mining and waste are real problems but new technology is really the only thing that can fix production / mining / waste (aside from degrowth which is not serious) ofc the creation of new technology requires the ability to freely build things
POLICY
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Preventing New Product Development: Policy Approaches
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how do you propose we prevent people from building new products?
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OpenAI GPT Prompts No Longer Protected Intellectual Property
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your GPTs prompts, both past and future, are not protected. this is the direction OpenAI is taking. accept it. there will be no proprietary claims. uploading GPTs early will likely result in hundreds, if not thousands, of spam GPTs being copied and uploaded to the store, with
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OpenAI Implements Trademark Reporting Flow for GPT Enforcement
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Thanks for flagging this, please use the build in reporting flow for us to review and take any trademark infringing GPTs down.
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Governments Must Combat Deepfakes Threat Says HAI
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Will we see the spread of deepfakes in 2024? HAI vice-director @landay says governments will need to become more vigilant: https://
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New York Times Lawsuit Against OpenAI and E/acc Movement
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We are so back! After a 4-week holiday hiatus, @MikeKaput and I return to our regular weekly podcast format with episode 78. We explore the New York Times potentially landmark lawsuit against OpenAI; dig into the rapidly accelerating e/acc movement (it’s pretty wild if you
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AI-Generated Images: Copyright and Unauthorized Use Issues
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I generated that with the GPT dalle feature. It’s totally unique. These people are just downloading my image and using it
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NIST AI Funding Strengthens U.S. Competition Innovation
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Last April we shared a memo outlining specific AI programs within @NIST that would benefit from greater funding.
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US AI Safety Institute Receives Bipartisan Senate Support
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A fully funded AI Safety Institute (AISI) will strengthen America’s global leadership on AI policy and ensure AI develops safely at home and abroad. We applaud Senators Cantwell, Rounds, Heinrich, and Young for their bipartisan support of NIST’s AISI.
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Data Broker X-Mode Sold Sensitive Healthcare Location Data
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This is very good/another reminder that the surveillance biz is unfathomably sleazy. "X-Mode gave a clinical research company info…about consumers who had visited certain internal medical facilities & then pharmacies or infusion centers." https://
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