Regulating AI is essential. It's the how that needs clarity, and soon. I wrote about the imminent risks AI poses to elections in Fortune – relevant to many discussions coming up this week at #UNGA2023
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Calibrating GenAI Expectations: Salvation, Disaster, or Reality?
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Is GenAI a) salvation, b) disaster, c) over-hyped, d) under-hyped, or e) all of the above? If you picked "e", you're right, and thinking like @simonw
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infoworld.com/article/370689
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Kant vs Consequentialism: Ethical Frameworks for AI Systems
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For example Kant argues that you should never use people as a means to an end. Social contract theory says that we live in a society, and that means we have rights and duties, like not stealing or killing. Consequentialism, which focuses only on outcomes, ignores these.
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AI Transforms 2024: Generative Tools Reshape Creative Platforms
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Dive into the #transformative landscape of #2024, where #artificialintelligence (#AI) permeates every facet of our lives, reshaping creative platforms with groundbreaking #generative tools, steering customer service into a new era. https://
forbes.com/sites/bernardm
arr/2023/09/18/the-10-most-important-ai-trends-for-2024-everyone-must-be-ready-for-now/
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Staying Healthy Keeps Mind Sharp Mental Wellness
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always good to stay healthy. keeps the mind sharp too
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LLMs Water Consumption Environmental Impact Sustainability Concerns
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Does this include the fact LLMs have been shown to use 1/2 a litre of water per 15 minute usage / query? Said respectfully but AI/ML by and large is not helping as much as hurting water and other issues.
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Regulation Stifles Innovation and Causes Market Capture
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Wow this was good and educational. Worth watching twice. Regulation leads to capture by the industry being regulated and according to Noble prize winner George Stigler, always leads to a net loss for society. And @bgurley says regulation blocks innovation and kills prosperity. https://t.co/hGYr9Oj2sC
— Bob Gourley – e/acc (@bobgourley) 17 septembre 2023Wow this was good and educational. Worth watching twice. Regulation leads to capture by the industry being regulated and according to Noble prize winner George Stigler, always leads to a net loss for society. And @bgurley says regulation blocks innovation and kills prosperity.
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Workers See AI Productivity Benefits Despite Some Concerns
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Generative AI inspires and worries the working world. However, PwC found that more than half of workers see benefits in productivity and opportunities, while only a third express concerns. Source @PwC Link https://
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College Education Predicts AI Optimism Amid Workforce Concerns
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Americans with college degrees are more likely to be positive about AI's impact than those without. Will be interesting to track this as AI's impact on white collar work becomes clear. https://
pewresearch.org/short-reads/20
23/08/28/growing-public-concern-about-the-role-of-artificial-intelligence-in-daily-life/
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Industry Self-Regulation AI: Power Structures Risk
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> "Talking about AI regulation early and from within the industry is more likely to lead to good regulation." According to Gurley's talk, apparently thats what the telecommunications people thought, and it was pretty good regulation to amplify the power structures within that