Starting now: James Manyika, SVP of Technology and Society, and Marian Croak, VP of Engineering @Google will discuss the importance of innovating responsibly and what factors we keep top of mind in our research. Tune in ↓
ETHICS
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Blue Tick Monetization Risks Encouraging Trolling Behavior
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Interesting. Making the Blue tick process more transparent and accessible is certainly a step in the right direction. But linking it to a nominal monthly payment is debatable. Could legitimize noise creation & encourage a 'pay & troll' practice.
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Citation bias in scholarship: how metrics distort quality perception
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A downside of Google Scholar is that it emphasizes citation counts. This paper shows that once we see citation counts, we think articles with fewer citations must be lower quality… it even affects readers who have cited that article in their own work! https://
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn
as.2012208118
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Fei-Fei Li discusses AI with human perspective at MIT
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I still love this building after all these years @MIT_CSAIL Excited to be back; and giving a talk tomorrow https://
calendar.mit.edu/event/dertouzo
s_distinguished_lecture_fei-fei_li_what_we_see_and_what_we_value_ai_with_a_human_perspective#.Y2GPDqQpAWM
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Adversarial Robustness Learning Theory Paper Review Process Critique
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"Adversarially Robust Learning with Tolerance" by @ashtiani_hassan
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, Urner. 2 +ve reviews, 1 -ve, saying "I implemented the method and it didn't work." But this is a theory paper… Another -ve review 4 days pre-decision, no chance to respond -
Generative AI Deserves More Nuanced Media Coverage
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Generative AI warrants a whole lot more nuanced, considerate coverage like this IMO
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US Democracy Corrupted: Institutions and Systems Buyer Influence Analysis
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So – democracy, at least in the US, is a total farce. Not new news, but good to confirm anyone / any institution can be bought. Awesome.
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Low engagement with research links highlights fact-checking importance
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666,000 people saw this thread. 535 clicked on one of the links I gave to a paper. The papers & research is all real, it isn’t a trick, I just am always amazed at how few people actually look at the research I post, especially one on the importance of fact-checking for yourself!
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Culture Wars: Children’s Interests vs Childless Priorities
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Most of the culture wars are a struggle between what’s best for the children and what’s best for the childless.