I signed this open letter to President Biden to argue that Executive Orders and regulations of AI should promote open source AI platforms, and certainly not hinder them. Signed by execs from Meta, HF, Mistral, Shopify… as well as a number of prominent execs from the VC world.
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AI Transparency Essential for Effective Regulation Accountability
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In a new @FinancialTimes op-ed, HAI International Policy Fellow @MarietjeSchaake says transparency from AI companies is necessary for effective AI regulation. “Transparency isn’t just an important ideal. It is essential to successful AI accountability.”
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UK Deputy PM Endorses Open-Source Code as Global Economic Benefit
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Releasing good open-source code is giving a wonderful gift to the world. I'm thrilled the UK deputy PM @OliverDowden gets it, and just made a strong statement in support of open-source: “It's not just economies like the U.K. and other European countries that benefit from open
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Google supports National Quantum Initiative Act reauthorization
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Google supports the reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative Act — this effort is critical in advancing quantum computing and its ability to address some of the world's most pressing challenges. ↓
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Open-Source AI as Essential Counterbalance to Proprietary Concentration
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IMO your points apply to non-open-source AI as well at 100x the scale (as proprietary AI is deployed massively) and open-source is the only way to keep non-open-source in check. Without it, you'll have extreme concentration of power/knowledge/secrecy with 1,000x the risk.
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5G Network Slicing Raises Net Neutrality Concerns for Carriers
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Carriers are exploring tech that would allow them to deliver certain apps on their 5G networks faster—but this tech, known as network slicing, could potentially run afoul of net-neutrality rules https://
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Open Source Preservation: A Critical Need for Tech Community
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Open Source needs to be preserved.
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Singapore GenAI Safety Evaluation Sandbox Initiative Unveiled
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We congratulate @IMDAsg and AI Verify Foundation on their incredible initiatives in GenAI safety: unveiling a first-of-its-kind GenAI Evaluation Sandbox during @SwitchSingapore 2023!
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Embedding Societal Values in Social Media AI Systems
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What if social media AIs could embed societal values vs. only focusing on the individual experience? A commentary by Stanford scholars in @journalsafetech explores the possibility. @msbernst
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Obama Endorses Coming Wave Book on AI Guardrails
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Honored that President @BarackObama included The Coming Wave in his AI reading list. Thank you! One of the book's core messages is that we need to support democratic leaders in getting AI guardrails right. We in tech cannot back off from these conversations. It's greatly