Public Policy Director - Data Economy and Emerging Tech at Meta India. Co-founder of https://xitter.cf/t.co/6Vv8TBCuwg, https://xitter.cf/t.co/2YHB3rYr53 and Students for Peace. https://xitter.cf/t.co/3ZC0r8zt6X
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Dear #FriendWithoutAadhaar - If you have an hour to waste. Please watch this: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9uOBAqj…
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Those claiming to represent the interests of humanity would do well to put things into perspective
The exit directly behind the immigration officers has been "undergoing repairs" for months.
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Delhi airport duty free is worse than Chawri Bazaar
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In 1995 a 'vulnpocalypse' was predicted to ruin the internet, the result of automated exploit finding software called SATAN.
Its authors argued giving open access would allow defensive use to outweigh offensive use. Same debate will play out with AI.
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Right after I finished watching this my wife Cathy wandered into my office. I told her "I have just watched a longish video on the history of Linux adoption that didn't mention me once."
She peered at me and said "How does that make you feel?"
"Victorious," I said. "When my crazy ideas become such conventional wisdom that my name isn't on them anymore, I won."
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Nice of @IndianExpress to write the obit for an artiste who we grew up hearing about in our parha (neighbourhood) conversations with other budding artistes. Just his look was so calming and pleasing
Remembering Jogen Chowdhury: An artist and dreamer of institutions
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I’m so appalled by the hatred towards her. Yes, she’s a little over the top and millennial-cringe filming herself crying, but her struggle is real. Not everyone can just reinvent themselves overnight.
If you stand to gain financially from the AI boom (founder, investor, etc) you need to work extra hard on your empathy. If you were unfortunate to be on the other side of the isle, you’d be crying too.
Of course the only practical solution is to eventually adapt. But a little crashout in the meantime is perfectly acceptable.
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Our A.I. risk aversion mindset has been conditioned to be centralized and top down rather than rapid distributed risk reduction efforts.
Imagine if patching Y2K bugs required access to special software prohibited by company or government.
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Hate to break it to you kids, but not saving for your retirement because you think you can predict the apocalypse is not a good life strategy and not a good indicator of your reasoning capability.
.@So8res thinks it’s more likely than not AI will wipe out humanity by 2036. How does that belief affect his choices in life? He doesn’t save for retirement, but beyond that, he says, “I sort of do what I can and then I live a good life.”
We talked through all the ways we should try to lower those odds. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=n8xpeNhj…
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Fuck off.
This is called "closed source" and gated access. This is the exact opposite of open source.
So respectfully, please just fuck off.
Bill Gates wants powerful open-weight models to run only where the government says they can.
For any model capable of sophisticated cyber attacks, he wants safeguards and monitoring kept in by law. Developers could still use these models for free and customize them, but only on certified platforms that detect and refuse any attempt to strip out the safeguards.
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Full video on "Decoder with Nilay Patel (@reckless) and The Verge" YouTube channel, (link in comment)
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That quote is from John Steinbeck’s East of Eden (1952).
Samuel Hamilton says it to Adam Trask, who has withdrawn from life after being deeply hurt.
The point is very Steinbeck: suffering can become part of your identity if you hold onto it long enough. Samuel is basically asking Adam whether he is actually healing, or whether he has started taking a kind of pride in being the tragic, wounded person in his own story. He later compares Adam’s unused life to land left “fallow” and urges him to start living again.
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Preventing suicides require mental health response and care. Engineering new devices is not going to address the mental health crisis.
#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat | Veer Narmad South Gujarat University installs 'anti-suicide' ceiling fans, with special spring mechanism, in hostels, designed to detach under excessive weight and cut off the power supply.
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We've been seeing debates on what we call 'AI Slop' recently on twitter.
I've been thinking and meaning to write about this for a while. I am glad there is some pushback/debate on what we call AI slop and the norms around how much AI is 'good'.
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I'm blown away that a book released in 1726 can feel SO relevant in the times we live in.
Gulliver's Travels rocks!
In ep 13 of Watching the Wheels, @srajagopalan educates @pranaykotas & me about the timeless genius of the book, & how much fun it is! 🙂
youtube.com/watch?v=j6KNyq37…
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I always have a blast with @amitvarma and @pranaykotas on our podcast Watching the Wheels. But this week is extra special because it features Gulliver’s Travels. Check it out youtu.be/j6KNyq37MGA?si=u5M8…
I'm blown away that a book released in 1726 can feel SO relevant in the times we live in.
Gulliver's Travels rocks!
In ep 13 of Watching the Wheels, @srajagopalan educates @pranaykotas & me about the timeless genius of the book, & how much fun it is! 🙂
youtube.com/watch?v=j6KNyq37…
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📢 We're hiring! Freedom House is seeking a Deputy Director of Policy & Advocacy to advance bipartisan advocacy for democracy and human rights, with a focus on international religious freedom.
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