There is some "academic money", but fairly small amounts.
Most of the money comes from a few billionaires worried about extinction risks.
Much of it goes to private non-profits, not universities.
They have good intentions but are unwittingly causing a lot of damage.
POLICY
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Billionaire Funding for AI Extinction Risk Research Causes Unintended Damage
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AI Fear Drives Policymakers to Enact Symbolic Regulations
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The only half-cogent argument is this: because people have become scared of AI (by fallacious arguments) policymakers have to look like they are doing something about it.
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AI Accountability: Legal Compliance with Government Demands
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Every penny and/or yen that the people of the United States and Japan have, through their elected representatives, deemed fit to demand of me; not more than that.
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Open-source LLMs surge: Can AI R&D regulation work?
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High-performance open-source LLMs popping up around the world.
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Censorship and Knowledge Exchange Control in Authoritarian Regimes
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In 1983, when the free world was starting to play with personal computers, the Ceaucescu regime in Romania required a license to own a typewriter.
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AI Critics Repeat Social Network Arguments From Years Ago
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Letter Criticisms and Ethical Concerns About Musk’s Role
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There were many criticisms of the letter; I have written about why I signed it despite its issues. The particular one I was focusing on here was the cynicism about Musk (which multiple people expressed).
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AI Legal Suits Status: No Successful Cases Yet
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I don't think there's been any *successful* suits yet, has there? The only result I've seen dismissed the claims.
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US Executive Order and G7 AI Code of Conduct Advance Global Policy
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This week saw major developments in AI policy: the US issued an Executive Order, the G7 adopted an International Code of Conduct, and the UK hosted a landmark summit on AI safety, producing the Bletchley Declaration.
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State of AI Report 2023: Comprehensive Overview of AI Developments
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The State of AI Report 2023 was released a few days ago. The report is one-stop center of all interesting things that happened last year(prior to release): developments and trends in AI research, industry, politics & safety, and future predictions. https://
stateof.ai