That the people pushing Ai won't like. Arstechnica interviews him about his new book on Ai, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI". He does see Ai as a useful tool in some areas but sees the people pushing it as the major problem. Something I agree with. He has some thoughts on pushing back.
A couple of points in the article: [snip] In automation theory, per Doctorow, a "centaur" describes a human augmented with a technology, like machine learning, or even just driving a car or using autocomplete. A reverse centaur "is a machine head on a human body, a person who is serving as a squishy meat appendage for an uncaring machine," Doctorow said in a speech last December. He gave the example of an Amazon delivery driver, surrounded by AI cameras monitoring their driving, who essentially serves as a peripheral to the delivery van. [snip] Rather than ask for a new copyright law, we could make a new labor law, because the only people who've ever beaten AI are the Hollywood screenwriters and actors. And the reason they were able to beat them is because uniquely, among workers in America, they are exempt from the Taft-Hartley Act's prohibition on what's called sectoral bargaining, which is when all the workers in a sector bargain with all the employers in a sector. Now, there are so few workers in America who aren't media workers, who care about copyright, that it rounds to zero, but every single worker in America would benefit from extending sectoral bargaining across the board.
A couple of points in the article: [snip] In automation theory, per Doctorow, a "centaur" describes a human augmented with a technology, like machine learning, or even just driving a car or using autocomplete. A reverse centaur "is a machine head on a human body, a person who is serving as a squishy meat appendage for an uncaring machine," Doctorow said in a speech last December. He gave the example of an Amazon delivery driver, surrounded by AI cameras monitoring their driving, who essentially serves as a peripheral to the delivery van. [snip] Rather than ask for a new copyright law, we could make a new labor law, because the only people who've ever beaten AI are the Hollywood screenwriters and actors. And the reason they were able to beat them is because uniquely, among workers in America, they are exempt from the Taft-Hartley Act's prohibition on what's called sectoral bargaining, which is when all the workers in a sector bargain with all the employers in a sector. Now, there are so few workers in America who aren't media workers, who care about copyright, that it rounds to zero, but every single worker in America would benefit from extending sectoral bargaining across the board.
That the people pushing Ai won't like. Arstechnica interviews him about his new book on Ai, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI". He does see Ai as a useful tool in some areas but sees the people pushing it as the major problem. Something I agree with. He has some thoughts on pushing back.
A couple of points in the article: [snip] In automation theory, per Doctorow, a "centaur" describes a human augmented with a technology, like machine learning, or even just driving a car or using autocomplete. A reverse centaur "is a machine head on a human body, a person who is serving as a squishy meat appendage for an uncaring machine," Doctorow said in a speech last December. He gave the example of an Amazon delivery driver, surrounded by AI cameras monitoring their driving, who essentially serves as a peripheral to the delivery van. [snip] Rather than ask for a new copyright law, we could make a new labor law, because the only people who've ever beaten AI are the Hollywood screenwriters and actors. And the reason they were able to beat them is because uniquely, among workers in America, they are exempt from the Taft-Hartley Act's prohibition on what's called sectoral bargaining, which is when all the workers in a sector bargain with all the employers in a sector. Now, there are so few workers in America who aren't media workers, who care about copyright, that it rounds to zero, but every single worker in America would benefit from extending sectoral bargaining across the board.
A couple of points in the article: [snip] In automation theory, per Doctorow, a "centaur" describes a human augmented with a technology, like machine learning, or even just driving a car or using autocomplete. A reverse centaur "is a machine head on a human body, a person who is serving as a squishy meat appendage for an uncaring machine," Doctorow said in a speech last December. He gave the example of an Amazon delivery driver, surrounded by AI cameras monitoring their driving, who essentially serves as a peripheral to the delivery van. [snip] Rather than ask for a new copyright law, we could make a new labor law, because the only people who've ever beaten AI are the Hollywood screenwriters and actors. And the reason they were able to beat them is because uniquely, among workers in America, they are exempt from the Taft-Hartley Act's prohibition on what's called sectoral bargaining, which is when all the workers in a sector bargain with all the employers in a sector. Now, there are so few workers in America who aren't media workers, who care about copyright, that it rounds to zero, but every single worker in America would benefit from extending sectoral bargaining across the board.
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NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn overwegend lager geëindigd. Chipbedrijven daalden opnieuw in aanloop naar de publicatie van cijfers van Micron na de slotbel. Chipaandelen gingen eerder deze week ook al omlaag na de razendsnelle opmars in de afgelopen maanden die werd gevoed door optimisme over de uitgaven aan datacenters voor AI-toepassingen.
De door techbedrijven gedomineerde Nasdaq sloot 0,4 procent lager op 25.476,64 punten en was van de bekende drie indexen in New York de grootste daler. De breed samengestelde S&P 500 verloor 0,1 procent tot 7358,22 punten. De Dow-Jonesindex steeg juist 0,4 procent tot 51.848,90 punten.
Micron eindigde 0,4 procent lager. Het bedrijf staat in de spotlights als belangrijke producent van geheugenchips, waar door de grote investeringen in datacenters veel vraag naar is. Sinds begin dit jaar is Micron 260 procent meer waard geworden op de beurs, maar de laatste dagen nemen de twijfels toe of de hoge waarderingen voor chipfondsen terecht zijn.
White House must report by 31 July on purpose of tarp installed while Trump’s name was stripped from building
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to explain why it placed a tarp over the Kennedy Center’s facade after the Republican leader’s name was removed from the building under a court order.
The US district judge Christopher Cooper said the administration must report by 31 July “the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding” now in place at the building. The tarp was installed as workers stripped Donald Trump’s name in a predawn operation this month following an order from Cooper that the Trump administration unlawfully added his name to the facade in December.
Continue reading...Annual list of creatives invited to join the Academy also includes Josh O’Connor, Teyana Taylor and Jon Bernthal
Jacob Elordi, Jenna Ortega and Stephen Fry are among the 529 creatives invited to join this year’s member class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“We are delighted to invite this remarkable group of film artists and professionals from around the world to join the Academy,” said CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Lynette Howell Taylor in a statement. “Through their commitment to filmmaking, this year’s exceptionally talented class has made significant contributions to our global movie industry.”
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