Category: AI
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Greenbelt, why AI might be making us stupid, and booking AI training…
Was great to be at Greenbelt Festival talking about the new book, and speaking on a panel about AI and Earthly Futures. Both were recorded, and I’ll post links once they’re available. I mentioned in the talk and the panel the vital need for us to take more radical responsibility for our technology use (and…
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A Continental AI Strategy for Africa
Very interesting discussion this morning with Rachel Adams from the African AI Observatory. Rachel is based in South Africa and has been a leading figure in putting together the Continential AI Strategy published just last month by the African Union. She’s written a paper about it with Ayantola Alayande here. You’ll be able to watch…
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Greenbelt
Very much looking forward to being back at Greenbelt Festival this year. I’m giving a talk about the new book in the main talks venue on Friday morning at 11am, followed by a book-signing in the bookshop tent. Details here. 4g mobile coverage may well be very patchy, but I’ve put together a series of…
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I want my money back: investment problems and CrapGPT
Really interesting piece in Alex Hern’s always-excellent tech newsletter. In short: OpenAI are forecast to spend $5,000,000,000 more than it makes in revenue this year… and are going to need to raise some major extra cash. But that is becoming more of a problem, because the shine is coming off AI: “The first time you…
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‘Falling asleep at the wheel’ – a cautionary tale about good AI
I’ve been away for a break up in the French Alps – a wonderful time and place, and a great chance to mulch while hiking from bright sunshine up over the snow line about Getting High, and God-Like and the connections between them. So I was delighted when my good friend Jonathan got in touch…