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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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This is a hall-of-fame etymology. #⃣⚖️🏆
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Here is our draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981.
It was written by a lovely human.
ALT Index card with Merriam-Webster's draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981
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Extremely rich people who are improving the world for the disadvantaged are truly deserving of wealth. Dolly Parton's efforts to improve literacy across disadvantaged America can't be praised enough. Here is the annual number of books distributed by her Imagination Library. Source: buff.ly/d5xsgWo
July 4 has come and gone, but the #America250 anniversary continues -- as does @DarrenAronofsky's AI-driven YouTube series "On This Day...1776." Mostly it's been ignored since the freakout over its debut in January. Not by me, though. cnet.com/tech/services-and-s…
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(🧵1/11) For the past year and a half, I've been investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman for @NewYorker. With my coauthor @andrewmarantz, I reviewed never-before-disclosed internal memos, obtained 200+ pages of documents related to a close colleague, including extensive private notes, and interviewed more than 100 people.
OpenAI was founded on the premise that A.I. could be the most dangerous invention in human history—and that its C.E.O. would need to be a person of uncommon integrity. We lay out the most detailed account yet of why Altman was ousted out by board members and executives who came to believe he lacked that integrity, and ask: were they right to allege that he couldn't be trusted?
A thread on some of of our findings:
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Sometimes when we borrow words from other languages, English can become delightfully redundant.
‘Scampi’ means “shrimp” so ‘shrimp scampi’ is basically “shrimp shrimp.”
Sahara Desert = Desert Desert
chai tea = tea tea
naan bread = bread bread
ahi tuna = tuna tuna
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
If you don't rake your roof after it snows, what are you thinking? cnet.com/home/yard-and-outdo…
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On this day in 1961, the first day of filming on DR.NO, Sean Connery became the first actor to play James Bond on screen.
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You didn’t hear this from us, but the Old English word 'sibb' meant “related by blood.”
This is where we get the 'sibling.'
And 'godsibb' essentially meant “godparent.”
Over time, it came to mean "close friend."
Now it is something we share w/ close friends...
'gossip.'
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“It’s almost like a mass hallucination where everyone is on the same wavelength that we need more data centers without actually questioning why"
Wise words from Sasha Luccioni @SashaMTL on the endless race for ever-greater computing power.
#AI #Energy
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Now as then, U.S. growth is driven partly by a technological leap forward that involves eye-popping capital expenditure. In the late nineteenth century, it was railroads, heavy industry, and electrification. Today, comparable (although not quite as high) shares of GDP are being invested in AI. 5/12
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We’re building homes for AIs faster than we’re building homes for humans.
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“To the younger people who have such fear about the future, I would say that older people have a lot of fear, too, but we know things. Fear is not facts. We have seen life self-correct again and again. Stick around, and against all odds, you will, too.” ~@ANNELAMOTT
Sure sure sure, today's big #MadeByGoogle event had @StephenCurry30, @alexandracooper and the @jonasbrothers, but the real star was @jimmyfallon, who stole the show. cnet.com/tech/mobile/thank-y…
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#PrimeDay is here. And we’ve got the can't-miss deals on everything from tech gadgets to outdoor essentials, kitchen gear and more so you can save big.
Follow our live blog for the latest deals and steals we find 🛍️ cnet.com/deals/prime-day-sal…
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Back Bay along the Charles River, with the Longfellow Bridge in the distance you can also make out the Custom House & State House, long before Storrow Drive June 3. 1916. @BPLBoston
There's a lot of anxiety about gen AI, especially around jobs. Or you can embrace the change. That's what CNET's AI Essentials is all about: Getting started. Digging in. A new adventure. cnet.com/tech/services-and-s…