Chatting with @timoreilly today he said: "books are a user interface to knowledge."
That's what AI assistants are poised to become: "AI assistants will be a better user interface to knowledge." But the same way books carry culture, AI will also become vehicles for culture.
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AI Assistants: Better Knowledge Interface and Cultural Vehicles
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Influential figures push governments ban open source AI
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Because a bunch of influential people think AI is too dangerous to make available to everyone and are actively lobbying governments to make open source AI illegal.
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Billionaire-Backed Think Tanks Dominate AI Policy in Washington
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Meanwhile, on this dumpster fire, "Several well-monied think tanks focusing on artificial intelligence policy have sprung up in Washington, D.C. in recent months, with most linked to the billionaire-backed effective altruism (EA) movement…"
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New Book on AI and Climate Challenges Launches November 2
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Après-midi chez mon éditeur, pour dédicacer les premiers exemplaires de mon livre «Le Nouveau Temps» tout juste sortis de l’imprimeur. Un moment toujours très émouvant. Rendez-vous le 2 novembre en librairie pour explorer ensemble l'avenir à l'ère de l’IA et du défi climatique. pic.twitter.com/rkR7I8aW8N
— Rafik Smati (@RafikSmati) 20 octobre 2023Après-midi chez mon éditeur, pour dédicacer les premiers exemplaires de mon livre «Le Nouveau Temps» tout juste sortis de l’imprimeur. Un moment toujours très émouvant. Rendez-vous le 2 novembre en librairie pour explorer ensemble l'avenir à l'ère de l’IA et du défi climatique.
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Global AI Governance and Regulation Critical for Responsible Development
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Like it or not, AI regulation is critical to harnessing its power and mitigating its dangers. I talked with @NPR
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Black-box Society: Why AI Demands Transparency Over Secrecy
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Nearly a decade ago, @FrankPasquale coined the phrase "black-box society" to refer to the way tech platforms were growing ever more opaque as they increased their influence. Now we accept this secrecy when, in the age of AI, we need to resist it the most. theatlantic.com/technology/a…
→ View original post on X — @strongreporter, 2023-10-20 14:24 UTC
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AI and Robotics as Solutions to Global Resource Constraints
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This is the risk: As global population and consumption rise, we approach Earth's limits. AI and robotics are our way forward. We can't stagnate; the bridges behind us are already burned. The only path is onward.
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Representative Democracy Regulation: Voters Control Representatives
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In a non-corrupt representative democracy, representatives regulate the regulators, and voters regulate the representatives.
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Ethical Implications of AI in Decision Making: 10 Examples
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Ethical Implications of AI in Decision Making – 10 examples https://
linkedin.com/pulse/ethical-
implications-ai-decision-making-10-examples-nicolas-babin-lxpbe
… #artificialintelligence #data #ethics #decisionmaking #technology @pierrepinna @PawlowskiMario @jblefevre60 @kalydeoo @JolaBurnett @lyakovet @Ym78200 @LaurentAlaus @BetaMoroney @enilev @3itcom -
Fundamental Difference: Guns Designed to Kill, AI to Amplify Intelligence
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Guns are designed to kill people.
AI is designed to amplify people's intelligence.
Don't you see a fundamental difference between the two?