More than meets the AI: Past is prescient

Today’s issue is brought to you by: it’s Monday and I made it out of bed, isn’t that good enough? In this issue: STEMPH (252 words) Pro bono publico (288) I need money (179 words)  STEMPH Here’s an argument someone should have made a few centuries ago: history and philosophy should be included in the …

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More than meets the AI: Are you there AI? It’s me, Tristan

There’s an old song by Tears for Fears about how everybody wants to rule the world… but I can’t remember what it’s called. Anyway, I think we’re learning that Orzabal and Smith might have been dead wrong about our species. In this issue: Most of us don’t want to rule the world (292 words) AI …

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More than meets the AI: The biggest scam in tech

Preface: I love AI. I’m super long on LLMs, computer vision, and robotics. But not all AI is good. Some of it can only be used for harm. I used to have a pet dog when I was a kid, a massive rottweiler who was as lovable and sweet as she was big. One day, …

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More than meets the AI: Jumping the whale

Ahh! Screaming noises! Fear! Running around in circles waving my hands above my head! Ahhhhh! In this issue… the world ends! Google is dead! Jumping the whale (48 words) Graduating medical school with the highest GPA (685 words) Emergent abilities in LLMs (78 words) Jumping the Whale Let’s play Jeopardy! Answer: A phrase describing a …

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More Than Meets the AI: You ain’t never had AI friend like me

Today’s issue of More Than Meets the AI: 3 wishes for generative AI (676 words) A tribute to humanity (188 words) Love and War (39 words) 3 Wishes Whenever people talk about the future of AI, it’s always “the singularity this” and “artificial general intelligence that.” But I’m more interested in what’s happening right now …

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More than Meets the AI: Universal Basic Freaking Income (UBFI)

Today’s column is brought to you by the letters U, B, F, and I. The “F” is optional but, in the next couple of decades, the “UBI” part will likely spell the difference between who gets to eat and who gets exploited into starvation. 3, 2, 1, intro time: Issue #3 Anything but basic (484 …

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More than meets the AI: A prayer for the living

When it comes to artificial intelligence, there’s almost no telling what machines will be capable of in the next month, year, or decade. I say “almost” because there’s a definite ceiling on AI potential. But, before I get into that, let us bow our heads and intro this issue: Issue #3: No fate but what …

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Letters to the editor: “Will artificial intelligence take my job?”

Hey editors, I’m a long-time reader who loves what you’re doing. I’m wondering if all the hype surrounding AI is warranted. I keep seeing article after article saying AI’s going to take human jobs in every sector. But nobody’s writing about my job and I have to admit, I’m a bit concerned. So, here’s my question: will …

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