I would love to hear the opinion of game theorists and geopolitical experts on this. I worry that this California choice will impact all of us, and that California, although amazing, is not always the best at solving problems (eg dire state of homelessness in SF). I find it hard
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Staged StopAI Movement Undermines Legitimate AI Safety Concerns
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People are obviously seeing how fake the staged StopAI movement is, which undermines legitimate concerns and solutions. The same questions should be asked of the XR movement too, likewise burying important points in the climate debate.
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AI bioweapons democratization poses greater threat than rogue AI
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I am not (yet) buying into the existential risk of AI going rogue, but democratizing the ability to design bio weapons is a very real threat IMO.
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Social Media and Google Data Scraping for AI Training
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they need social media and google to scrap…
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California AI Bill: Balancing Regulation and Startup Innovation
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The California AI bill that splits our community in two, with friends on both sides of the divide. I think we can really not avoid regulation in this space. The trick is to do it in a way that is least disruptive for doing business especially for startups.
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Content Moderation Algorithms Wrongly Flag Racism Stories as Toxic
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Content moderation algorithms can mistakenly flag stories of experiencing racism as toxic content. Human users also flag discrimination disclosures for removal more often than stories about negative interpersonal experiences that don’t involve race. PNAS: ow.ly/f9v850TmWCp
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IDH-Mutation Pill Breakthrough: $480K Annual Cost Challenge
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There's never been a successful Rx mutation-directed pill approved for brain cancer (gliomas and astrocytomas, grade 2) that extends progression-free survival, until the one directed vs IDH mutations came along. Unfortunately, its price is $480K/year https://
statnews.com/2024/09/13/vor
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Major AI Companies Commit to White House Deepfake and CSAM Safeguards
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Major AI companies commit to the White House's initiative to combat nonconsensual deepfakes and child sexual abuse material, agreeing to implement safeguards in their AI development processes.
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White House Announces AI Datacenter Infrastructure Task Force
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The White House convened industry leaders to discuss strategies for maintaining U.S. leadership in AI, announcing initiatives including a new Task Force on AI Datacenter Infrastructure and enhanced technical assistance for datacenter permitting. https://
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statements-releases/2024/09/12/readout-of-white-house-roundtable-on-u-s-leadership-in-ai-infrastructure/
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Blockchain-based social networks for digital trust verification
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You're right, @eugene_ego — blue checkmarks alone are definitely not a comprehensive solution. They help with verification to some extent, but they don’t address the deeper issue of trust erosion in the digital world. A verifiable blockchain-based social network could certainly