Sometimes they want social permission to have an ongoing relationship with someone who will listen to their problems then provide sage counsel, which is a thing I make pretty widely available *but without an SLA.* Sometimes they want someone to be responsible for their outcomes.
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AI-Generated Synthetic Media Threatens Global Elections 2024
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Roughly two billion people are going to the polls in 2024 around the world. The near term risk of AI-generated synthetic media to our politics is exactly the sort of problem we need to focus on.
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US and UN Move to Regulate Military AI Use
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My latest story for @WIRED is about two key announcements that droppedlast week: a major US-led push to regulate how militaries use AI together with a UN move to examine the ethical and technical risks posed by lethal autonomy.
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Algorithms Transform Medical Care Through Three Women Stories
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A story I worked on for many months, about algorithms, medical care and the indomitable spirits of three amazing women. In
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AI Companions and Human Relationships: Exploring Emotional Bonds
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Yes, indeed, I do think AI has some powers that we are currently neglecting, and even if its anthropomorphized to be a gimmick, I think it still can be my buddy. People even marry their AI partners in some parts of the world (read Japan)
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Challenging Obama’s View: Is AI More Than Just a Tool?
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Here is @BarackObama take on AI
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 9 novembre 2023
I would like to challenge his statement "It's a tool, NOT a buddy!".
I think this could be looked at through the same lens as the same generation have looked at gaming.
Everyone knows that gaming can be wonderful and connect individuals… pic.twitter.com/X9P1M2JVUPHere is @BarackObama take on AI I would like to challenge his statement "It's a tool, NOT a buddy!". I think this could be looked at through the same lens as the same generation have looked at gaming. Everyone knows that gaming can be wonderful and connect individuals
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Knowledge Versus Understanding: Adaptation and Cognitive Plasticity
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Knowledge is not understanding.
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Journalism Quality and Credulity in AI Coverage
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A lot of people in tpot are credulous morons, to be fair. Ideally, journalists would be neither of those things. (We don't live in an ideal world…)
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GPT-4V Chess Analysis Capabilities Questioned by Users
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GPT-4V's chess analysis is kinda like watching actors pretend to play musical instruments in movies… Looks impressive, as long as you have no idea what's going on.