There's a fundamental, irreconcilable mismatch between LLMs (synthetic text) and information access. More here:
ETHICS
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LLM Output Errors: Accuracy by Chance Not Design
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See, I think that disclaimer is actually misleading. Computer systems don't make mistakes, the output errors. On top of that, if string output by an LLM (once read by a person) evaluates to something accurate, that is by chance.
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AI Hype and Elder Care Discussion with Prof Clara Berridge
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Ready for more Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000? Tune in as @alexhanna and I get to chat with Prof. Clara Berridge about AI hype and elder care. Monday, August 19, 3:30pm Pacific https://
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Grounding AI Evaluations in Intended Use Cases
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I think it's very important (especially now, but always) for our evaluations to be grounded in the intended use case of the technology. Without that, they aren't really meaningful.
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Synthetic Text Risks: LLM Outputs in Professional Settings
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I'm glad you found the discussion helpful! To be clear, my concerns aren't about synthetic data, but about synthetic text, i.e. setting up systems where lawyer (etc) take the output of an LLM as if it were information.
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Do Optional Choices Undermine Human Dignity?
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offering optional choices undermines dignity? In what way?
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Apple JIT Restrictions Limit Hardware Potential for Users
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The JIT is just a define away, but needs Apple to open up further. Kinda sad that we can’t use the hardware we own in the way we would benefit the most because some people at Apple don’t think we need to, eh?
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Apple Restricts iPhone Emulation Features for Policy Reasons
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They are not because Apple doesn’t like em. Because they do things Apple decided is not something you should use your phone for, like emulating Windows.
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Legal Demands Violate Brazilian Argentinian and US Law
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These demands violate Brazilian, Argentinian and US law!
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Mind Upload to Cloud-Connected Humanoid Robots: Future Identity
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Eventually, you will probably be able to upload a good approximation of your memories & mind state to “the cloud” with the ability to download it to a humanoid robot. You obviously won’t be quite the same as you are today.