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.
ETHICS
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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.
Reminds me of the folks who have tried wearing prism glasses that invert the world.
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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.
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Tech Industry HR Practices and Employee Referral Accountability Standards
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Yep, but you’d be absolutely dumbstruck if you met someone in the U.S. or Canadian tech industry who was formally punished by the company for introducing the company to someone who was later e.g. fired, right.