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The traditional leader wants to be right. The creative leader *hopes* to be right.
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This ability to “observe” software makes HTML special to work with.
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In this paper, we first present a taxonomy of GenAI misuse tactics, informed by existing academic literature and a qualitative analysis of 200 media reports of misuse and demonstrations of abuse of GenAI systems published between January 2023 and March 2024). Based on this analysis, we then illuminate key and novel patterns in GenAI misuse during this time period (see Section 4: Findings), including potential motivations, strategies, and how attackers leverage and abuse system capabilities across modalities (e.g. image, text, audio, video) in an uncontrolled environment.
We find that:
1. Manipulation of human likeness and falsification of evidence underlie the most prevalent tactics in real-world cases of misuse. Most of these were deployed with a discernible intent to influence public opinion, enable scam or fraudulent activities, or to generate profit.
2. The majority of reported cases of misuse do not consist of technologically sophisticated uses of GenAI systems or attacks. Instead, we are predominantly seeing an exploitation of easily accessible GenAI capabilities requiring minimal technical expertise.
3. The increased sophistication, availability and accessibility of GenAI tools seemingly introduces new and lower-level forms of misuse that are neither overtly malicious nor explicitly violate these tools’ terms of services, but still have concerning ethical ramifications. These include the emergence of new forms of communications for political outreach, self-promotion and advocacy that blur the lines between authenticity and deception (see Section 5: Discussion).
Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from...
Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on the potential of...
Mapping the misuse of generative AI
New research analyzes the misuse of multimodal generative AI today, in order to help build safer and more responsible technologies
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Nobody's Normal
A compassionate and captivating examination of evolving attitudes toward mental illness throughout history and the fight to end the stigma., Nobody's Normal, How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness, @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@, 9781324020134
Cross‐neurotype communication from an autistic point of view: Insights on autistic Theory of Mind from a focus group study
Background
The conceptualisation of autism as a disorder where Theory of Mind (ToM) and pragmatics are fundamentally impaired has prompted a wealth of research on autistic deficits, most of which is...
Six themes were developed from the analysis, the most relevant being Autistic–Autistic communication and Autistic ToM. The results, in line with the Double Empathy theory, suggest there seem to be important differences between neurotypical and autistic people's ToM. These appear to make it easier for autistic people to communicate with one another, as well as to create difficulties for neurotypical people to understand autistic people, not just the other way around.
Autistic individuals seem to find it easier to communicate with other autistic people, and they identify specific characteristics of neurotypical communication that hinder successful communication. Moreover, neurotypical people are perceived as having difficulties in autistic ToM, which seems to emerge as a relevant and needed construct in light of the Double Empathy problem.
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Anxiety and depression are common among autistic adolescents and may be difficult to accurately diagnose and treat. Therefore, efforts to examine transdiagnostic factors (i.e., shared traits across m...
Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here's what that means
The nation — and Olympic athletes, like Noah Lyles — are in another summer surge of COVID infections. CDC officials say the virus has become endemic. That means it is here to stay in a predictable way.
Accessible Social
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The friendliest social network you’ve never heard of
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Community Code of Conduct – Make WordPress
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Social media has become a major platform for information-exchange, discourse, and protest and has been linked to a wide range of pressing macro develo…
Keynote: Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang | Solving the Frankenstein Problem
Transcript: https://app.fora.io/conversation/5569
This is Dr Mary Helen Immordino-Yang's keynote from HRP's Conference to Restore Humanity 2024.
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang is a distinguished scholar specializing in the intersection of psychology, neurobiology, and education, focusing on social emotion, self-awareness, culture, and their impact on learning and development. Her work includes a range of studies on adolescent brain development, SEL competencies, and mindsets, and she has authored Emotions, Learning and the Brain on the educational implications of affective neuroscience.
Chapters:
Intro - Solving the Frankenstein Problem 0:00-5:38
Describing the Brain - Aqueous 5:38-15:33
Emotion, Identity, & learning 15:34-19:20
NOVA School of the Future 19:21-24:54
Going into the Brain 24:55-38:41
Making Meaning 38:42-42:37
The Seesaw Model 42:38-48:33
Case Studies 48:34-55:40
Closing 55:41
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