Social media companies absolve themselves of responsibility for everything. What if we didn't let them?
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Pro AI, Anti-hype
The AI Hype industry wants us to believe that megascale LLMs developed and operated unethically and unsustainably are the only possible path to the future, but that's nonsense. Smaller systems designed to do one thing really, really well can be game changing. We can choose the direction we want AI to take.
It All Averages Out
The average might be useful, but it can never describe an individual.
What do we value?
When I'm trying to get a piece of work out the door, I can often be heard muttering to myself "Perfect is the enemy of done." Because the urge to fuss, and edit, and polish until not a blemish can be seen is absolutely fatal to the need to get something finished. I know that,… Continue reading What do we value?
From Hypnotised to Heretic: Immunising Society Against Misinformation.
What we can build this way is a world where policy is evidence based. Where we make data informed decisions, while understanding that the data isn’t perfect. Where kids are empowered to learn all of the skills they need to solve problems in their own communities. Where technological solutions are rationally evaluated, rather than uncritically worshipped.