Thank you all! My concerns about this bill were discussed in @nytimes today — it seems like a very dangerous direction for society to head. https://
nytimes.com/2024/08/14/tec
hnology/ai-california-bill-silicon-valley.html
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California AI Bill Raises Serious Societal Safety Concerns
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Caltech Academics Voice Concerns on California AI Safety Bill
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A number of my colleagues @Caltech and I have put together a letter voicing our concern regarding CA SB 1047 (AI Safety Act). Sign the letter and show your support! https://
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Caltech Researchers Oppose California AI Safety Act SB 1047
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A number of my colleagues @Caltech and I have put together a letter voicing our concern regarding CA SB 1047 (AI Safety Act). Sign the letter and show your support! https://
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pQLScgA1GCo241Kfg-S5X2hMVAYivkqPGSnaC0VwvTy11uVJ3OLw/viewform
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Google AI Search Forces Sites to Share Data or Disappear
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Google AI Beats Ping Pong While MIT Reveals 700+ AI Risks
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Curious about Google's latest AI? It’s smart enough to beat you in ping pong! But the real headline? MIT’s database reveals 700+ AI risks. #AI #Innovation #Tech #RiskManagement
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Building Resilience Against Misinformation Through Critical Thinking
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I hope phenomena like this will strengthen our collective immune system against misinformation, making people more resilient and critically minded. Rather than assuming individuals are incapable of discerning truth, we should strive to empower everyone to be as intellectually
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Adapting to Dangerous AI: Will We Build Resilience?
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And I think we will get used to this stuff, as we got used to many other potentially dangerous things. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger!
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Teaching AI: Pedagogy, Materials, and Neutrality Questions
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But we're talking about the *teaching* of it. What do you teach? How? To whom? With what materials? These are obviously not inherently neutral.
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Teaching is inherently political regardless of curriculum design
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You're completely misunderstanding the point. The proposal isn't to teach politics. The point is that teaching is political nonetheless.
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AI Image Generation: Aesthetic Appeal vs Accuracy Trade-off
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Agreed. This is really cool if you want to make pretty pictures (though, e.g., the Golden Gate Bridge pics look somewhat artifact-y). But if you *need* something to be accurate, all bets are off. I think there'll be a mismatch between user expectations and what the feature does.