Ai Governance

Ai Governance

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There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
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In “Rewiring Democracy,” Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders explore how AI could strengthen democracy or undermine it.
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Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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"We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings," writes computer scientist Louis Rosenberg.
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The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit "Pantheon."
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An approach based on collaboration and empathy can place “connection with people” at the heart of AI’s purpose.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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"Personhood" credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?
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8mins
How can ancient philosophical wisdom guide us in ensuring that artificial intelligence enhances human flourishing rather than diminishing it?
Cosmos Institute
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Nestor Maslej, research manager at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), talks us through key findings in the 2024 AI Index Report.
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Big Think spoke with AI expert Nick Jennings about the future of regulating fast-evolving AI.
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Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.
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Is Eliezer Yudkowsky the same false prophet that Paul Ehrlich was?
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5mins
“All the plausible paths to a really great future, involve the development of machine superintelligence at some point.”
Not only that, but AI learns what type of faces we like.