The most advanced automated surveillance & other weapons are first tested on oppressed people. Entire books have been written about, specifically, Palestinians. Like the book below And we have privileged people pontificating about "existential risks."
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Influential figures push governments ban open source AI
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Because a bunch of influential people think AI is too dangerous to make available to everyone and are actively lobbying governments to make open source AI illegal.
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AIPI Distances Itself from EA Despite Repeated Scandals
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Colson, the leader of AIPI, has recently tried to distance himself from EA, which faced a storm of controversy last year after one of its biggest backers, the cryptocurrency magnet Sam Bankman-Fried, was arrested on fraud charges. Nothing seems to bring them down really.
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First-person account of healthcare.gov rescue effort
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A nice first person account of the healthcare .gov rescue effort:
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Billionaire-Backed Think Tanks Dominate AI Policy in Washington
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Meanwhile, on this dumpster fire, "Several well-monied think tanks focusing on artificial intelligence policy have sprung up in Washington, D.C. in recent months, with most linked to the billionaire-backed effective altruism (EA) movement…"
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Be Smarter Than a Hacker: European Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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Be smarter than a hacker https://
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European Cybersecurity Month Launches Social Engineering Awareness Campaign
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Launch of the European Cybersecurity Month to focus on addressing “social engineering” | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
europa.eu/!xBP3hc
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Global AI Governance and Regulation Critical for Responsible Development
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Like it or not, AI regulation is critical to harnessing its power and mitigating its dangers. I talked with @NPR
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USA Imposes New Restrictions on Semiconductor Chip Manufacturers
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USA: Government Unveils New Restrictions Imposed on Chip Manufacturers https://actuia.com/actualite/usa-le-gouvernement-devoile-les-nouvelles-restrictions-imposees-aux-fabricants-de-puces/
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Black-box Society: Why AI Demands Transparency Over Secrecy
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Nearly a decade ago, @FrankPasquale coined the phrase "black-box society" to refer to the way tech platforms were growing ever more opaque as they increased their influence. Now we accept this secrecy when, in the age of AI, we need to resist it the most. theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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