Imagine the downtime when we get AGI
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Philosophers Expected to Have Current Political Opinions
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In my generation, philosophers are expected to have very good and current political opinions
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Scientists Must Resist Ideological Pressure to Preserve Scientific Integrity
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I don’t think that scientists can serve ideology, because the criterion for what’s true in an ideology is not scientific. Academics who submit to the tyranny of political opinion in their work have betrayed the scientific project, and must change beliefs with political fashions
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GPT-4o Loss Impact: Users’ Emotional Response
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Here's a good TikTok from @cfiesler about the emotional impact the loss of GPT-4o is having on some of its users
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AI Workshop Demonstrates Public Sector Value and Societal Benefits
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“The workshop showed how AI can support the public sector, proving it to be a valuable tool rather than something to fear,” said Lily Fraser from @StanfordHAI and @stanforddschool
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Building Internal Mechanisms to Cope with Technological Change
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"Like, at a certain point we’re gonna have to build up some machinery, inside our guts, to help us deal with this."
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EU Media Freedom Act strengthens independence and pluralism
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Europe strengthens media freedom, independence and pluralism with new European Media Freedom Act https://
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India AI Impact Summit 2026 Invites Organizations to Host Events
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Organizations across sectors and geographies are invited to organize events in alignment with the themes of the India – AI Impact Summit 2026. Host an event and contribute to the Summit’s mission to amplify the positive impact of AI across People, Planet, and Progress. Event
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AI cameras now decide what happens at weddings
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There was a time the camera captured what happened at the wedding. Now the camera decides what happens at the wedding.
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Beyond Survival: Rethinking Work in Economic Systems
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Not likely, I could have done without the shitty jobs. I did it for survival within the context of Apartheid. Many did it and got nowhere, so probably not essential. Fortunately, I later learned to move away from survival thinking which is very black and white and which allows