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AI as Next Platform: Underwhelming Economic and Social Impact

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13 August 2023 3h58

Meanwhile, if you were a more grounded person who thought it was merely going to be "the next platform" or "the next mainstream interface" and that it was going to unleash economic benefits and social change on par with smartphones — then it's also kind of a dud.

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China Bashing Bipartisan Support: Enemy Framing Risks

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13 August 2023 1h44

China bashing is one of the only issues which enjoys bipartisan support the idea that China is an inevitable enemy has become too pervavsive in tech and policy circles. rival, adversary, competitor sure… but enemy and inevitable are not concepts we should use here.

Stanford’s influence on Washington rivals major tech giants

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13 August 2023 1h36

“By the end of their talk, Stanford’s ability to sway Washington sounded almost as powerful as any tech giant.” That’s because it is a powerful tech giant. Stanford is BigTech and BigTech is Stanford. By @nitashatiku

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How AI Will Change the Workplace

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13 August 2023 1h10

How #AI Will Change the Workplace https://
on.wsj.com/45aQosc via @WSJ #FutureofWork

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Regulators Must Address AI Hallucinations Bias and Innovation Madness

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13 August 2023 0h56

Thank you all for your leadership, wisdom and tenacity. May the regulators FINALLY heed your warnings and insights and stop the madness of hallucinations, error, bias, marginalization and TechBro ideology passing as “innovation.”

Tech Leadership’s Humanity Priorities Questioned

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13 August 2023 0h18

2) Same white dude goes around talking about "humanity" & existential risks & says that his concerns are much more important for humanity This summarizes the state of where we are.

Hinton’s hypothetical risks overshadow present AI discrimination concerns

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13 August 2023 0h18

Alt text continued cause there's a 1k limit "…than bias and discrimination, even though bias and discrimination are happening now and need to be confronted urgently.” In other words, Hinton maintains that he’s more concerned about his hypothetical than the present reality."

White male leadership dismisses discrimination concerns via closed-door consultation

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13 August 2023 0h18

1) White dude consults with other "trusted white dudes" about issues of discrimination that I raised and decided to keep quiet based on "conflicting accounts" from his fellow "trusted colleagues" ….