This post-truth era doesn’t feel like chaotic science fiction—it's mundane. A pervasive, low-grade disorientation, suspicion, and distrust. The royal-photo fiasco shows the deepfake age doesn’t need to be powered by generative AI—a hasty Photoshop will do.
REGULATION
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Realistic AI Policy Approaches Beyond Pause or Acceleration
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I think the chance of an actual pause or an even bringing AI development to a crashing halt (model collapse, lawsuits) is basically zero I would love to see more discussion about realistic approaches to policy-making from both people afraid of AI and develop-at-all-cost boosters
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AI’s Mixed Consequences: Modeling Benefits While Mitigating Harms
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Every time I post something negative about AI, I get comments about why I am positive about it in other posts, and vice-versa. The consequences of AI, like any General Purpose Technology, will be mixed. So we need to model the positive changes while mitigating negative outcomes.
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AI-Generated Content Problem on Amazon Demands Better Curation
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And now there is an AI-generated workbook for my new book, which isn't even released yet (and I can be almost certain that the author, if they were real, which they are not, has not seen it) The issue with AI generated content on Amazon is already acute. Curation will be needed
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Corporate Climate Responsibility Displacement in AI Industry Reports
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Note that this specious and self-serving displacement of climate responsibility is effectively mirrored in this report, which sloppily assumes that people engaged in waged work for a corporations are themselves responsible for the climate impact of said work.
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Susan Athey: Economist Bridges Machine Learning and Government Policy
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Economist @Susan_Athey helped to plan the launch of @StanfordHAI & became one of its founding associate directors. Her work covers the intersection of machine learning and econometrics. In 2022, she joined the U.S. Dept. of Justice as chief economist. 3/n https://
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y-economist-susan-athey-adds-doj-role-her-multidimensional-career
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AI Misinformation Echo Chambers Fuel Societal Polarization
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I already see people dismissing information they don’t like as “AI generated.” AI content will not create echo chambers where people reject things that they don’t believe. But it will clearly supercharge that already dangerous trend; giving even more excuses for not listening.
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San Francisco reverses facial recognition restrictions amid rising crime fears
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San Francisco lead U.S. in restricting facial recognition in the US five years ago. With fears about crime rising, voters have now asked for more surveillance, drones, and robots. (by @LaurenGoode and @tsimonite
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UK FCA Approves Crypto ETNs, Bitcoin Surges Above $71,000
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Bitcoin is flying higher this morning, hitting a fresh all-time high above $71,000, after the UK Financial Conduct Authority said it will allow exchanges to list crypto-linked ETNs for the first time.
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Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect: Media Bias and Expertise Blind Spots
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The "Gell-Mann Amnesia effect”. It describes the phenomenon where individuals often believe that news articles are inaccurate or biased in areas they're knowledgeable about but then accept information from the same sources in areas where they lack expertise.