Two years ago I wrote this opinion piece: The Risks of Premature AI Regulations
AI fear-mongering spreads misinformation and slows progress. Some extremists push for bans or control over all AI development. Over-regulation risks blocking innovation and resilience. A
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Risks of Premature AI Regulations and Innovation Barriers
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Hallucinations vs Confabulation: Rethinking RNN Behavior Terminology
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It’s been a decade but yes I believe I hallucinated the term in my 2015 post on unreasonable effectiveness of RNNs. I later became aware that Geoff Hinton used “confabulate”, which is often (but I think not always) a better analogue in human psychology. It’s a bit too specific,
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Thoughtful article on AI and UK schools recommended
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This is a thoughtful article on AI and UK schools. Recommended. https://
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The $1T AGI Investment Bubble and Narrative Pressure
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The reason it is so important for everyone to keep pretending that AGI is definitely right around the corner is that there is now over $1T of investment riding on this belief (either already expended, or committed) Current (and recent past) capex cannot be justified by current
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Salesforce CEO questions AI soul after agent adoption layoffs
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After going for AI agents, laying off 4,000 employees; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says: AI doesn't have a soul, it is not… https://
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Societal costs of AI beyond misallocated capital
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see my talk last week at the Royal Society, introduced by Peter Gabriel. It’s not just the misallocated capital but a host of other costs to society.
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Building Influence Through Truth-Speaking on Tech Topics
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A moment of reflection on a long journey: Countless people have blocked or muted for speaking truths that were difficult to accept, often long before they were widely recognized. Yet I have still reached nearly 200,000 followers (and over 80,000 substack subscribers) speaking
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Elon Musk AGI Definition Bet Accountability Challenge
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Elon has given his own definition of AGI, and say there is a 10% chance of his next model can achieve it. (Reality? Near zero.) In effort to hold him accountable, I hereby offer $1,000,000 to charity on 10:1 odds to @Elonmusk – using his definitions — if he accepts the bet and
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Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test Results Questioned
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The headlines and the press release are misleading. It is hard to label these results as "transformative" when such few early cases were detected, at great expense, and potential of false negatives. I am sanguine for the future of multi-cancer early detection tests, but they need
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Defending Against MSS Threats: Cybersecurity Education and Best Practices
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What can individuals do to push back on the MSS? Some ideas: – Educate yourself and others about MSS tactics, especially social engineering and cyber threats. – Use secure communication tools, practice good cyber hygiene, and avoid suspicious contacts online. Teach others how