I am actually a big proponent of open-source AI models … but I also believe that it is beneficial for us all if the governments (which are elected by us) control the AI actors. I don't trust governments much, but I trust them more than I trust profit-driven companies.
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Hopes and Fears Lab: Public and Experts Share AI Insights
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Fantastic two days of activities around the Hopes and Fears lab, thanks to @EthicsSciPublic and @AccelerateSci for pulling this together and lots of AI experts for joining in. But thanks even more everyone who joined from the public to share their thoughts!
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Good and evil within human hearts: moral oscillation
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"The line between good and evil runs not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties — but right through every human heart — and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by
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Catastrophic Event Tonight: Survivors Face Connectivity Crisis
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Comment allons-nous nous réveiller demain ou dès que les survivants vont pouvoir se connecter clandestinement, lorsque nous allons découvrir ce qui s'est passé ce soir et cette nuit…
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Major Life Changes Coming: Preparing for Difficult Times Ahead
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Nous allons prochainement connaître des moments extrêmement difficiles qui vont durablement changer nos vies.
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AI Autonomous Weapons: Ethical Concerns Over Remote Military Operations
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Oui, dans quelques temps nous verrons des vidéos d'opérateurs drones et de coordinateurs de feu s'applaudir, rire et boire des bière depuis leurs centres opérationnels pendant qu'ils appuient sur les boutons "shoot" ou "fire" de leurs logiciels.
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AI Commercial Productization Milestone and Emerging Social Implications
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I neither feel strongly positively or negatively about this development; mostly mentioning it here as a milestone marker for emerging commercial productization of AI and as an FYI to other people who may suddenly gain surprisingly engaged, articulate fans with infinite capacity.
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Leading Mathematicians and Computer Scientists Petition for Kidnapped Children
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Petition "freedom for kidnapped children"
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UN Appoints AI Governance Advisory Body Members
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Congrats to HAI Int’l Policy Fellow @MarietjeSchaake and advisory council members @vilasdhar & James Manyika for being named to the @UN Advisory Body on AI! Together with gov’t, private sector & civil society, they will help guide global governance of AI. https://
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Piloted Autonomous Aircraft and Passenger Confidence
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it was intentional! just figured that you had tried a Joby or one of the other piloted ones. wonder if that would give a passenger any more reassurance