimatum: Publish Approved Research or Face Dismissal
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What does it say for a scientific journal to unequivocally say you either green light this or you're fired? Are people in this field really going to just continue on business as normal, associate with this journal and publish there? Oh and they also hid my reply to them.