Futurism
When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, Strange Things Start to Happen
8 min · · We talked to Rice University scientists studying how training AI with synthetic, AI-generated content causes a destructive inbreeding effect. · Shared by 279, including Patrick Scheuerer, Tim
The Guardian
‘A certain danger lurks there’: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI
20+ min · · Computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum was there at the dawn of artificial intelligence – but he was also adamant that we must never confuse computers with humans · Shared by 331, including Tim
Scientific American
AI Could Quickly Screen Thousands of Antibiotics to Tackle Superbugs
5 min · · As the threat of antibiotic resistance increases, new antibiotics are imperative—and AI could widen the pipeline · Shared by 181, including Amesh Adalja, Tim
Vox
The $1 billion gamble to ensure AI doesn’t destroy humanity
20+ min · · The founders of Anthropic quit OpenAI to make a safe AI company. It’s easier said than done. · Shared by 456, including Tim
Decrypt
AI Art Wars: Japan Says AI Model Training Doesn’t Violate Copyright
2 min · · Japan takes an early stand on a hot topic in generative artificial intelligence, giving creators more freedom to train their AI models. · Shared by 268, including Tim
The Guardian
Five ways AI could improve the world: ‘We can cure all diseases, stabilise our climate, halt poverty’
11+ min · · It is not yet clear how the power and possibilities of AI will play out. Here are the best-case scenarios for how it might help us develop new drugs, give up dull jobs and live long, healthy lives · Shared by 607, including David Wallace-Wells, Bill Hanage, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Thomas Pleil, Tim
Literary Hub
Reconstructing Our Attention in the Era of Infinite Digital Rabbit Holes
11+ min · · I’m going to tell you a few things you already know. Every time you open your phone or your computer, your brain is walking onto a battleground. The aggressors are the architects of your digital wo… · Shared by 961, including Tim
Longreads
Working on the Edge: A Reading List About Extreme Jobs
7 min · · A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former. · Shared by 104, including Tim
artefactgroup.com
AI and the Future of Design: What will the designer of 2025 look like?
6 min · · Co-CEO of Artefact, Rob Girling gives advice to a generation of future designers to help them thrive in the future world of AI. · Shared by 1049, including Tim, Stephanie A Kowalski, Stef Walter
Gary Marcus
Two models of AI oversight - and how things could go deeply wrong
5 min · · It’s good that governments are stepping up, but some of the signals are deeply worrisome · Shared by 212, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Tim, Dorothea Baur (Dr.)
Quanta Magazine
In a Fierce Desert, Microbe ‘Crusts’ Show How Life Tamed the Land
16+ min · · Extreme microorganisms carpeting the Atacama Desert in Chile illuminate how life might have first taken hold on Earth’s surface. · Shared by 464, including Tim
MIT Technology Review
Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform the way science gets done
2 min · · Science is about to become much more exciting—and that will affect us all, argues Google's former CEO. · Shared by 606, including Bilal Zuberi, 瑞拿頭, Pascal Sulser, Nicolas Babin, Bob E. Hayes, Tim, Wilko S. Wolters
nature
A mental-health crisis is gripping science — toxic research culture is to blame
11+ min · · With researchers reporting high rates of anxiety and depression, calls are growing to fundamentally change science before it’s too late. · Shared by 327, including Tim
Quartz
Google has officially changed its mind about remote work
4 min · · What does it say that the companies making our tools for remote work don't seem to believe in it? · Shared by 249, including Tim, John Tasioulas, Carla Gentry 🎶, Jordi Serrano, fabianhtml
Scientific American
How AI Knows Things No One Told It
8 min · · Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage · Shared by 128, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marsha Collier, Tim
Forbes
While CEOs Blame Remote Work For Decreased Productivity, Here’s The Bigger Picture
4 min · · Labor productivity—or output per hour—decreased 2.7% in the first quarter of 2023 for the nonfarm business sector, the sharpest decline in 75 years. · Shared by 210, including Tim, Thomas Pleil