A crisp and lovely essay. When I talk about how frightened I am of a word that deprioritizes and degrades the arts and humanities, I'm gesturing at something like this.
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Buen Vivir: Beyond Growth and Individualism
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“Better, Not More.” Wonderful short video about the concept of Buen Vivir & the logic of a Commons framework that prioritizes purpose, caregiving & having enough. This lies in opposition to the ideological myth that individualism & growth save the world.
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Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Workplace Decision-Making
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We are committed to promoting inclusivity and ensuring equal opportunities in workplace decision-making. Recently, Dr. Prachi Karkhanis, our MEL Specialist, facilitated a webinar on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, featuring Ritika Chopra and Amrita Goswami from @USAID. pic.twitter.com/GcpfRFxzLe
— Wadhwani AI (@WadhwaniAI) 26 décembre 2023We are committed to promoting inclusivity and ensuring equal opportunities in workplace decision-making. Recently, Dr. Prachi Karkhanis, our MEL Specialist, facilitated a webinar on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment, featuring Ritika Chopra and Amrita Goswami from @USAID
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Surveillance as loneliness cure: surveillance industry’s central marketing narrative
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Persistent surveillance sold as a cure for loneliness (alienation, isolation, etc) is, IMO, one of the central marketing narratives of the surveillance business model. But it's rarely put as plainly as this! https://
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Moral Foundations Theory: Understanding Human Values Differences
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Though people would assign different weights on different dimensions (care, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority and sanctity). Understanding this difference enables the possibility of human understandings.
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Moral Systems as Foundation for Cooperative Societies
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Finally finished the book “The Righteous Minds” on Xmas day. An old one but classic. Moral systems feel magic since they suppress self-interest to make cooperative societies possible.
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Exploring Sama as a Potential Universal Basic Income Model
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Very interesting! Need to read into it. Haven’t thought of seeing Sama as an UBI
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How Smartphones, Internet, and Books Transformed Global Society
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The way smartphones, the internet, and books have taken over the world.
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How Not to Be Stupid About AI With Yann LeCun
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An interview of me in Wired with the unequaled Steven Levy.
"How Not to Be Stupid About AI, With Yann LeCun"
It’ll take over the world. It won’t subjugate humans. For Meta’s chief AI scientist, both things are true. Excerpts: – Steven Levy: In a recent talk, you said, “Machine -
Engineered Arts robot Ameca discusses AI and robotics dangers to humanity
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3. Engineered Arts robot 'Ameca' responding to how AI and Robotics could danger humanity. https://
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