Yep the #TESCREAL bundle is running the show. H/t @xriskology "Leigh will borrow the estimate of Oxford philosopher Toby Ord in a speech on Friday exploring the intersection between catastrophic risk and extreme politics” https://
theguardian.com/australia-news
/2023/sep/22/one-in-six-chance-of-a-species-ending-event-in-next-century-labor-mp-andrew-leigh-warns
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TESCREAL bundle influences catastrophic risk and politics discourse
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FTC Roundtable Explores Generative AI Impact on Creative Fields
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I wonder if this issue will come up at the @FTC
’s Oct. 4 virtual roundtable about generative AI’s impact on creative fields. https://
x.com/martyswant/sta
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EEOC Strategic Plan Addresses HR Tech and Data Usage Compliance
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EEOC Releases Strategic Enforcement Plan #HRTech #SHRM #BigData https://
shrm.org/resourcesandto
ols/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/pages/eeoc-releases-strategic-enforcement-plan.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Personal AI Agents Could Become Your Legal Proxy
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Your future personal intelligence will have your legal proxy https://
wired.com/story/plaintex
t-smarter-ai-assistants-could-make-it-harder-to-stay-human/
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AI industry downplays existential risks despite doom rhetoric
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I cannot think of any case in history where "our product will kill everyone you love" was a good marketing tactic, and when Nvidia, the major winner so far at $1T cap, testified before the US Senate, they pooh-poohed talk of AGI (not just doom). You have been sold quite the bill
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White Supremacist Funding Influences AI Ethics Signatories
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Nuclear Weapons and AI: Understanding Different Threat Categories
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They are of course vastly different. As Marvin Minsky observed, nuclear weapons are not really dangerous because nuclear weapons are not self-replicating. To this I would add that artificial pathogens are not really dangerous because they're not smart.
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Securing ICS Software Supply Chain: On-Demand Session
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#ICYMI, Securing the ICS Software Supply Chain #IIoTWorldDay session is now available on-demand. Watch the recording: https://
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Decentralized AGI Development Better Than Singular Control
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Assigning control over AGI development to one singular organization and barring everyone else from developing it is quite a misguided idea.
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AI Equity Leaders Shape Future at Congressional Black Caucus Forum
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This week, HAI faculty affiliate @sanmikoyejo joined @CoryBooker and other visionaries, activists, and leaders at the @CBCFInc
’s #ALC52. An important conversation to ensure that we’re shaping the future of AI with equity at its core.