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Women Shaping Tech: Diversity, Leadership, and Innovation
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Celebrating women who've shaped our world with courage, intelligence, and compassion. From environmentalists to leaders, their contributions highlight the power of diversity and mutual support. MathWorks is dedicated to uplifting women every day. #WomensHistoryMonth
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Eternal Bliss and the End of Boredom in Advanced Systems
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it’s guaranteed to be eternally blissful, boredom results from involuntary reaction to the frustration of an urge to experience novelty, and you will be forever past that
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Algorithms Manipulating Algorithms: AI’s Impact on Society
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It is really hard to imagine all the ways in which AI might impact society, good and bad. This oddness is just the start. Especially because we are increasingly seeing algorithms manipulating algorithms. The issue is that real people are fooled & persuaded in the process.
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Neuralink Brain Chip Enables Mind Control Gaming Applications
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Neuralink just revealed the first patient using a brain-chip implant to play online chess and other games by mind control.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 22 mars 2024
It’s easy to get caught up in dystopian narratives, but this video grounds us in the very real impact this technology will have. pic.twitter.com/OCRyBymoMpNeuralink just revealed the first patient using a brain-chip implant to play online chess and other games by mind control. It’s easy to get caught up in dystopian narratives, but this video grounds us in the very real impact this technology will have.
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1879 Technology Singularity: Three Inventions Changed Everything
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A Singularity of a sort happened in the fall of 1879. In a three week span in 3 countries, Edison invented the incandescent light, Benz the first practical combustion engine, and Hughes the first wireless radio transmitter. The world thus created couldn’t have been predicted.
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UN Adopts First Global AI Resolution; Policy Stocktaking Ahead
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The @UN just adopted the first-ever global resolution on AI – the latest in a series of regulatory/policy initiatives around the world. @UNTechEnvoy Amandeep Gill will join us at the AI+Policy Symposium on Apr 16 for a global stocktaking. @StanfordCyber https://
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AI Automation Shrinks US IT Job Market by 20,000-30,000
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The IT job market in the U.S. is expected to shrink by another 20,000 to 30,000 jobs in 2024, while AI accelerates the automation of some tech jobs https://
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job-seekers-without-ai-skills-face-a-new-reality-lower-salaries-and-fewer-roles-db63f6e0?st=bdig5cb28op2awj
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Ethical Data Deletion Prevents Identity-Based Persecution
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I'm sure there are cases where it can be tricky. But let's be real, many times it's not. It's just risky. As in: deleting data that could otherwise be used to mark people for death based on identity is, I f'ing hope, defined as 'ethical' by anyone w a functioning intellect/heart