22/25 A retrospective on Digital Oligarchy Today another look back on a concept from nearly a decade ago, the digital oligarchy. How did it pan out in practice and how is it represented in the book? https://
the-atomic-human.ai/reflections/a-
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Digital Oligarchy: A Decade Later Retrospective
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AI Could Make Teachers Obsolete in Education
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Les avancées technologiques, notamment l’IA, pourraient transformer l’éducation du futur au point de rendre les profs obsolètes ! pic.twitter.com/DQPCQk1NWA
— Alexandre Tsicopoulos (@Alex_Tsico) 22 décembre 2024Technological advances, particularly AI, could transform future education to the point of making teachers obsolete!
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AI Generated Videos Out of Control
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AI generated videos out of control 😹pic.twitter.com/LlnS5A87ei
— hardmaru (@hardmaru) 22 décembre 2024AI generated videos out of control
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Manufacturing Automation Shifts Labor toward Service Sector Jobs
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Manufacturing continues to get more efficient, requiring less people and with higher output. It continues to be extremely important. But as a percentage of jobs, people providing services will continue to be the majority of the labor force.
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Being a Creator Shields You from Jobs and AI Disruption
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Be a creator and you won’t have to worry about jobs, careers, and AI.
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AI Creates Knowledge Unlike Previous Technology Waves
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As I told @ManoushZ on @NPR yesterday, this last wave of tech (social media, search, etc.) helped people access information. AI instead helps people create new knowledge and ideas. That's why this moment feels so different—that’s why it matters so much.
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Autonomous vehicles outperform human drivers in San Francisco
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I often ride them in San Francisco and find them to be smoother than most human drivers. But Boston driving is…special
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Vacuum Robots: Analysis of a Problematic Verbal Escalation
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Insultes, racisme, pétage de plombs… Mais comment des robots aspirateurs en sont arrivés là ? pic.twitter.com/ElsiFAOEET
— Alexandre Tsicopoulos (@Alex_Tsico) 21 décembre 2024Insults, racism, losing their minds… But how did vacuum robots get there?
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Pegasus Spyware Threatens Privacy Democracy and Digital Security
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Good thread for anyone interested in this topic. For anyone wanting to understand this case and the bigger issue, here’s a great book: “Pegasus: How a Spy in Our Pocket Threatens the End of Privacy, Dignity, and Democracy.”
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AI Complementing Humans: The Shifting Boundary of Task Automation
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yes, I still think there's lots of room for AI to complement humans, not replace them. That said, the boundary between the set of tasks for the first approach vs. the second one is moving pretty fast