In-depth interview on CBS Saturday Morning with Brook Silva-Braga, where we discuss the present and future of AI, the benefits and the risks.
(and why AI isn't going to kill us but will make all of us smarter)
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AI Interview: Benefits, Risks, and Making Us Smarter
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AI Bots Flooding Market: Society Faces Persuasion Problem
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This is going to be a problem for society. Not just this company / app, but the onslaught of very persuasive AI bots that are going to flood the market and impact people’s relationships and behavior. https://t.co/5wrgQZ1o2Q
— Paul Roetzer (@paulroetzer) 16 décembre 2023This is going to be a problem for society. Not just this company / app, but the onslaught of very persuasive AI bots that are going to flood the market and impact people’s relationships and behavior.
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American Tipped Minimum Wage: Understanding US Labor Culture
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FYI. This is a very American culture conversation. I know I have a lot of overseas followers so just know that I am speaking from the understanding that you know how things work here. Tipped minimum wage in many states in America is $2.13 an hour. My Asian and European friends
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Service Workers Rights and Working Class Perspectives on Labor
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You all are free to get in your own feelings about my opinion. lol I come from a working class family and waited tables as a kid in my parents hole in the wall Chinese restaurant so my bias is always going to be on the side of service workers who deal with petty entitled
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Institution Reform Timescales in the AI Era
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The question is not if some institutions are reformable. Most of them are, given enough willpower and resources, and willingness to make some difficult choices. The question is if they are reformable on a reasonable timescale. And here I’m afraid most of them are ngmi.
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AI-Generated Polling Misinformation Discussed in Senate Hearing
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The AI-generated polling misinformation mentioned at the start of this story is exactly what @amyklobuchar talked about back in May during the Senate’s first AI hearing.
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Institutions overcome human instincts at scale
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Almost no one has intrinsic affiliation to principles. Takes strong institutions to overcome basic instincts. Especially at scale.
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Active Listening AI: Innovation or Privacy Threat?
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"Active Listening" is both a clever and creepy name for this…
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AI Industry Faces Criticism Over Unrealistic Expectations
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Not sure what imaginary universe some AI folks live in.
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Should General-Purpose Technologies Be Banned for Misuse?
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Cars, computers, and smartphones are used by criminals and terrorists.
Should they be banned? (From your friendly neighborhood Turing Award winner)