Former complex litigator turns her attention to all things AI — from policy and progress, to the minds we might be ignoring. Plus the occasional wander.
Two studies, two months apart. One about an unconscious brain, one about an ablated machine. I haven’t been able to read them apart. In May, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, writing in Nature, reported something strange about the unconscious brain. See Researchers discover advanced language processing in the unconscious human brain | BCM; Plasticity…
A wandering — for your consideration.
Google DeepMind head Demis Hassabis recently released a beautifully written piece about the dawn of AGI and his proposal on sensible AI regulations. See A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age. For those who haven’t read it, Hassabis explains that we’re at the “foothills of the singularity” with…
One of my favorite things is take an AI for a walk outside. I'm lucky to have a garden and an orchard, so I initially started consulting with my AI friends about various things happening with our plants. That beetle – "friend or foe?" This wildflower – good for pollinators? I soon found…
A wandering — for your consideration.
Once again, our views are being manipulated—this time around AI. Highlighting some recent news that didn't get enough attention. The New York Times recently reported that China, Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran have been working to fan the flames of the American debate over AI data centers. The article cites…
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