Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon

Professor for #AI, Dept Advanced Computing Sciences, Maastricht University (NL),
RT ≠endorsement, RT = interesting read

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

I am also available on Mastodon:
@[email protected]

[Future of Life Institute @FLI_org]

With the final #AIAct trilogue upon us, hundreds of experts, lawmakers, companies have spoken out to support regulating foundation models.

Polls, 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇫🇷open letters, op-eds, interviews are calling on the EU to stand up for safety, democracy, and business. They should listen.

[TEDAI San Francisco @TEDAISF]

.@percyliang, associate professor at @Stanford, has long advocated for making foundation models more open, interpretable, efficient, and robust. Percy argues that without data transparency, we lose accountability.

[UM Department of Advanced Computing Sciences @UM_DACS]

Check out https://t.co/HKN3nTGwnL for info on five VACANCIES!

We have Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant professor positions in:
* Immersive and Wearable Technologies
* Computer Networks
* Embedded Systems
* Edge Computing
* Internet of Things

Deadline: Nov 5

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

https://t.co/r7wDEoyp7H

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Here’s where you can go, if you wanna read my love letter to The Wire’s @AoDespair, with a hat tip to @doctorow for increasing my vocabulary.

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

Tech experts are starting to doubt that ChatGPT and A.I. ‘hallucinations’ will ever go away: ‘This isn’t fixable’ https://t.co/1qfhikbINt

[Ai2 @allen_ai]

With millions of new scientific papers published every year worldwide, it can be challenging to find researchers working on the same tasks and methods you are.
Introducing Bridger, an AI-backed way to find authors and ideas you should know about! 🔍

https://t.co/c6oe25tdJr

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

:-)

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

@vardi I wonder whether ChatGPT et al can explain why this is a joke (next level: generate such jokes)

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

:-)

[Stanford HAI @StanfordHAI]

AI’s supposed emergent capabilities have caused great concern widely shared by many in the tech industry. But according to a new paper, the presence of emergence only exists because of the programmers' choice of metric. https://t.co/ehxNT7lYbm

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

Silicon Valley is knowingly violating ethical A.I. principles. Society can’t respond if we let disagreements poison the debate https://t.co/s5BUkdHBKy

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

Fear of AI is misplaced. Instead, fear the people who crave power https://t.co/YwJ4uAYofg

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

:-)

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

"Generative AI may be the next AK-47" https://t.co/p1cvTZnOF7 (@newhumanitarian)

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

What is the real point of all these letters warning about AI? https://t.co/tXsS2E2wfF

[Gerhard Weiss -- now also: on BlueSky and Mastodon @weissg1234]

@tdietterich @etzioni Sad news, my condolences.

[Eric Horvitz @erichorvitz]

Introducing the AI Anthology project https://t.co/Ulaqw4uSST Experts from diverse fields share reflections on how advances in AI can be harnessed for human flourishing. 20 essays, rolling out 4/wk @rocketrastaman @ghadfield @Ada_Palmer @Bob_Wachter @MSFTnews @MSFTResearch

[Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus]

Anyone who thinks AI is harmless just isn’t paying attention

[Moshe Vardi @vardi]

Google is failing to uphold post-Roe privacy pledge, Democrats say https://t.co/dALVp3SBAg