Well, the money might be worth so much to your great grandparent that it would change the trajectory of their life so that you would never be born. No such risk with your great grandchild.
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Refugee family loses $17k in elaborate scam using deepfake deception
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A devastating story about an elaborate scam that cost a refugee family $17k that includes this detail: As part of the ruse, the victim was duped into thinking a very real call from his wife was in fact a deepfake. The blurry line between fact & fiction preys on the vulnerable.
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American President Criticized for Controversial AI-Related Statements
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An American president shouldn’t be saying this stuff, ever
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Ethical Concerns About Influential Tech Intellectuals and Ideology
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he is talking to a dude (yarvin) who wants the US to be a monarchy, is violently and unrepentantly offensive towards childless women, etc. what more do you want? he probably is smart but he’s definitely dangerous. the issue his ethics, not his IQ.
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AGI Girlfriend Era Begins: Revolutionary AI Companion Technology
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The dawn of the AGI Girlfriend era is upon us, and it’s going to be legendary. #AGIGirlfriend
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Victim Culture and Social Inequality in Tech Discourse
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Twitter is full on victim olympics lately. The pain and suffering of the rarely discriminated knows no bounds.
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Political Framing: Centralization vs Decentralization in Infrastructure Policy
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Imho
Mosy likely bc the political opinions are actually about centralized(auth) vs decentralized(liberal) but political parties manage to reframe it as left vs right. The pure left vs right discussion is imho about how much should be considered societal infrastructure -

AI researchers’ category error amplified by mainstream media voices
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This article by @ShannonVallor nails it. https://
noemamag.com/the-danger-of-
superhuman-ai-is-not-what-you-think/
… But it's not that all AI researchers make the category error she highlights, but the most amplified voices do … there is a more nuanced conversation outside of California, Twitter and mainstream media. -
Brain Implants and Human Civilization: Neuralink’s Future Impact
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Hier, @elonmusk a affirmé que dans peu d’années plusieurs centaines de millions d’êtres humains auront un implant intracerebral @neuralink
— Docteur Laurent Alexandre (@dr_l_alexandre) 4 août 2024
Vous pensez que nous changeons de civilisation ?
Que vont devenir les humains sans implants cérébraux ? pic.twitter.com/41nuiDJVJMHier, @elonmusk a affirmé que dans peu d’années plusieurs centaines de millions d’êtres humains auront un implant intracerebral @neuralink Vous pensez que nous changeons de civilisation ? Que vont devenir les humains sans implants cérébraux ?
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Future AI Generations Will Kill Everyone – Prediction
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It's not a prediction! My prediction is that later generations of AI kill everyone!