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'hopeful but not optimistic' - Dr. Cornell West
'hopeful but not optimistic' - Dr. Cornell West
once the tech he’s developing …passes a certain level of intelligence, … mark a new era in which AI became so advanced that you would no longer be able to tell whether what you read, saw, or heard online came from a real person.
Read TIME’s new cover story about the audacious startup: ti.me/43Lq9cR
Read TIME’s new cover story about the audacious startup: ti.me/43Lq9cR
The Orb Will See You Now
An audacious startup co-founded by Sam Altman wants to prove you’re human. What else does it want?
ti.me
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
once the tech he’s developing …passes a certain level of intelligence, … mark a new era in which AI became so advanced that you would no longer be able to tell whether what you read, saw, or heard online came from a real person.
Read TIME’s new cover story about the audacious startup: ti.me/43Lq9cR
Read TIME’s new cover story about the audacious startup: ti.me/43Lq9cR
it seems like ethics is actually over.
we just haven’t admitted it yet.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
we just haven’t admitted it yet.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
The most persuasive “people” on a popular subreddit turned out to be a front for a secret AI experiment.
www.theatlantic.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it seems like ethics is actually over.
we just haven’t admitted it yet.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
we just haven’t admitted it yet.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
ghoulish hypernormalization. dystopia now! bring on the murderbots! wheeee...
www.npr.org/2025/05/14/1...
www.npr.org/2025/05/14/1...
A tale of murder, artificial intelligence, & forgiveness : It's Been a Minute
Should AI give you a voice? Even when you've been murdered?An AI avatar of a murder victim addressed his killer in court last week, and it may have been the first admittance of an AI-generated victim ...
www.npr.org
May 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
ghoulish hypernormalization. dystopia now! bring on the murderbots! wheeee...
www.npr.org/2025/05/14/1...
www.npr.org/2025/05/14/1...
“Robot” Slavic “robota”, means “labor,” “work,” or “servitude.” In Czech robota referred to compulsory peasant labor. In R.U.R., the “robots” are not metal machines, but artificially created biological beings, designed to work in place of humans- predecessors of modern humanoid artificial beings.
May 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Robot” Slavic “robota”, means “labor,” “work,” or “servitude.” In Czech robota referred to compulsory peasant labor. In R.U.R., the “robots” are not metal machines, but artificially created biological beings, designed to work in place of humans- predecessors of modern humanoid artificial beings.
The term "robot" introduced 1920 Czech Karel Čapek in play "R.U.R." Rossum's Universal Robots
Čapek admitted actually coined by brother, painter and writer Josef. Karel was unsure how to name the artificial workers in his play and consulted his brother, who suggested the word “robot.”
Čapek admitted actually coined by brother, painter and writer Josef. Karel was unsure how to name the artificial workers in his play and consulted his brother, who suggested the word “robot.”
May 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The term "robot" introduced 1920 Czech Karel Čapek in play "R.U.R." Rossum's Universal Robots
Čapek admitted actually coined by brother, painter and writer Josef. Karel was unsure how to name the artificial workers in his play and consulted his brother, who suggested the word “robot.”
Čapek admitted actually coined by brother, painter and writer Josef. Karel was unsure how to name the artificial workers in his play and consulted his brother, who suggested the word “robot.”
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make me a profile picture image of a skeptical robot's face for a group critical of AI
May 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
make me a profile picture image of a skeptical robot's face for a group critical of AI
make me a profile picture image of a skeptical robot's face for a group critical of AI
May 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
make me a profile picture image of a skeptical robot's face for a group critical of AI
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