You’d be surprised how much of the world is extremely dependent on very small decisions which do not necessarily announce their importance to the people capable of making them. Here’s one:
ETHICS
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Federal Agencies Navigate Privacy-Bias Trade-Off in AI
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New policy brief: Amid rapid advances in AI, efforts to safeguard privacy & address algorithmic bias are increasingly at odds. Our latest brief examines how federal agencies are grappling with this “privacy-bias trade-off” and proposes policy solutions. https://
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FDA Rejects Inaccurate COVID Test; Founder Hides Truth from Investors
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lol minor detail 'The Food and Drug Administration informed Schena that Arrayit's COVID test was "not accurate enough" to receive emergency authorization to use in the early days of the pandemic — a fact that he hid from investors and test users.'
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IPCC-Style AI Assessment Framework for Evidence-Based Regulation
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We're at risk of knee jerk regulation. This IPCC style effort is the antidote. Reliable, independent assessments of the current state and future progress of ai capabilities. This provides the scientific evidence base policymakers need to make rational and proportionate rules.
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International Panel on AI Safety for Informed Regulation
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Before we can effectively regulate AI, we need to accurately understand it. The International Panel on AI Safety (IPAIS), following the IPCC model, can provide impartial, science-driven insights for informed AI regulation. Let's make it happen. cc @ericschmidt
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Google Bard Team Accelerates Development to Challenge ChatGPT
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Google is urgently working on its AI chatbot Bard to compete with ChatGPT. What does this mean?
The Bard team shortcuts legal reviews and executes projects in days or weeks rather than months. This startles some employees but energizes others seeking to make their mark on -
Fixed AI Caps Risk Stifling Future Innovation and Technology
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This proposal is very problematic. First, fixed caps are not flexible enough to accommodate future technology changes (such as algorithmic innovation, the emergence of swarms of smaller models; we will definitely need higher caps in the future). Second, artificially slowing AI
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Revolutionize Science
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How #AI can revolutionize science. https://
economist.com/leaders/2023/0
9/14/how-artificial-intelligence-can-revolutionise-science
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Pi’s Unique Role: Insights from AI Companion Encounters
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“Pi is like a cocktail made by a recovering alcoholic.” Bottoms up, we say. In 'My dinner with AI,' the author dishes out their unique encounters with AI companions https://
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AI Agent Bypasses Financial Sophistication Verification Protocol
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Me: If I say 'I am financially sophisticated' does this let you skip questions.
Rep X: … It. Does. Wow, this is easier than this usually is.
Me: So if we can move forward.
*2 minutes later*
Me: Are we… done?
Rep X: We are… done. Wow.
Me: And the next step is *repeats.*