As for technology, there are parts of it that are inherently infused with totalitarianism. If the intended take-away is the old cliché that "technology is neutral, it's the people" then I'm not convinced. Those of us in the field that have been here for longer share the blame.
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AI Bots Disrupting Job Applications: Costs Outweigh Corporate Profits
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“AI Bots Are Taking Over the Job Application Process. Everyone Is Losing” @wsj Yet another way in which LLMs are poisoning daily life for many people; as ever, the big AI companies reap the profits and society bears the costs.
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Women In Data: Innovation, Motivation and Empowerment Session
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Inspiration, Motivation and Empowerment ! See http://
bit.ly/WomenWhoQlik #TechForGood Just '3 words' that describe this excellent session which brings together the experiences and successes of innovative Women In Data featuring: Gwen Stamp, Americas Transformation -
Mandarin AI Content: Avoiding Authoritarian Government Control
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Insecure authoritarian governments can weaponize access to its market for political leverage.
— 🖤 Christine (@christinelu) 11 mai 2024
But they don’t have to have a monopoly on Mandarin language content globally.
It’s possible to create content for Mandarin audiences without the pressure of one government while… pic.twitter.com/ffM9FxvvwCInsecure authoritarian governments can weaponize access to its market for political leverage. But they don’t have to have a monopoly on Mandarin language content globally. It’s possible to create content for Mandarin audiences without the pressure of one government while
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AI Geopolitics Experts Discuss Ethics at Hay Festival
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We’ll be at @HayFestival this year supporting the ‘AI needs you’ session—featuring a conversation between @Cambridge_Uni
’s AI & Geopolitics Institute director @verityharding
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. Join us at the event: https://
hayfestival.com/p-21995-verity
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Voice Cloning Technology: Power Imbalance and Forced Societal Adaptation
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“People [at technology companies] build because they can. The rest of us are forced to adapt.” Stinging indictment of what voice cloning may do to society:
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Sam Altman on AI’s Transforming Impact on Global Labor Markets
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In response to a 2021 prediction on AI influencing digital and physical labor markets, Sam Altman reaffirms his view, anticipating major shifts in work dynamics due to AI advancements.
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Climate Activist Irony: Attacking Tesla EV Factory
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The irony of attacking a Tesla factory producing EV cars as a climate protester