Go deep into the insights of a dozen Gen AI experts who helped clarify what risks we actually may face as well as point out responsible ways forward
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Jul
14
2023
The many, many positive possibilities of generative AI
by Peter Leyden in The Great Progression…The positive counter-narrative that eventually will supersede the gloom & doom stories that are currently clouding...
Jun
22
2023
Humans aren’t mentally ready for an AI-saturated ‘post-truth world’
by Thor Bensen in Wired.com….The AI era promises a flood of disinformation, deepfakes, and hallucinated “facts.” Psychologists are only beginning to grapple with...
Jun
09
2023
The A.I. dilemma
by Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin presented by Center for Human Technology….The A.I. Dilemma.
Jun
09
2023
Fareed Zakaria on where Russia’s war in Ukraine stands — and much more
The Ezra Klein Show interviews Fareed Zakaria…..A lot about the world has changed since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Jun
02
2023
A.I. poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ industry leaders warn
by Kevin Roose in The New York Times…Executives from three of the leading A.I. companies, including Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, have signed an open...
May
26
2023
AI and the future of humanity
By Yuval Noah Harari at the Frontier Forum…..In this keynote and Q&A, Yuval Noah Harari summarizes and speculates on ‘AI and the future of...
Mar
16
2023
Why Peru’s crisis is worth studying closely by democracies everywhere
by José Carlos Agüero, The Washington Post…Ever since Peruvian President Pedro Castillo’s failed power grab exactly three months ago, protests have been roiling...
Feb
27
2023
The permaweird
The Last Men at the End of History cannot sustain any sense of collective urgency for any length of time at the important scales. And mere individual or even tribal...
Feb
27
2023
Why the world feels so unstable right now
For many of us, life seems to progress smoothly and predictably for much of the time. Indeed, it seems one of our biggest concerns appears to be getting stuck in a rut....
Feb
21
2023
From Bing to Sydney
I’m not going to lie: having Bing say I am not a good person was an incredible experience (and for the record, I think this is another example of chatbot...