Thayer Lavielle of @WassCollective says, "True DEI champions are currently talking about plans with clear repercussions for 2034; true leaders see inclusion as table stakes for future-proofing their business, not as an altruistic, performative marketing campaign."
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Tim Berners-Lee warns web downsides: social media anger, disempowerment
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Sir Tim said he couldn’t have imagined the web becoming the ubiquitous tech it is today. But he also cautioned about the downsides, like social media causing people to feel angry and hateful, and a “disempowerment” of ppl and businesses. (Tip @Techmeme
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cnbc.com/2024/03/12/wor
ld-wide-web-turns-35-tim-berners-lee-gives-predictions-for-future.html
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South Korean Startup Launches $1,800 AI Companion Doll
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South Korean startup Hydrol AI launched a $1,800 AI-powered companion doll.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 12 mars 2024
The doll is aimed at alleviating loneliness among the country's rapidly aging population.https://t.co/soTpSSvJWgSouth Korean startup Hydrol AI launched a $1,800 AI-powered companion doll. The doll is aimed at alleviating loneliness among the country's rapidly aging population.
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Technology cults meaning belonging hunger society
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Mostly because the default cult does not do it for them, and they are hungry for meaning and belonging
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Declining Trust in Technology: A Justified Concern
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i’m not saying the decline in trust is not merited
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Institutional Trust Decline Not Purely Technological Phenomenon
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it’s hard to talk about this without striking a doomer tone but part of why i wanted to write this was to suggest that this isn’t some new phenomenon…it really seems less purely technological and a lot more to do with waning trust in institutions
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AI Loneliness Space: Tracking User Engagement Over Time
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Yeah, also got to remember that this is the worst AI this will ever be. It’ll only get better. Watching this AI loneliness space closely to see what the long term data looks like (if users stay interested, etc.)
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South Korea Deploys 7,000 AI Robot Dolls for Seniors
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South Korea's local governments are deploying around 7,000 AI-robot dolls to seniors and dementia patients.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 11 mars 2024
The $1,800 robot doll by Hyodal can hold full conversations to tackle loneliness and remind users to take medication.
Dystopian, yes, but the data is fascinating:
1.… pic.twitter.com/iGIs8NQ8p2South Korea's local governments are deploying around 7,000 AI-robot dolls to seniors and dementia patients. The $1,800 robot doll by Hyodal can hold full conversations to tackle loneliness and remind users to take medication. Dystopian, yes, but the data is fascinating: 1.
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AI Study Examines Racial Bias in Television Representation
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Psychology prof. Jennifer Eberhardt investigates consequences of the psychological association between race & crime. Eberhardt and colleagues are making waves by applying their HAI Seed Grant to study the state & impact of racial representation in TV. 2/n https://
hai.stanford.edu/news/35-stanfo
rd-research-teams-receive-2023-hai-seed-grants-and-hai-aimi-partnership-grants
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AI Misinformation Echo Chambers Fuel Societal Polarization
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I already see people dismissing information they don’t like as “AI generated.” AI content will not create echo chambers where people reject things that they don’t believe. But it will clearly supercharge that already dangerous trend; giving even more excuses for not listening.