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The Charade Of Industry-Led AI Regulation
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.
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AI Is Not Becoming God-Like
The human brain as computer is an analogy, not a description, making predictions for the imminent arrival of AGI declarations of faith, not fact.
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AI Makers Can’t Control Themselves
Benevolent AI will destroy the world long before an evil AI gets around to it.
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Walmart Plans To Replace People With Robots
Walmart has detailed plans for robots and automation but gets fuzzy on what it’ll mean for people and jobs.
Essays
ChatGPT Is A Glorified Light Switch
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.
Essays
What’s An Unethical AI Project?
Everyone is paralyzed by the complexity of the topic and transfixed by the money it’s going to make. Ethics is a sidebar discussion.
Essays
AI Bias Isn’t The Problem
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?