Big Tech Squares Off Against US Spies
(Excellent standoff.)
LF AI & Data Foundation Launches Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) for Groundbreaking Enterprise AI Collaboration
Noctie.ai
Plandex - AI programming engine
Introducing Limitless: a personalized AI powered by what you’ve seen, said, or heard
Generative AI in Premiere Pro powered by Adobe Firefly | Adobe Video
Baidu says AI chatbot 'Ernie Bot' has attracted 200 million users
UK is aiming to regulate cryptocurrencies by July 2024
Announcing a Benchmark for AI Safety
Anthropic CEO Says That by Next Year, AI Models Could Be Able to “Replicate and Survive in the Wild”
Rocket Labs 003: Homemade Beacons
(Tried this successfully using the wrapper from a package of Mandarins cut into 4 triangles and taped to the corners of a large dry-erase board. The app recognized them and captured the content. The animation was this color rather than the usual, but the result looked like a page.)
New Education Product for Quest Devices Will Help Teachers Bring Subjects to Life in New Ways | Meta
For most of us, learning is social – we learn from and with others, and from each other’s experiences. I
For most of us, learning is social – we learn from and with others, and from each other’s experiences. I
The IRS’s new tax software: Rave reviews, but low turnout
5 of the best AI voice generators
Three reasons robots are about to become more way useful
Scoop: Andreesen Horowitz bags $7.2 billion
Limitless is a new AI tool for your meetings — and an all-hearing wearable gadget
AI Index Report 2024 – Artificial Intelligence Index
Poe on X: "Multi-bot chat is now available on Poe! Compare responses from multiple bots and add any bot with an @-mention - all within a single conversational thread. (1/4)" / X
Fellow.app | The Most Integrated AI Meeting Notes & Summaries
Introducing OpenAI Japan
US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race
AI Could Actually Help Rebuild the Middle Class, Says MIT Economist | Amanpour and Company
Technology for Equality. (Of course, it should not starve them for resources or funding either.))
AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe | DW Documentary
The mayor of Heidelberg feeds error messages back to the Aleph Alpha AI for recommendations on how to develop a system that does not exhibit them. Jina demos a generative AI that creates a story from an image. (Like hearsay, that hints at moral issues of such examples for memory or motive. In sociology, demos can mean treating a people, or Greek state, as a political entity.)
The promise and peril of AI
Elsewhere on Recursive Analysis: "In the framework we have outlined, risk characterization cannot succeed as an activity added at the end of a risk analysis, but must result from a recursive process that includes problem formulation, analysis, and deliberation. " - Stern, P. C., & Fineberg, H. V. (1996). Understanding Risk: Informing Decisions in a Democratic Society. (How do you derive a problem set for AI?) (Also ran the NAS book through Gemini 1.5 Pro which remarked: "The text focuses on risk characterization and an analytic-deliberative process. The closest term is "recursive process", which refers to a series of tasks and feedbacks that allow for learning by all participants in the risk decision process." That yielded an answer to the question on problem sets which led to another about how it related to risk analysis. These models might eventually be considered as types of participants, although the ethics might differ. And like other areas of tech, they may also introduce potential research impacts. The classic modes of discussions were journals and conferences. Models introduce multimodal decision-making. Also mixtures of experts. Ideally, that can be used to scale up complexity. The social reaction is often unknown, but other types of correlation may now be feasible. Futurists would be looking for how to characterize the odds. How to know relevant regulations and when something will be out of bounds. There is usually going to be another term for a new type of capitalism. Socialists do not seem to want to be on either of the extremes, East or West.)
Annie Jacobsen on Nuclear War - a Second by Second Timeline
(Incidentally, the profusion of satellites is accused by astronomers of interfering with star positioning.)
Unveiling the Power of Juror Questionnaires and AI in Law - Jury Analyst
(In sample transcripts, the voir dire can be en masse in court at the start of proceedings for the case, parties, attorneys, prior claims, and any relatives in professions such as legal, investigative, or enforcement, any prior jury experience specifying which type, any prejudices, any legal activism to change the laws, difficulty in following instructions, whether an extended trial introduces hardships, acquaintance with any of the other jurors, or prior testifimony as a witness. During the trial, juror's may raise questions about evidence, witnesses, events, or procedures. AI trends may introduce alternatives to solely jurists, juries, or arbitration.)
Uh-oh, X's Grok AI can now 'understand' images
Despite xAI's continued investment, Grok has yet to stick with early users and staff — a new report alleges its own developers struggle to use the slow xAI API. That same report, published by Fortune this week, highlighted X employee concerns about Musk suggesting Grok write paid user's posts for them, despite warnings from developers and staff. Last week, Grok came under fire for generating fake news headlines from an alternate reality where Iran had assailed Tel Aviv with a military arsenal — not its first time.
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Lex Fridman on X: "Beware of warmongers and the military-industrial complex. A full-on regional war will lead to immeasurable suffering for everyone. It must be avoided at all costs." / X
(A current election-year blockbuster is titled Civil War where the press does better than the comms. Franklin is about the inventor diplomat. Games invite comparison to Total Recall. Or Fallout. Cybernetics is dual use, including social control. Also still looking for proxies rather than AI Dominance. Democracy seeks to empower the individual. Locally, it is the anniversary of Patriot's Day.)