@CernBasher did write a thorough analysis that I recommend in your attention. I want to take a critical look at his predictions and discuss the nuanced realities of such a transformative technology.
👇🧵 https://x.com/CernBasher/status/1777709906461675595
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The impending shift to robotaxis is monumental. It's a thrilling tech advancement that holds promise and peril for our future. Starting a conversation now is crucial to harness its benefits and mitigate risks. Let's shape this future together.
3 yrs after the #Jan6 attack, #Republicans are more sympathetic to…(the #insurrectionists) who stormed the US Capitol & more likely to absolve#Trump of responsibility for the attack than they were in 2021, acc/to a WaPo-University of MD poll.
Another issue comes to mind: Can we really do nothing to stop what UCEPROTECT has been doing for years? Is it acceptable for them to put entire IP blocks on a blacklist, asking for money for rapid delisting without any real reason? Obviously, we can't stop UCEPROTECT, but we can prevent them from causing us harm. Frankly, I don't believe any sound-minded person would use that blacklist, but users often worry when they see themselves listed on blacklist checkers. It would be appropriate to act collectively and ask blacklist checker services to ignore responses from UCEPROTECT.
Join me on a journey of possibilities as we delve into the realm of artificial intelligence and its potential to reshape personal connections. Imagine a world where your digital counterpart engages with friends and family, enriching relationships in unique ways. Let's discuss the intriguing prospects and ethical considerations...
This week I facilitated a session in a mechanical engineering course on values-sensitive stakeholder analysis. We talked about social and political challenges around renewable energy siting and how considering stakeholder values in design can improve outcomes for all.
I sometimes joke that UpToDate is "the WebMD that doctors use." That's reductive, of course, but it's one of the most pervasive resources in medicine. Generative AI merging into these tools should be watched, evaluated, and critiqued very closely.
Just republished one of my pieces from the original #Disintermedia blog on CoActivate.org, which made a case against political blocks in software and networks;
I'm aware this is a contentious one, but it's something I feel strongly about. I'm open to discussion it and even changing my mind, but you're going to need some very rigorous arguments and an ability to maintain a respectful dialogue.
Trolls from either side of the aisle will be ignored.
A few days ago, someone asked me for advice about a slow website.
Upon analysis, the server wasn't the issue—it was running #Linux#CentOS7 on bare metal. However, the site was operating on PHP 5.4 (default for CentOS 7) and was entirely custom-made.
I suggested updating everything, especially since CentOS 7 is nearing its EOL, and transitioning the web application to work on PHP 8.
Their response? "We don't want to do it." They wanted me to set up a new, optimized server to run PHP 5.4. I explained the risks and the nonsensical nature of this, only to hear that they found someone willing to install PHP 5.4 on a new system. So, if I refused, they'd give the job to someone else.
I replied, "Good luck," and ended the conversation.
It saddens me that some in the IT world would opt for such shortcuts rather than striving for a more secure web.
going to start talking at great length online about how much i hate men to poison the dataset for anyone who tries to train one of these models on my social media #AI#AIEthics#TechEthics
#Tech#TechEthics: "Many of the thousands of people who’d been joining his community were taking the time and energy to do so “because they care about the human condition, and they care about the future of our democracy,” he argued. “That is not academic,” he continued. “That is not theoretical. That is talking about future generations, that’s talking about your happiness, that’s talking about how you see the world. This is big … a paradigm shift.”
The leader in question was not an ordained minister, nor even a religious man. His increasingly popular community is not—technically—a church, synagogue, or temple. And the scripture he referenced wasn’t from the Bible. It was Microsoft Encarta vs. Wikipedia—the story of how a movement of self-motivated volunteers defeated an army of corporate-funded professionals in a crusade to provide information, back in the bygone days of 2009. “If you’re young,” said the preacher, named David Ryan Polgar, “you’ll need to google it.”
Polgar, 44, is the founder of All Tech Is Human, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting ethics and responsibility in tech. Founded in 2018, ATIH is based in Manhattan but hosts a growing range of in-person programming—social mixers, mentoring opportunities, career fairs, and job-seeking resources—in several other cities across the US and beyond, reaching thousands. Such numbers would delight most churches."
The irony detectors at this newsletter are malfunctioning.
In a story about Hinton leaving Google:
"There are only so many tech ethicists, privacy, security, and social impact watchdogs. The best harm reduction approach is to have those resources focused on the most impactful bad outcomes. Google and Microsoft (less so, Twitter) have teams dedicated to safeguarding launches and watching how the landings are going. They’ve got some coverage! It's not perfect! But bad actors have far less safety coverage right now. Am I suggesting Microsoft, Google, and other big corporations are all good? No. But there are far worse actors out there with the opposite of ‘privacy by design’ and ‘do not hoard/do no harm’ principles."
Literally the next paragraph of the newsletter:
"FTC Takes a Veiled Warning Shot at Microsoft
The FTC Business blog is turning into one of the juiciest tech reads these days. Michael Atleson took a warning shot at Microsoft, which laid off its ethics and society team in the first quarter of 2023, roughly the same time as it released Sydney, its ChatGPT-fueled bot that has already been retired after trying to convince New York Times reporter Kevin Roose he wasn’t in love with his wife."
It seems there's an acceleration of people working in #tech speaking out or resigning over lack of serious #ethics work while developing #AI (#Hinton). Now #chatGPT linked to #MRI successfully reads thoughts. While the study concludes: "subject cooperation is required both to train and to apply the decoder", we know the pace of #technology means this won't be an obstacle for long. Then what? Is saving 1 person with cerebral injury worth enslaving 1 million? #techethicshttps://www.independent.co.uk/tech/brain-scan-ai-chatgpt-thoughts-b2330628.html
Explore the intriguing concept of crafting an AI replica for personal interaction. (youtube.com)
Join me on a journey of possibilities as we delve into the realm of artificial intelligence and its potential to reshape personal connections. Imagine a world where your digital counterpart engages with friends and family, enriching relationships in unique ways. Let's discuss the intriguing prospects and ethical considerations...