I was invited to write my reflection on what I thought was a critical moment in tech last year & what it means for the future. I didn't get into tech to build machines primarily used to kill more people more efficiently or help a few men amass billions. https://
nytimes.com/2024/12/05/spe
cial-series/tech-protest-gaza-artificial-intelligence.html
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Tech Ethics: Weaponization and Wealth Concentration Concerns
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AI Companies Military Contracts Raise Home Security Concerns
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What's better than Anthropic, OpenAI + friends "saving humanity" 1 military contract at a time? Residential homes being military bases. "In the future, your home will feel as safe from intruders as a state-of-the-art military base." By @nitashatiku
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Government procurement reform drives startup investment and scaling
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they will come, if investors actually start wiring cash which will happen, if govs actually buy shit from startups with real sizeable contracts which will happen, if they have literally no other option but to do so or if procurement reform happens.
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Biological Design Policy Proposals and Their Evolution
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Governments Need Closer Dialogue with AI Experts
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Regulating Specialist Biodesign Tools: Beyond Compute Thresholds
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The story’s different when it comes to specialist biodesign tools – going back to our DNA synthesis scenario at the top. But the regulatory approaches that may work for big frontier labs (e.g. compute thresholds) don’t translate so well for these. The scale/capability
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Governing AI Models: Frameworks for Responsible Development
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We’re seeing work like this from @tessafyi
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Voice Actors Mobilized Against the Threat of AI
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[#Article] Voice actors are campaigning to defend their profession threatened by AI https://actuia.com/actualite/les-comediens-du-doublage-militent-pour-defendre-leur-profession-menacee-par-lia/
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Anthropic’s Strategy: AI, Amazon Partnership, and Defense Tech
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Our new AI Exchange conversation is with @DarioAmodei who spent an hour discussing Anthropic's plans for the next year, its relationship with hyperscalers like Amazon and his decision to build tech for the DoD. https://
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Sam Altman predicts superintelligence in 2025 amid quality concerns
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Pendant ce temps, le patron d’OpenAl Sam Altman prédit que 2025 sera l’année de l’avènement de la « super intelligence », celle qui sera capable de surpasser les humains dans toutes les tâches, y compris les plus complexes. Je suis terrifié par le niveau de médiocrité du débat… https://t.co/EIW7Tc0PLm
— Rafik Smati (@RafikSmati) 5 décembre 2024Pendant ce temps, le patron d’OpenAl Sam Altman prédit que 2025 sera l’année de l’avènement de la « super intelligence », celle qui sera capable de surpasser les humains dans toutes les tâches, y compris les plus complexes. Je suis terrifié par le niveau de médiocrité du débat