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Good idea: regulate AI 🤖

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/02/top-tech-firms-to-let-governments-vet-ai-tools-sunak-says-at-safety-summit

The most advanced technology companies will allow governments to vet their artificial intelligence tools for the first time, Rishi Sunak has announced, as Elon Musk warned the technology could eventually replace all human jobs.
Companies including Meta, Google DeepMind and OpenAI have agreed to allow regulators to test their latest AI products before releasing them to the public, in a move that officials say will slow the race to develop systems that can compete with humans.
Sunak made the announcement on Thursday after a two-day summit at Bletchley Park at which a diverse group including the world’s richest man, the vice-president of the US and a senior Chinese government official agreed that AI poses a grave risk to humanity.
Speaking to reporters at the end of the summit, Sunak said: “I believe the achievements of this summit will tip the balance in favour of humanity.”
TIL about pink-slime journalism, when untrustworthy American news networks disguise themselves as local news outlets. Over 1,000 pink-slime news outlets exist, pretending to be locally-run but producing low-quality news from afar that's meant to benefit a political party. [source, comments]
TIL Benito Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra Mussolini is a former actress, singer, and model, who currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament. [source, comments]
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Good idea: fight fossil capital on every front🔥
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-early-earth-breaching-key-threshold.html

We have only 5 years, before the earth will lock in.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/30/us-universities-fossil-fuel-investments-students-complaints#:~:text=Each%20filing%20elicited%20signatures%20of,to%20prioritize%20the%20public%20interest.

Students at six universities filed legal complaints on Monday accusing their colleges of breaking a little-known law by investing in planet-heating fossil fuels, the Guardian has learned.

Campus organizers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Tufts University, Pomona College, Washington University in St Louis and Pennsylvania State University wrote to the attorneys general of their respective states to ask officials to scrutinize their universities’ investments. Each filing elicited signatures of support from dozens of faculty and staff members, alumni and local, national and international climate-focused groups.

The students argue that by investing in coal, oil and gas, the schools are violating their obligations as non-profit organizations to prioritize the public interest.

“Fossil fuel companies have long engaged in a well-documented campaign to undermine climate science and distort public debate about how to deal with the climate crisis – including through efforts targeting Penn scientists and researchers,” University of Pennsylvania students wrote in their filing. “The industry’s spread of scientific misinformation undermines the work of Penn faculty and students who are researching and designing solutions for a sustainable future.”
TIL that Mansa Musa was so wealthy, he crashed Egypts economy for 12 years after his visit, by giving gold as a gift on his way to Mecca in the 13th Century. [source, comments]
HR never solves the problem. HR is part of the problem.
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Good Idea: Tell interactive stories

https://twinery.org/

An easy html based interactive tool to let your creativity go wild. Open and free. Good for text-based RPG, poetry, or graphic novels 😊