I’m encouraged at the progress of the U.S. government at moving to stem harmful AI applications. Two examples are the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on fake product reviews and the DEFIANCE Act, which imposes punishments for creating and disseminating non-consensual
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Artists’ First Legal Victory Against AI Giants
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[#Article] Copyright vs. GenAI: a first victory for artists against Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt https://actuia.com/actualite/droit-dauteur-vs-genai-une-premiere-victoire-pour-les-artistes-contre-stability-ai-midjourney-et-deviantart/
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10x Impact Drives Fun Freedom Personal Growth
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10x more impact = 10x more fun, freedom & personal growth!
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Thanuja G Advances AI Solutions at Alstom Transport
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Discover how Thanuja G of Alstom Transport Ltd. is contributing to advancements in AI. With over 16 years in the field, Thanuja's experience spans from software testing to leading AI-based solutions. Explore her journey and the impact of women in technology by clicking the link
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Microsoft Recall Feature Raises Privacy Concerns for Windows Users
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Microsoft will release its controversial Recall feature – which takes screenshots of your activity every few seconds to help you find stuff you forgot about – to Windows testers in October. The feature caused some rather… obvious privacy concerns.
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Combating Reviewer Apathy Through Personal Connection and Communication
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We complain a lot about reviewer apathy. I think connecting people with the various roles is really important in fighting that. Eg, for NeurIPS ACing, I a) make sure my reviewers know who I am (o/w anon by default), & b) email reminders from my personal acc (not generic OR ones)
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Opinion: RLHF vs the ‘Base Model’ Myth
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People hear RLHF and think censorship, so they expect the base model to be untainted, honest, free — all those nice Grokian promises. And it is! But it’s also helplessly insane, and lost in the delusion the entire world is improv theater. “Base model” — not “based model.”
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Safety and privacy are baked into fine-tuned models.
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But it’s not just about power—safety and privacy are baked in. Fine-tuned models don’t share data with other models, and OpenAI has layered on extra safety measures to ensure ethical use.
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Platform loses advertisers while spam content proliferates
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Halved its advertisers and revenue, doubled the pornbots!