ETHICS

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15 November 2023 20h27

The thing I'm confused about is that Max knows all this, but says these things anyway. I wonder what his motivation is.

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Professional Disclaimers and Corporate Mention Monitoring in AI

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15 November 2023 18h54

A thing I allude to at one point is that partially these disclaimers are a professional obligation and partially they are a very real response to actual humans Ctrl-Fing all mentions of their firm and competitors then sending emails in response to them. Sometime that is awkward.

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EU AI Act Outdated Cancel Regulation Policy

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@montreal_ai

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15 November 2023 16h59

Cancel the already outdated EU AI Act

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Karen Hao Participates in Democracy Summit AI Panel at Howard University

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@_karenhao

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15 November 2023 16h10

It was such an honor to be part of @nhannahjones
’ Democracy Summit at Howard University yesterday. Feeling fired up after a day of phenomenal speakers and one of my favorite AI panels I’ve been on with @nabihasyed @kharijohnson and @errinhaines
.

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Enterprise AI Safety Framework: Mitigating LLM Threats

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@cohere

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15 November 2023 10h53

AI safety is complex with vague definitions and sensationalized media. Our new guide offers enterprises a clear framework to understand the real near-term threats of large language models. Explore 7 key themes to mitigate harm.

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Short-term versus long-term AI doom prophecies comparison

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@ylecun

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15 November 2023 1h10

You're right.
It's a different brand of doomers.
These are short-term doomers.
You are a long-term doomer.
The prophecies of doom are equally improbable and almost as destructive as each other.

ABC Science Features Leading AI Researchers Including Yoshua Bengio

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14 November 2023 23h21

Here's the article from @ABCscience
, which also features @seb_ruder
, @ruchowdh
, and Yoshua Bengio. (I did the interview months ago so I've forgotten what I'd said!)

Existential Risk Focus Resonates with AI Safety Commitments

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14 November 2023 23h16

I just looked up your firm BTW and I see you're focusing on "existential risk" — I suspect that folks that resonate with those words might also resonate with these commitments. So maybe you're a special case!

Why Safety Measures Can Paradoxically Undermine AI Safety

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14 November 2023 21h28

I explain why trying to "ensure safety" actually hurts safety in this analysis:

Safety Challenges in General Purpose AI Models

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14 November 2023 21h28

The *big* problem here is point 4. It is literally impossible to *ensure* safety of a general purpose model, and attempts to do so are likely to *reduce* safety.