Google's search for an #AI future as it turns 25
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Walmart Deploys AI to Streamline Operations and Workforce Organization
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Walmart using AI to streamline organization – what will it mean for workers? https://
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Algorithms Now Shape Human Identity Alongside Nature Nurture
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“Technology companies increasingly determine our identities. When I was growing up, it was nature and nurture. But today, our identities are determined by nature and nurture AND algorithms.” – Ian Bremmer, President of the Eurasia Group, in his recent TED Talk
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Fair Use Legal Implications for AI in Gaming Applications
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It's not just @TimSweeneyEpic personal opinion, given legal risk, he has a fiduciary duty to ensure shareholders are onboard too. Even more impressive, Fair Use is assessed on a case-by-case basis, for each in-game application it may turn out differently: https://
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Epic Games Liability Safe Harbor Provisions Online Store Infringement
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It's worth commending Tim's decision here, regardless whether he's wrong or not, because Epic will be liable for damages in all cases where infringement is found. Why? Safe Harbor provisions don't apply to online stores "receiving financial benefits":
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AI threatens established professions: doctors lawyers accountants executives
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power, wealth, expertise… these are all about to be transformed. those most comfortable today – the doctors, lawyers, accountants, business execs – stand to lose more than ever before. confront the coming wave me in @TIME
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Mustafa Suleyman on AI Governance and Policy Coordination
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Here’s the full podcast (with transcript). It’s definitely worth a listen. https://
80000hours.org/podcast/episod
es/mustafa-suleyman-getting-washington-and-silicon-valley-to-tame-ai/
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Google Sponsors Deep Learning Indaba 2023 Conference
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We’re proud to be a Sponsor of the annual @DeepIndaba meeting, held this week at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana. Registered for #Indaba2023? We hope you’ll visit the Google booth to learn more about our ML research! Learn more about Indaba → https://
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X API Access Now Available for $5,000 Monthly Subscription
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The new @X API access is now available for a mere $5,000 USD/month. Talk about a steal, @XDevelopers
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developer.twitter.com/en/portal/peti
tion/essential/basic-info?twclid=24og82gkg2ps9r4ibc25bno603
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TESCREAL Bundle: Tech Billionaires and Transhumanism Vision
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I haven't read this yet but seems to be about the TESCREAL bundle (mostly talking about transhumanism though). https://
vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/m
usk-thiel-zuckerberg-andreessen-alternate-autocratic-reality
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