successful governments tend to be * more high-entropy, making it hard to remove or capture the checks-and-balances easily
* or tend to be for small populations and transparently run
REGULATION
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Government Resilience: High-Entropy Systems and Transparent Small-Scale Administration
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Corporate Capture and AI Regulation: A Paradox?
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if there's a world where any or most regulation is captured by "corporate-driven government corruption" as you quote — then is proposing further regulation good or bad?
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Smart Regulation Signals from Non-Incumbents and Consumers
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on the other hand, if a non-incumbent or a consumer is asking for regulation, and they are smart, connected and knowledgable, then hear closely what they have to say — it probably has a lot of signal because they are incentivized to break up the consolidation of power.
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Decentralization vs Centralization of Power in AI Systems
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There are very few instances where centralization of power resulted in good, and countless instances where decentralization of power resulted in good. It's almost impossible to interpret a positive intent for someone's call for centralization of power if that person is smart,
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AI Regulation Position: Analyzing the Regulatory Video Debate
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If you think Regulation is good, and AI Regulation is essential, what is your position on this video? https://t.co/eItoXepugS
— Soumith Chintala (@soumithchintala) 16 septembre 2023If you think Regulation is good, and AI Regulation is essential, what is your position on this video?
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AI Will Master Complex Tasks in Five Years
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In 5 years, AI will be able to perform complex tasks like making phone calls, negotiation, project mgtm.. Good debate on the implications with Yuval & Zanny. @TheEconomist @harari_yuval @zannymb
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Neo-liberalism exclusion impact on future generations and planet
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#ifonly Our children and young people were thanking us for prioritizing them and the planet versus continuing to make excuses for neo-liberalism veiled as “democracy” that marginalized and excludes more people than it serves.
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Empowering individuals against corporate giants through technology
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Inspiring Thank you for providing hope and justice for normal folks who feel powerless against these mega corps @ClimateHuman
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UK AI Rhetoric Shift: Regulatory Capture Concerns and Funding Origins
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An important article from @laurieclarke highlighting the origin of and funding behind the recent shift in UK AI rhetoric. Policy hasn't yet changed, but it is a serious concern that this is first stage of regulatory capture. https://
politico.eu/article/rishi-
sunak-artificial-intelligence-pivot-safety-summit-united-kingdom-silicon-valley-effective-altruism/
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Ethiopian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia: Labor Rights and Ethics
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Such important reporting by @ZekuZelalem https://
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-
ethiopia-domestic-work-saudi-arabia-facebook/
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