Behind the headlines about AI makers asking government to restrain them from destroying the world, their products are already doing it. I get the existential risk that someday, some AI could be so powerful that it could for some reason decide to take over or annihilate humanity. I’ve seen the Read more…
Focusing on the regulatory conversation about privacy and fairness is a purposeful effort to avoid facing the bigger questions we should be asking about AI.
The human brain as computer is an analogy, not a description, making predictions for the imminent arrival of AGI declarations of faith, not fact.
ChatGPT isn’t going to lead to the destruction of the world, but it could well presage a radical rewiring of how we work and live.
Everyone is paralyzed by the complexity of the topic and transfixed by the money it’s going to make. Ethics is a sidebar discussion.
Shouldn’t we be talking about the merits of giving up jobs and our personal autonomy instead of fine-tuning how good AI will be at running things?
Disney’s plans for a huge cost-cutting initiative say at least two things about American businesses today: Corporate purpose is a sham, and digital marketing isn’t the science it’s cracked up to be.
In response to accusations of fraud by an investment firm, a huge Indian business conglomerate called the Adani Group issued a 413-page rebuttal. That’s about 113,000 words… …or 112,977 too many. The attack, from a firm called Hindenburg Research, alleges “brazen accounting fraud, stock manipulation, and money laundering” that add Read more…
CERN scientists collaborated with sci-fi writers on stories that explore the speculative implications of their work. It’s a brilliant idea.
Rolls-Royce’s new CEO told his employees that the company is a “burning platform” and that they should be prepared for an aggressive efficiency and optimization program (i.e. job cuts). Why? “Every investment we make, we destroy value,” he explained, according to news reports of his recent global broadcast to staff. Read more…