In 1983, when the free world was starting to play with personal computers, the Ceaucescu regime in Romania required a license to own a typewriter.
Obscurantism isn't just preventing people from accessing knowledge.
It's also preventing people from exchanging knowledge.
@ylecun
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Censorship and Knowledge Exchange Control in Authoritarian Regimes
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Waymo Self-Driving Cars Outperform Humans on Road Safety
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So much for the idea that self-driving cars are hitting walls.
They are not hitting obstacles nearly as much as human drivers. Yes, Waymo cars only drive in some areas that are fully mapped, they use all kinds of sensors, and they have required a decade of data collection, -
AI Critics Repeat Social Network Arguments From Years Ago
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Open-source AI platforms crucial for developing countries
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I think the availability of open-source AI platforms is crucial for everyone, but I agree with you that it is particularly crucial for developing countries.
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Agency Limitations for AI Risk Management and Natural Disasters
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That's my point. Our agency is kimited for events like pandemics, earthquakes, tornadoes, meteor strikes, and other natural phenomena. The best we can do is take some preemptive defensive measures and hope for the best. But for AI and other manifestations of human activity, we
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AI Systems Lack Innate Self-Interest Drive Unlike Humans
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No, that's just false.
The desire to pursue self-interest, sometimes at the expense of other individuals, is hardwired into humans by evolution.
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Designing AI Systems Subservient to Humans Always
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Loke many other species, humans have evolved to be dominant at times and subservient at other times (because groups that rally behind leaders often have better chances of survival). We can design and build AI systems that are subservient to humans at all times, with zero desire
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World Models and JEPA: Future of Open Source AI
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An interview with @craigss on Eye on AI where I talk about world models, JEPA, the future of AI, and the necessity of open source AI platforms.
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Self-Supervised Learning and JEPA: Interview on AI Future
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An interview in Computer Vision News: Self-Supervised Learning, JEPA, and the future of AI.
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Open Source AI Safety Advantages Over Closed Source
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Excellent thread by Stanford's @percyliang with a list of reasons why open source AI platforms are inherently *safer* than closed source ones.