With empathy, do you mean the ability to model the hidden states of another agent?
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Greg Brockman Confirms Sam Altman Misled US Senate Testimony
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Greg Brockman just confirmed what I speculated in December 2023! Sam Altman was not fully candid in his testimony to the US Senate.
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AI Transparency and Cognitive Impact on Developing Brains Needed
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At the minimum, transparency in what queries lead to which outputs (interpretability), how this connects to educational principles/pedagogy, more evidence of how this may impact cognition, especially of developing brains, in the short, medium and long term.
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Turing Test Conflates Intelligence With Human Behavior
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The Turing test is a test of intelligence. It has nothing to do with consciousness. (And even as the former it’s a bad idea, because it confuses being intelligent with being human. It’s like saying an airplane doesn’t fly unless it can fool birds into thinking it’s a bird.)
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Musk Lawsuit Strengthens as OpenAI’s Brockman Faces Interrogation
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The case against OpenAI is getting markedly stronger now that Musk is off the stand. Why? Musk’s lawyer is interrogating OpenAI founder Greg Brockman, making clear that OpenAI sold its mission as a nonprofit for public benefit, and not just to Elon but to many big figures in
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India AI Initiative Targets Healthcare Agriculture Governance Public Services
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Healthcare, Agriculture, Governance, Public Services – These are not just sectors. They are lifelines for millions. The IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (IADI) is enabling AI solutions where impact matters the most, with smarter healthcare systems, more efficient
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Future of Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Semis, Home Batteries, and Robots
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Can't wait to see you all again!
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Stanford’s Emma Lundberg on AI Transforming Biology and Open Science
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"AI is changing the way we do biology," said @StanfordHAI Faculty Affiliate Emma Lundberg in @Stanford
's #ResearchMatter series. She's chosen to be in academia to advance open science – making data accessible to accelerate discovery for all. Read more: https://
news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/0
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Updated Edition of Rise of the Robots Covers Generative AI Advances
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Excited to receive the first copies of the new edition of "Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future." Available on June 2. I have extensively updated the book to cover the latest advances in generative #AI and robotics and to examine the future