I think about this from time to time as a risk management lesson. Just because something has never happened before does not mean it will not. And just because an expert has skin in the game does not mean they are right. Take risks of course, but have a plan. #ooda #globalrisk
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Observing AI Facts: Critical Scrutiny and Debate with 80000Hours
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"I’m just observing the facts as I see them, and I’m doing my best to share for critical public scrutiny what I see. If I’m wrong, rip it apart and let’s debate it — but let’s not lean into these biases either way." great chatting to @robertwiblin for the @80000Hours podcast:
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FacTool: Detecting Factual Errors in LLM Generated Text
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7/ Factuality Detection in LLMs – proposes a tool called FacTool to detect factual errors in texts generated by LLMs; shows the necessary components needed and the types of tools to integrate with LLMs for better detecting factual errors.
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Controlling Actions Over Thoughts: A Productivity Perspective
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Controlling your actions is much easier and more productive than controlling your thoughts.
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Facial Recognition False Match Leads to Wrongful Arrest
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Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match: Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully… #Technology #Tech #FutureTech https://
nytimes.com/2023/08/06/bus
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The Coming Wave Book Featured in TED AI 2023 Speakers List
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Honored to have my new book The Coming Wave featured in the TED AI 2023 speaker’s recommendation list. Thank you! http://
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AI Doom Predictions Questioned: Experts Debunk Panic Claims
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Next time someone repeats the unbelievable claim that half of over 700 top AI experts predict a 10% chance of AI doom, please share with them this essay from @DrTechlash that thoroughly calls BS. https://
techdirt.com/2023/04/26/the
-the-ai-dilemma-follows-the-social-dilemma-in-pushing-unsubstantiated-panic-as-a-business/
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Survey on AGI existential risks debunked again
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"Ord notes that in a 2018 survey of the top AI researchers, “half the respondents estimated that the probability of the long-term impact of artificial general intelligence (AGI) being ‘extremely bad …” How many times does this survey need to be debunked my god.
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TESCREAL Bundle: Tech Billionaires and Transhumanism Vision
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I haven't read this yet but seems to be about the TESCREAL bundle (mostly talking about transhumanism though). https://
vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/m
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Skepticism About Superhuman AGI Alignment Feasibility
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Where the hell are you getting the idea that anyone anywhere will be able to align a superhuman AGI and use it for things? What the heck is wrong with people's brains that they skip over this step in their story? Does your brain decide that this step is boring so it's okay to