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Reclaiming Life Control From Incompetent Decision Makers
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The older I get, the harder it is for me to allow major parts of my life be decided by idiots.
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Centralized vs Distributed Decision-Making in Economic Systems
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At least under Communism we had a whole *COMMITTEE* running the economy, not just a single man.
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India AI Safety Institute Opens Call Strategic Collaborations
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Call for Strategic Collaborations | IndiaAI Safety Institute (AISI) .
@GoI_MeitY under the IndiaAI Mission, invites academic and research institutions, startups, industry leaders, legal entities, autonomous bodies, and government agencies to submit proposals under the Call for -
Jailbroken AI Models and Cybersecurity Threats to Online Services
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I worry about agentic tool use. If you manage to jailbreak a mainstream model you can already get it to tell you exactly how to break 90% of the world’s websites/online services (esp. govt services) but most people lack the agency and energy to actually do it and debug issues
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Large-scale coordination problems in AI governance and society
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Any problem that requires large scale coordination of many human individuals and/or institutions is pretty much toast.
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AGI Timeline Implications on Problem-Solving Strategy
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TBF, if you *really* think that AGI is just around the corner, then kicking the can down the road is probably the optimal strategy for 99.99% of the problems we are facing.
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AI-Generated Video Labeling On Social Media Platforms
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I hope there is a plan for X (as well as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) to clearly mark AI-generated videos, like those from Veo. I assume there is a way to know through @GoogleDeepMind SythID. It seems irresponsible at this point to not publicly tag them on social media.
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AI Export Ban Damages US Universities and Student Mobility
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$50B is comparable to all the exports of the US auto industry – it's not trivial. The ban also discourages students from attending other universities. I see it at Stanford, for instance. The chaos is driving students to other countries. It's causing permanent damage.
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Critical Thinking Your Best Weapon Against Deepfake Tsunami
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Why Critical Thinking Is Your Best Weapon Against The Coming Deepfake Tsunami Deepfakes are getting harder to spot — and more dangerous. Discover why critical thinking is your ultimate defence in the AI age. Read more https://
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