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?"
REGULATION
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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.
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TikTok Douyin access restrictions China US differences
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Why are my Chinese friends in China who speak English not able to download TikTok? Why can’t Chinese people access the same TikTok content that the rest of the world can see? Why are we not able to download Douyin in the U.S. and why do people who download Douyin in China
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TikTok banned in China; Douyin app complies with censorship
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TikTok is banned in China. They have a Chinese app called Douyin with same functionality that complies with strict Chinese government censorship regulations. Different apps. Separate servers due to content regulations. Both owned by Bytedance.
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AI Replaces Teachers: David Game College Education Experiment
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Vous êtes en plein brunch ? c’est le moment idéal pour déguster mes Flashs de la Semaine #7. Au menu, en Une, l’expérimentation menée par le David Game College sur l’utilisation de l’IA pour « remplacer » les profs. Ces élèves vont profiter d'un apprentissage alimenté par
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France falls behind in AI race against USA and China
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Alerte ! La France décroche dans la course à l’IA ! Tandis que les USA et la Chine se disputent la suprématie technologique, l’Europe régule et la France débat du sexe des anges. Nous allons le payer très cher. Réveillons-nous ! Ma tribune à lire ici
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North Korean Hackers Social Engineering Attack Methods
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What is Social Engineering Attack that North Koreans Hackers Deploy? https://
cryptotimes.io/2024/09/14/wha
t-is-social-engineering-attack-that-north-koreans-hackers-deploy/
… via @CryptoTimes_io #socialengineering #socialmedia #NorthKorea #vulnerability #2fa #RCE #ZeroTrust #ZeroDay #cybercrime #hacker #privacy #APT #bot #CISO #DDoS #hacking #phishing -
CoT Transparency Essential for Preventing AI User Manipulation
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IMHO, more transparency on the CoT is the way to go if you really want to ensure that the AI doesn't manipulate the user. Some folks have valid skepticism that this is just a competitive moat decision (which you do mention on the blog fwiw).
