7/ On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models – a position paper with a focus on open foundation models and their impact, benefits, and risks.
POLICY
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Bostrom’s Information Hazards Framework for AI Safety
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The paper: https://
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Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Relies on Microsoft AI Research
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Why Elon Musk’s OpenAI Lawsuit Leans on #AI Research From Microsoft
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Information Truth Destabilizes Economic and Social System Norms
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Norm hazards: we share common sets of beliefs about how we, as a society or economy, should operate. If information breaks our belief in these norms, even if the information is true, it can create instability in the overall system. 4/
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Ideological hazards in belief systems and online learning
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Ideological hazards: Most people have only a little knowledge about what their ideological belief (whether religious or political) really encompasses. On the web, you can learn that your chosen belief system also includes hazardous elements that you feel you need to adopt. 2/
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Information Hazards: How Knowledge Can Cause Harm
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How can knowing something hurt you? Information can sometimes cause harm (think of the annoyance of seeing spoilers as a tiny example). This paper on information hazards was prescient about many of the issues we face today. So, a on some of the hazards of knowledge… 1/
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Environmental Impact Assessments Required Before AI Deployment
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Yes. Can we require environmental impact assessments before any AI design can go public? Where companies demonstrate long term protection of water etc? Where people say “companies won’t like that” or “policy makers are too slow..” Those answers don’t work anymore.
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LLM Mental Health Safety: Testing Before Public Release Required
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Any LLM interacting with humans re their mental health should be tested for a long time before being released to the general public. If they cause harm, they shouldn’t be released. It’s not that complex. It’s about society saying we prioritize care, for planet and people, first.
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AI Ethics Demands Environmental Impact Assessments First
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So any AI Ethics folks of any stipe or background, please recognize this amazing reporting for whatit is – a clarion call to prioritize planet and people FIRST in the design of AI. Note insider say “ban” etc. But urging wide scale environmental impact assessments – YES.
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LLMs Water Consumption and Energy Sustainability Concerns Criticized
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The world NEEDS water. Where non LLM oriented AI is helping the planet (and it is in many ways), yes – let’s use it. Where the ecosystem surrounding LLMs including ye olde chip logic “justified” by saying “nuclear fusion will solve our energy needs” is again obfuscation .