thinking of quitting my computer science phd program to become a professional piano tuner. many apparent benefits
– get to work with hands (touch grass every day)
– solve interesting problems (tuning pianos)
– make more money (many pianos, few tuners, basic supply and demand)
SOCIETY
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PhD dropout considers piano tuning career over computer science
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AI Responsibility Lies With People, Not Technology Itself
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“AI is “promising” nothing. It is people who are promising – or not promising. AI is a piece of software. It is made by people, deployed by people and governed by people,” says HAI co-director @drfeifei in an interview with @guardian
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AI’s Human Elements: Governance and Creation Challenges
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"The name 'artificial intelligence' is somewhat misleading,” said @drfeifei at the #AXIOSAISummit yesterday. “There’s nothing ‘artificial' about AI. There are human elements of this technology – from who’s creating it, productizing it, communicating it, to who's governing it.”
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Intelligence Becoming Cheap Ubiquitous Commodity Soon
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Look around you – AI is just getting going. Intelligence is going to become a cheap and ubiquitous commodity. This is not hype. This is real. My article in the WSJ:
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AI Everywhere: Personal AI Operating Systems and Society Adaptation
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AI will be everywhere And it starts with @Humane How will we adapt to a society where we all walk around with private AI operating system? Will it be like the Movie Her? https://
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Google memeplex influence: corporate culture as systemic risk
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And so when the Google memeplex looks around locally and sees a lack of the comforts of home, which the memeplex is very capable of advocating for persuasively, sometimes it should be listened to and sometimes it needs to be treated like a prion that kills all hosts but Google.
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Firm-Specific Human Capital: Specialized Skills Beyond Job Functions
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An undercurrent of this and similar pieces, which I would like to highlight: "Firm-specific human capital" is a real thing in the world. Being effective at Google is a skill you can specialize in, independent of (and on top of) the thing you *actually do.*
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AI Shapes Government Services Across Asia Pacific Region
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AI is shaping how governments around the world provide public services. A new program with the @Asia_Foundation called "AI Perspectives for Asia" brings insight to stakeholders in the Asia Pacific region. Learn more about this collaboration:
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AI-Generated Synthetic Media Threatens Global Elections 2024
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Roughly two billion people are going to the polls in 2024 around the world. The near term risk of AI-generated synthetic media to our politics is exactly the sort of problem we need to focus on.