I shudder to think what a poorer, less informed world we would live in if the Typewriter Doomers had convinced governments to pass laws to ensure there're only "safe" typewriters. I feel this is similar to what's at stake today in the fight to stop bad laws that stifle AI.
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Personal AI Model Training and Copyright Infringement Rights
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Your own personal plagiarist The Times suit against OpenAI is a precursor to every individual having the ability to appropriate copyrighted material to train their neural network, sort of like Napster twenty years ago. 2024 could be the year infringement goes viral. There are
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Where Are We on the AI Development Curve?
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The most important AI question for 2024 is where in this curve we are, the answer profoundly impacts every part of life and the future.
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EU AI regulation stifles innovation and entrepreneurial boldness
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2023 aura été l'année de la percée fulgurante de l'IA. Et aussi l'année où l'UE s'est tiré une balle dans le pied en s'empressant de vouloir la réguler. Puisse 2024 favoriser l'innovation et l'audace des entrepreneurs plutôt que la passion pour la régulation et la technocratie.
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Prominent Tech Figures Criticized for Pseudointellectual Discourse
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there's something sinister about these two sharing a stage—crossover episode featuring two of the most prominent pseudointellectual grifters. they manage to emulate the structure of intelligent conversation while really saying nothing at all. hoping for better role models in 2024 https://t.co/mxod2jf2jc
— dr. jack morris (@jxmnop) 30 décembre 2023there's something sinister about these two sharing a stage—crossover episode featuring two of the most prominent pseudointellectual grifters. they manage to emulate the structure of intelligent conversation while really saying nothing at all. hoping for better role models in 2024
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AI Reality Stranger Than Fiction: A Cause for Optimism
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The unfolding reality of AI often feels a lot stranger (and overall much more of a cause for optimism) than science fiction.
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China Strengthens Great Firewall for AI Age
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China is shoring up the great firewall for the #AI age http://
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Language Models Power Compared to Nuclear and Internet Technology
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I don't think language models are "the most powerful technology"; I think that title would go to something else, perhaps nuclear bombs, or battleships, or The Internet
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Productivity Paradox: Why People Resist Tools They Can’t Afford
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people don't typically spend big money on things they can do themselves. that's why increased productivity is so daunting. while we assume higher productivity will create new value and lead to commodification, people are already overwhelmed with so much information that they
