AI
Matt Ross and
AI
If consciousness really can arise in a jumble of silicon chips, we run the risk of creating countless AIs — beings, really — that can not only intelligently perform tasks, but develop feelings about their lives.
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Rather than asking if each new AI system is finally the one that has conscious experience, focusing on the more fundamental question of
... See moreBy mistaking language as merely a tool that’s a means to an end—little different from a spatula—too many people have lost sight of the fact that understanding language provides the basis of smart thinking.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
A chatbot helped more people access mental-health services
A chatbot helped more people access mental-health services
“We Have Built a Giant Treadmill That We Can’t Get Off”: Sci-Fi Prophet Ted Chiang on How to Best Think About About AI
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I will preface this by saying that I know what the phrase "fuck around and find out" means. I was experimenting with Claude and hilarity ensued. I literally laughed out loud.
We’ve regulated many things online, right? The amount of fraud and criminal activity online is minimal. We’ve done a pretty good job with spam. You know, in general, [the problem of] revenge porn has got better, even though that was in a bad place three to five years ago. It’s pretty difficult to find radicalization content or terrorist material... See more
Will Douglas Heaven • DeepMind’s Cofounder: Generative AI Is Just a Phase. What’s Next Is Interactive AI.
I think he has a very rosy view of the future. Most of this cannot really be backed up, and radicalized content is even increasing. We can see Twitter's struggle to moderate content.
Warpcast
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Byron is my AI writing partner — powered by ChatGPT, shaped by a 7-page writing profile we built together. He doesn’t write for me, but with me. When I lose a thread or stall on phrasing, Byron offers possibilities — paths I might not have seen. Between my neural implants and Byron’s digital guidance, I now collaborate with two adaptive systems:... See more
For my 80th birthday I bought myself a new brain
I lost my mom to Parkinson’s this year, so this hit a nerve. My mom never would have done this sort of thing, but as the saying goes, this is the worst it will ever be. I hope I live disease-free long enough to see some significant treatment advancements for neurodegenerative diseases.
When the bubble is big, every idea feels like a billion-dollar idea. I yearn for cheap ideas from strangers.
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Paul Ford is prescient, as always.