Good morning to the UK! I will be speaking with @jamestplunkett at noon BST today about the social, environmental, and labor impacts of AI, and the government's role in addressing them. Join us at the registration link below.
REGULATION
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Voting to Change AI System Governance
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Then maybe, we (people, voters) should vote to change the system (?)
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Google Moves Location History Processing On-Device for Privacy
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Agree; perhaps one of the reasons Google is moving location history on device https://
theverge.com/2024/6/5/24172
204/google-maps-delete-location-history-timeline
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Tech solutions recreating 1984 surveillance dystopia
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It’s funny how the solution to 1984 looks a lot like *checks notes* 1984
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AI Job Disruption and Alternative Governance Models for Prosperity
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It seems likely that AI will disrupt the job market extensively, outcompeting human workers. However, if we invent new governance and redistribution methods, people could potentially enjoy better lives without traditional employment.
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Elon Musk challenged on propaganda ethics and agenda-driven messaging
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AI Forecasting Agent Predicts Superintelligence Extinction Risk by 2050
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This is a cool forecasting AI agent (supposedly comparable to human forecasters). I asked it: "What is the estimated probability that by the year 2050, artificial intelligence, including potential superintelligent AI, will become uncontrollable and cause human extinction?"
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Rereading 1984 for perspective on AI and surveillance dystopias
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go read 1984 again, that’ll bring some much needed cheer
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Maps Apps Share Driving Data With Insurance Companies
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Now imagine if google/apple maps snitched on you and shared your driving behavior with insurance companies
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Government Spending and Size Expansion Through Public Funds
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They’re spending other people’s money and increasing the size of government simultaneously, so that’s a feature, not a bug.