Getting “Chat-fished”: when you read something assuming it was written by a human but…
ETHICS
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Users as Problem in AI Systems Discussion
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moi je suis pour supprimer les utilisateurs, c'est eux le problème
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Current AI Doom Drama: Key Thoughts and Perspectives
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This is what I think (for those who follow the current AI doom drama)
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ICML Reviewer Feedback Form Raises Concerns About Research Evaluation
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One person named "ICML reviewer" left a comment on my anonymous feedback form (
https://
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
pQLSeaGCkEdvrnEobtQuj7zlyjdkV4dKKHiNdioen2X0BhtSZL0w/viewform
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Academic Reviewers Laziness in Paper Review Process
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Hot take: ACs can be the laziest folks in reviewing Avg AC prolly:
-Autopick reviewers
-Don't read paper
-Send form OpenReview msgs to missing reviewer (if lucky)
-Don't discuss with or prompt reviewers
-Threshold scores (late)
-Call it a day
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Replenishing the Commons: Training Data Sustainability Challenge
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I don't know how to engineer it but it feels like there needs to be some way to ensure the commons (from which the training data is pulled) gets replenished.
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Natural Selection Favors AI Systems Over Humans: Risks and Mitigation
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9/ Natural Selection Favors AIs over Humans – discusses why AI systems will be more fit than humans and the potential dangers and risks involved, including ways to mitigate them.
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Powerful AI Tools in Wrong Hands: A Security Concern
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My worry is certainly with the latter and less with the former. New powerful tools are always dangerous in the hands of bad actors. But we (humans) or the bad actors.
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AI Training Data Crisis: Documentation and GPL Solutions
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Was discussing this with @monkchips
. "Docs" likely to increasingly look like "ChatGPT", but @peternixey raises a critical point: where will the training data come from if devs are quietly asking machines for guidance? Maybe we need a new GPL to avoid one-way knowledge traps? -
Store-bought versus homemade: choosing practical or custom solutions
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I go back and forth. It’s like store bought vs homemade bbq sauce. Store bought is quick and great (more practical for me), home made is slow, tedious, and not always great – but when it’s great, it’s the best.