Nicholas Thompson
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Finally: while AI is, in many ways, unlike any tech we’ve ever seen, it has also assumed a role in society that goes back to ancient Greece. Our entire chat is here. Please give it a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL-5... Produced by Atlantic Re:think, The Atlantic's creative marketing studio. 4/
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He says we’re making a mistake by building AI that mimics human intelligence. We’ll reap more value designing it in ways that complement rather than replace us—and it might make people more enthusiastic about it, too. 2/
"Disagreeing with the government is the most American thing in the world." Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, talks to CBS about the Pentagon's decision to cut them off --- and perhaps even to try to shut them down ---- because the company drew red lines over mass surveillance and autonomous killing.
She also argues that predictions have a way of bending reality to themselves. And though they don’t guarantee outcomes, making statements like “AI will wipe out all white-collar jobs” increases the chances they come true. 3/
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He says we’re making a mistake by building AI that mimics human intelligence. We’ll reap more value designing it in ways that complement rather than replace us—and it might make people more enthusiastic about it, too. 2/
Carissa says one of the dangers of algorithmic predictions, which are being used to shape everything from criminal sentencing to insurance premiums, is how they lock people into outcomes they may have otherwise been able to get out of. 2/
But he’s concerned about what that might mean for the economy. The gap between how capable these models are and how prepared we are for the change they’ll bring is growing larger every day. It's important to close it. Produced by Atlantic Re:think, The Atlantic's creative marketing studio. 4/
Gladiator joins the fight! 🪐💥 Watch the Shi'ar powerhouse take on Quasar, Thor, Red Hulk, Dr. Doom, and Nova in War of the Gems: Fighting Edition. Pure cosmic power! Full video youtu.be/H5LrCkmxlCs #Marvel #FanGame #Gladiator
#Habs Martin St. Louis on Game 6 6 mindset "If you spend so much time telling them how important it is, you raise the level of stress. To me, it's just another game. Let's go play. The nets will be there in the same spot, the blue line, the red line—let's just go play." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey
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Your vote hits different in a primary. 🗳️💥 200,000 show up in November. Maybe. But only 40,000 decide who makes it there. Grab 100 friends. Grab 500. The primary is where your vote has outsized impact. Low turnout = high leverage. Stop waiting for the general. Start swinging the election now.
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