“developing so capacity and expertise in uk defence” a look into this gov report from @chalmermagne including @airstreet submission
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Meta’s Content Moderation Removal Signals AI Intelligence Limitations
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One of the OG litmus tests of whether AI has reached true “intelligence” was accurate content moderation. If AI has true understanding, it should discern posts with precision. Tells you all you need to know that Meta is removing content moderation due to over-moderation.
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AI Transforms Wildfire Modeling and Response Strategy
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I want to highlight the #PCAST committee co-chaired by @francesarnold prepared a report on wildfire modernization. https://
whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl
oads/2023/02/PCAST_Wildfires-Report_Feb2023.pdf
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Pro-Growth Rhetoric Fails Without Sound Economic Policy
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Turns out that just repeating ‘we’re the MOST pro growth’ while gutting the economy, raising taxes, hurting businesses and raising public spending doesn’t work. Who’d have thunk it?
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Language Detection Gaps and AGI Hype in Content Moderation
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Had a meeting where we're figuring out how to filter out some posts & discussing how there are no accurate language detection tools for our task. Then I see press releases masquerading as journalism telling us that artificial general intelligence (AGI) is here
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Nonprofit Tech Outperforms Big Tech During Crisis
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Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, https://
app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!) Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled… As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday! -
Expanding Academia’s Role in Public Sector AI Governance
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Industry’s dominance in AI could potentially skew AI governance toward industry interests rather than public good. How do we fix this? On Jan. 15, @StanfordHAI
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Dutch Government Adopts Open Source Strategy Contributions
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“We are a user of open source, which also includes giving back as much as possible,” says DICTU team leader Corien Potkamp. Read more about how the Dutch government chooses open source https://
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Section 230 Debate: Should Tech Platforms Arbitrate Truth?
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One more quote for now from 2021 when U.S. Rep. Tim Wahlberg (R-Mich.) asked Zuck & @Jack if U.S. laws like Section 230 should allow platforms like Facebook and Twitter to be the "arbiters of truth."
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Facebook’s Fact-Checking Program Promises Under Scrutiny
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Here's what he said in 2021 about Facebook's "industry-leading fact-checking program." "People want to see accurate information on Facebook, and so do we. That’s why we have made fighting misinformation and providing people with authoritative information a priority."