Basic research is often considered a public good because the knowledge gained is generally non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning it's difficult to prevent others from benefiting from it, and one person's use doesn't diminish its availability to others.
Here's a more detailed
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Basic Research as Public Good: Knowledge Accessibility and Non-Rivalry
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AGI Systems Challenge Preparedness and Institutional Readiness
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I’m 100% aligned with everything @kevinroose believes and writes here about AGI. “I believe that most people and institutions are totally unprepared for the A.I. systems that exist today, let alone more powerful ones…”
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Public Investment in Basic Research Drives National Prosperity
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You don't understand me correctly. I want to build a stronger, more prosperous nation and world. A key for that is smart investments. Economics 101 is that basic research is a public good — it's not provided effectively by the private markets. America has thrived by being a
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AI Supports Self-Represented Litigants in Civil Courts
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Courthouse AI is "one of the most compelling but also underdeveloped areas of public sector AI," said @StanfordLaw professor David Engstrom at a recent @StanfordHAI seminar. Here, he describes how AI can support self-represented litigants in civil cases: https://
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g-ai-to-improve-access-to-justice-in-civil-courts
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Google Gemma Open Model Usage Policy Restrictions
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Sorry, indeed you are right. I was writing this quickly. It is an open weights or open model by this terminology, because we add some modest restrictions (e.g. "don't do illegal stuff with the model") on the allowed uses of the model in: https://
ai.google.dev/gemma/prohibit
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Uncertainty over Federal Subsidies Threatens U.S. Bioscience Leadership
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Uncertainty over federal grants is endangering U.S. leadership in bioscience, which is critical to drug development and the nation's competitiveness wsj.com/articles/bioscience-… via @WSJ @UW @UWproteindesign @UWMedicine [Translated from EN to English]
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AI as the Central Political Issue of Tomorrow
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This is why AI is going to become the mother of all political issues. Thrown in concerns about natural resources, the environment, tech oligarchs and automation (when it really hits)… the backlash will be profound.
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Valve’s DMCA Safe Harbor Status Questioned Over Infringement Liability
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The case continues. Why is this important? Valve's platform immunity "Safe Harbor" per the DMCA is under question. Since they profit from these kinds of infringements as a platform, they don't actually qualify for immunity and they may share the liability!
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Artist Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Valve
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3D Artist sues Valve for infringing his Copyright by publishing a game that included portions of his work without a license… Valve came up with a long list of excuses, including challenging the original © registration. The USCO sided with artist:
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Court ruling settles 3D artists copyright dispute with influencers
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This is only a small step in this particular court case, but it settles a longstanding dispute with the defeat of influencers like technollama who repeatedly (and ridiculously) claimed that 3D artists and animators don't deserve Copyright for months-long original work on movies