Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on #AI Research From Microsoft
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LLMs Water Consumption and Energy Sustainability Concerns Criticized
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The world NEEDS water. Where non LLM oriented AI is helping the planet (and it is in many ways), yes – let’s use it. Where the ecosystem surrounding LLMs including ye olde chip logic “justified” by saying “nuclear fusion will solve our energy needs” is again obfuscation .
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AI Water Consumption Opacity Contradicts Environmental Claims
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The “we need to use AI to save the planet” while knowingly using so much water AND keeping the specifics about how much water is being used in water scarce areas where it’s well documented aquifers all over the US and planet are being depleted rapidly NOW is obfuscation.
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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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Tech Journalism Must Prioritize Privacy Harms Over AI Hype
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What if — instead of leading with the 'gee whiz AI' angle — journalism in this space started with privacy harms, the fact that somehow tech companies get away with pretending healthcare regulation doesn't apply to them, and chatbots urging self-harm? /fin
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Clinical Documentation as Care: Rethinking Tech’s Role Healthcare
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What if — instead of seeing the process of creating clinical documentation as mere busywork — the tech bros understood it as possibly part of the process of care? /10
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Salesforce Ethics Leader Optimistic on US AI Legislation
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Salesforce's ethical tech leader is optimistic on the prospect of concrete AI laws in the US. Even with a disruptive US election on the horizon, Paula Goodman told that bipartisan agreement in Congress means the direction of travel looks positive.
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Smartphone Supercycle: AI-Driven Growth or Incremental Progress?
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Is a smartphone "supercycle" on its way? Manufacturers certainly hope so, and project strong growth driven by AI. Analysts aren't convinced. Shipments hit their lowest in a decade in 2023. And the next 5 years we're likely to see only incremental growth.
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eToro Plans Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest App Launch
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Retail trading firm eToro says it wants to bring its app to the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest. “We are planning to look at how we think about eToro with natural language, with voice, but actually also in the realm of AR VR, during 2024,” @yoniassia said
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Google plans advanced LLM release on Android next year
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A top exec at Google's Pixel smartphone unit told me the company plans to release a more advanced LLM on Android next year. (Didn't expect this to drop the week Google was facing backlash over Gemini putting out ahistorical images, but there we go).