Maddy Beard
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Maddy Beard
The issue is NOT if humans can relate to a deceptive social machine — of course they can. The issue is “Do we recognize that humans and machines are different categories?” or “Will we respect human dignity, by designing effective machines that enhance human self efficacy and responsibility?” The 2M+ apps in the Apple Store are mostly based on... See more
On AI Anthropomorphism
Ben Shneiderman talks about this in a way that suggests AI (and the way it’s rolling out) is going to be a “failure.” He means a “failure” in the sense that people will not like and use it. But my fear is people WILL like and use it… and the outcome will be a “failure” because using it will be harmful to humanity.
Everyone is asking me if I’m going to go back to work once I have my baby. When I answer that I’m going to be taking off as much time as possible, most people respond with “well you might want to go back sooner.” This seemed like a valid response to me, but the more I learn the more I wonder: Why is it about what I want? Why isn’t it about what’s
... See moreThere should be outside unbiased expert evaluators that sign off on safety (legally protected channel) ex fixing faking alignment
Framed through the lens of TTI, audiences don’t suffer from a dilemma of shortened attention spans, but rather a dilemma of increased choice (see the abundance crisis above).
Jon • Are Attention Spans Actually Shrinking? (Pt 1)
Shared view of the problem and the path forward
Incentives and penalties
Monitoring and enforcement (transparency)
Governance that can keep up with the tech
Coordination at all levels
No. The reality is that grinding, even if it temporarily increases output, kills creativity and big picture thinking.
Getting pregnant and being pregnant is the “least frictionless” experience I’ve ever had and yet it’s been the source of the most meaning and the most emotions. And that’s what being human is all about.
As we build systems whose capabilities more and more resemble those of humans, despite the fact that those systems work in ways that are fundamentally different from the way humans work, it becomes increasingly tempting to anthropomorphise them. Humans have evolved to co-exist over many millions of years, and human culture has evolved over
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