Last weekend, my two kids colluded in a hilariously bad attempt to mislead me to look in the wrong place during a game of hide-and-seek. I was reminded that most capabilities — in humans or in AI — develop slowly. Some people fear that AI someday will learn to deceive humans
ETHICS
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CVPR 2025 Implements New Submission Policies to Combat Review Quality Issues
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Some CVPR 2025 new policies: 1. Submitters must review
2. Terrible reviewers will have their submissions rejected
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Lancet Editorial Criticizes Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing
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This week's @TheLancet editorial, a hard stance against direct-to-consumer medical testing https://
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Yuval Harari’s NEXUS Book Criticized as AI Apocalypse Warning
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A scathing review of @harari_yuval
's new book, NEXUS, summed up as an "#AI Apocalypse," demeaning, calling out our naivety.
I'm reading it now, asked Yuval to do an interview, but his people said he's too busy. https://
wsj.com/arts-culture/b
ooks/nexus-review-prognosis-apocalyptic-b888e741?mod=books_more_article_pos10
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Robots Cannot Replace Human Care Solutions
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So you can see that as 'we as apopulation have to work out how to provide care for those who need it.' Like that, that is a statement that sort of brings everyone together, I think. And then it's like, okay, so let's buy some robots. >>
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New York’s robot companion program fails elderly care ethics
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Alt text for video: Audiogram with MAIHT3k logo and title “Elders Need Care, Not 'AI' Surveillance”. Subtitle: “New York’s robot ‘companion’ program ignores real causes of loneliness in old age.” >>
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Elders Need Care Not AI Surveillance
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MAIHT3k Ep 40: Elders Need Care, Not 'AI' Surveillancehttps://t.co/ijNuNdEZZT
— @emilymbender.bsky.social (@emilymbender) 14 septembre 2024
Prof. Clara Berridge joined me & @alexhanna to expose the structural problems tech companies are exploiting to motivate yet more surveillance tech.
Thx to @ctaylsaurus for production pic.twitter.com/49K4RJQKURMAIHT3k Ep 40: Elders Need Care, Not 'AI' Surveillance https://
buzzsprout.com/2126417/episod
es/15744952-mystery-ai-hype-theater-3000-episode-40-elders-need-care-not-ai-surveillance-feat-clara-berridge-august-19-2024
… Prof. Clara Berridge joined me & @alexhanna to expose the structural problems tech companies are exploiting to motivate yet more surveillance tech. Thx to @ctaylsaurus for production -

Why Always Say Please Thank You to ChatGPT
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Why I *always* remember to say please and thank you to ChatGPT
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Staged StopAI Movement Undermines Legitimate AI Safety Concerns
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People are obviously seeing how fake the staged StopAI movement is, which undermines legitimate concerns and solutions. The same questions should be asked of the XR movement too, likewise burying important points in the climate debate.
