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ETHICS
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Critique of polarized public narratives surrounding AI
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ok i need to say this because every AI take on my timeline is half a lie and people are making expensive decisions based on nonsense the “AI is just a tool” people are lying. the “AI is going to replace everything” people are lying. both camps point at real data and refuse to
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AGI: Anticipation or Anger Depending on the Language
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In this embedding analysis, compared to other futuristic technology terms, AGI is more strongly associated with anticipation than fear, particularly in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Italian. It also exhibits stronger negative connotations in several European languages, such as anger in Spanish and Italian.
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Making Humans Responsible for AI in Academic Research
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Making humans responsible for their AI use seems like an incredibly reasonable way to address problems & opportunities in the use of AI for academic research, at least in the short term (autonomous scientific work will require different solutions).
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AI detects osteoporosis from retinal images in new study
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Our retina image is so rich with information, a gateway to the whole body, well beyond the eye. Today add osteoporosis to the list. https://
journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/
article?id=10.1371/journal.pdig.0001360&utm_source=pr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=plos006
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This adds to what I recently wrote about at Ground Truths https://
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-paradox-
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AI labs increase message discipline under scrutiny
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Big increases in message discipline across all the AI labs in recent weeks, an inevitable outcome of the labs being subject to increased scrutiny. Much more boring than the oracular mutterings or Discordian epigrams of the last couple years & maybe obscures their real thinking
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AI Literacy and Mindful Interaction with AI
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AI literacy is not enough. In this episode of Pondering AI, Mel Sellick explores the psychological, cognitive and relational capabilities required to interact with AI mindfully.
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Listen: https://t.co/aphtyzVe53 pic.twitter.com/wdCmNTQPgWAI literacy is not enough. In this episode of Pondering AI, Mel Sellick explores the psychological, cognitive and relational capabilities required to interact with AI mindfully. Listen: http://
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Accountability for the AI Industry Beyond Billionaire Disputes
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So much attention has been paid to the Musk v. Altman trial. But real accountability for the AI industry will not come from a billionaire mudfight. It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI. My op-ed for @guardian
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Anthropic releases full documentation on constitutional AI goals
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Full /goal documentation from Anthropic:
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The Upcoming Challenges in AI Legal Regulation
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The next legal AI round is going to be a much harder conversation.