The problem is not just the proliferation of devices that let you record people without their knowledge, but the fact that multimodal LLM let you use recordings in ways that neither law not society anticipated. Everyone has an easy way to mine hours of
footage. No forgetting.
CULTURE
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Multimodal LLMs Enable Unprecedented Privacy Risks Through Recording Mining
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Google AI Model Restores Lost Latin Inscriptions with 44% Accuracy Boost
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Neat example of AI in the humanities. A Google model trained on Latin text fills in lost parts of Latin inscriptions & identifies related texts Historians increased their accuracy by 44% when working with the AI (Though AI alone beats historians, historian + AI was usually best)
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Author Removes Em-Dashes Due to AI Concerns
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A publisher friend just told me an author removed all em-dashes from her manuscript because of AI. I follow several linguists on TikTok and Instagram, plus have a lot of friends in the writing space. We’re just barely scratching the surface on the impact of AI on everyday
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AI professionals shaping future parental pride and legacy
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one small step towards making our kids proud to have professional tweeters as parents
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David Foster Wallace On Our World: An Essay
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Please write me an essay on everything going on in the world as if you were David Foster Wallace.
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E/acc Movement Gains Influence Over Effective Altruism in AI Policy
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Had to pause reading America's AI Action Plan when I saw e/acc having an impact. Would this have happened if the effective altruists had the influence they expected? Not likely. Thanks again to @beffjezos for making it fun to dunk on doomers everywhere. Now back to
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Motivational Screensaver for Vibe Coders
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would be nice as a motivational screensaver for vibe coders should become
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Builders versus Doomers: Optimism in AI Development
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If you are a builder I'm on your side. Doomers are a death cult.
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The Singularity Won’t Be Vibe-Coded: Critical Perspective
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The singularity will not be vibe-coded.
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Universe Beta: Human Emergence as Software Bug
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The universe is still in beta. In the final release the bug that allowed humans to emerge will be fixed.