Recommend software that checks robots.txt. One of LAION's members built img2dataset, which does not check robots.txt. It would be a stronger legal argument if this recommended tool did check at least robots.txt now, even if better forms of opt-out are added later.
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LAION-5B Legal Compliance: Dataset Challenges and Solutions
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Legal uncertainty is all around the AI industry, in particular the LAION-5B dataset. Despite the RELAION update, there are still many problems to be addressed… (My peer review follows.) Here's what LAION could have done to make their dataset more legal and more certain!
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AI Systems Process Data They Don’t Think Like Humans
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Once again, an AI system is not "thinking", it's "processing", "running predictions",… just like Google or computers do. Giving the false impression that technology systems are human is just cheap snake oil and marketing to fool you into thinking it's more clever than it is.
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How You Become Irreplaceable In The Age Of AI
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How You Become Irreplaceable In The Age Of AI https://
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Managing AI Risks in the Workplace for Employers
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Navigating AI Risks for Employers Employers, navigate the AI minefield. Address privacy and data security, AI bias, job displacement, and regulatory compliance. Develop strategies to manage AI effectively and ensure ethical and responsible AI use in your organization.
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AI Should Amplify Human Experience Not Limit It
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Nailed it! Joanna Maciejewska gives the only perspective on #AI that matters. AI should do the mundane tasks so that we have more time for the exciting, value-adding, and uniquely human pursuits… Not the opposite! AI should serve to amplify, not limit, our human experience.
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AI Governance Systems Must Be Transparent and Voter-Aligned
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Yes, that's right. This system must be 100% transparent and aligned with its voters. I don't have a ready-made solution, but I believe this will be far better than governance through people.
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Medical approach to mental health evolves with age
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Before 20: “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.” 20-40: “Take this pill, this injection.” 40+: “Have you considered antidepressants?”
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AI Misuse Influences Taylor Swift’s Political Endorsement
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The biggest impact A.I. might have on an election might just be Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Ironically enough, it was not the use of AI but the misuse of it that prompted her move!
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AI Bureaucrats Could Replace Human Politicians Positively
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Yuval Noah Harari claims the world will be run by millions of AI bureaucrats in 10 years. He sees this as a negative development, but I believe it could be a positive one.
— Marek Rosa | European🇪🇺 | South African🇿🇦 (@marek_rosa) 11 septembre 2024
Why should we prefer human politicians and bureaucrats? They lack transparency, are often selfish and… pic.twitter.com/eDiBhN8DoiYuval Noah Harari claims the world will be run by millions of AI bureaucrats in 10 years. He sees this as a negative development, but I believe it could be a positive one. Why should we prefer human politicians and bureaucrats? They lack transparency, are often selfish and