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[stratoanalytic cartography @stratoanalytics]

How it started. How it’s going.

[The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (PARODY) @SEPlibrary]

all my homies love the stanford encyclopedia of philosophy

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

[ACID HORIZON @acidhorizonpod]

This Friday we launch the Acid Horizon Research Commons! To celebrate, we’re giving away a copy of Deleuze’s 'On Painting' seminar (@UMinnPress), out 8/15 with our new episode. Patrons can listen now—RETWEET to enter! More info below.

[POPULAR FRONT @PopularFront_]

🇨🇳 #China: A Chinese developer has showcased a 3D-printed arthropod robot capable of both flight and underwater movement, while being able to launch small rockets.

Repost from Ditto Nation

[Nathalie Vincent @awlilnatty]

The only perspective on AI that matters

[Brian Merchant @bcmerchant]

The Society of Authors collected survey data from 800 of its members and found that 26% of illustrators and 36% of translators had already lost work due to generative AI. This tracks completely with anecdotal data from my own reporting.

Not good.

https://t.co/xYENjXT3Di

[Brian Merchant @bcmerchant]

This story is horrific, and basically confirms every one of the fears we had back in October when we knew the IDF was using AI—it's error-prone, there's scant human oversight, and it facilitates the mass rubber stamping of targets, of mass killing.

https://t.co/LnwPGVUFAn

[Eric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz]

Also just out today, an op-ed on falling in love with AI and AI rights. Open access at Time magazine:

https://t.co/LRteU4roZ6

[Phil Frana @ArtificialOther]

That video of a robot getting beaten is fake, but feeling sorry for machines is no joke (2019) - James Vincent https://t.co/QrAXLzcurY via @Verge

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The best robot photos of 2023, from fashion shows to Hollywood strikes https://t.co/nSn08a7A1Z

[Popular Science @PopSci]

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping https://t.co/qDVcP4zyzx

[Melanie Mitchell @MelMitchell1]

Current chatbots can pass the Turing Test, right?

A lot of people have claimed this, but Cameron Jones (@camrobjones) and Benjamin Bergen of UCSD actually tested the claim!

(Spoiler: The answer is "no, they don't pass.")

https://t.co/k2dZXx9vpY

[Futurism @futurism]

Guess there's a bit more to human comprehension than the mass-guzzling of internet-scraped data can replicate: https://t.co/Eh8F2xvsN4

[Justine Bateman @JustineBateman]

Here is how the use of #AI will change the acting profession, without strong @sagaftra protections.

[rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist]

An AI Wake-Up Call From Ancient Greece by Adrienne Mayor - Project Syndicate
https://t.co/5MtnbOzT7b?

[Popular Science @PopSci]

They're not kidding around with this goat. https://t.co/TXBre3myPX

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

Minds of machines: The great AI consciousness conundrum

Philosophers, cognitive scientists, and engineers are grappling with what it would take for AI to become conscious … https://t.co/kehtoc4dMV

[Futurism @futurism]

Robin Williams' daughter Zelda is fed up with artificial intelligence being used to mimic her father's voice. https://t.co/BDfzpIfr6G

[Liberation Technology @Liberationtech]

Massachusetts wants to ban gun-wielding robots https://t.co/yH9rKZQoeZ via @gizmodo