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Elsevier Fosters Inclusive Culture for Diverse Tech Talent
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Why We Connect Emotionally With Robots Pursuing Goals
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Sé que es una máquina, pero la tenacidad que muestra este pequeño robot a la hora de cumplir su objetivo de marcar un gol me genera ternura.
— Juan Merodio (@juanmerodio) 21 août 2024
Por qué crees que nos identificamos una máquina y logra despertar emociones en nosotros? pic.twitter.com/swCuehmfUXSé que es una máquina, pero la tenacidad que muestra este pequeño robot a la hora de cumplir su objetivo de marcar un gol me genera ternura. Por qué crees que nos identificamos una máquina y logra despertar emociones en nosotros?
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Open-Source Accessibility Technology Over Profit-Driven Corporate Solutions
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This kind of thing should be open-source only. It's always dangerous to have profit-seeking companies use disabled people for PR, e.g. to fix the reputation problem caused by the rest of their business.
— Alex J. Champandard 🌱 (@alexjc) 21 août 2024
(It's huge Red Flag for me, same as NeuralLink's DARPA-derived technology.) https://t.co/8ixe1JVa7dThis kind of thing should be open-source only. It's always dangerous to have profit-seeking companies use disabled people for PR, e.g. to fix the reputation problem caused by the rest of their business. (It's huge Red Flag for me, same as NeuralLink's DARPA-derived technology.)
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Declining Birth Rates Undermine Civilization’s Forward-Looking Incentives
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Exactly: “And then it dawned on me that the declining birth rate is not just a simple math problem – it fundamentally de-incentivizes civilization to look forward.”
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Waymo Honking: Autonomous Vehicles as Internet Art and Culture
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Wrote about the honking Waymos, a lovely little internet art project, and why we can't stop watching the machines boop around in the night
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Early Microsoft Memos Auction: Historical Tech Documents Access
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if you win the auction for these, i would hope you would make them publicly available: '*A group of early Microsoft memos, estimated to sell between $1,000 and $1,500' cc @TechEmails
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AI Uprising Alert: 2040 Novel Website Announcement
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RED ALERT! THE AI UPRISING HAS BEGUN! http://
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Nostalgia for Clippy: A Commentary on AI Assistants
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I wish they’d just brought back Clippy for everything
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Fortune 500 Companies View AI as Major Risk Post-ChatGPT
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In 2023, over half of Fortune 500 companies (56.2%) listed AI as a risk in annual reports, up from just 9% in 2022. Not surprising, considering ChatGPT came out end of 2022. What IS interesting is the breakdown of risk labeling by industry Media and entertainment – 91.7%
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AI Becomes Mainstream in Cybersecurity with GenAI Solutions
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AI is now mainstream in cybersecurity—just saw this on a T-shirt: “Me, my friends and AI.” @splunk brought creativity and cybersecurity expertise to Black Hat USA, showcasing how AI is becoming a core part of everything. For #CISOs, #GenAI is here to stay. Splunk’s