imagine if stores would give you a piece of paper when you walk in and give you a chance to opt out Strictly Necessary Tracking: On
Instagram Ads For Products You Get Close To: On
Retargeting On Every Fifth Website You Visit: On
Targeting Your Friends: On
Analytics: On
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Stores Tracking: Imagine Opt-Out Privacy Controls Like Cookies
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Fascism Risks in Technology Development and Governance
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They know a thing or two about fascism: what it looks like, how it gains power, how it remains in power, and how it never ends well.
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Publishing Research vs Deploying Practical Military AI Systems
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There is a big distance between a set of basic methods (backprop, ConvNet, transformer, LLM…) and a *practical* system that can be deployed to assist soldiers. The former can be published and open sourced. The latter not so much.
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Every Take Is Biased: Choosing Diverse Perspectives
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Every take is biased.
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Uncensored AI Models: Weighing Benefits Against Risks
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I've often wondered whether we shouldn't have the uncensored models, so to speak. But I'm not sure. Of course, I understand the problems associated with uncensored models. People worry about creating diseases for which there is no cure. There is concern that crimes can either
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Government Role in Advancing Technology and Civilization
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Any government that slows down the development of spacecraft, medicine, robots, and intelligence is an impediment to civilization.
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Open Source AI Benefits Outweigh Geopolitical Risks
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We are on the same side of almost every issue, Vinod.
I do think the benefits of open source/open weight AI platforms far outweigh the risks related to China and other geopolitical rivals having access to it as well.
AI foundation models are not some sort of doomsday device.
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Controlling Defense Technologies Distribution Among Adversaries
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There are specific technologies that should clearly remain under control to slow down their dissemination among adversaries. Those are things whose main usage is in defense: nuclear tech, hypersonic vehicles, radar-absorbing materials, etc. Then, there is general purpose
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China Develops Military AI Using Meta’s Llama Model
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China develops AI for military use, violating Meta's policies „Chinese scientists announced the development of an AI model for military purposes, utilizing Meta's publicly available Llama model.“
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Politicizing Science: Recognizing Bias in Scientific Discourse
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The only people politicizing science are people whose political prejudice does not align with hard scientific facts.
This leads them to accuse scientists of political bias, whereas the bias is on their side. They will make claims that go against well-established scientific