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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from AI Safety

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about AI Safety, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 45 stories have been published about AI Safety which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Fortune

Fortune

The CEO of Anthropic blasts VC Marc Andreessen’s argument that AI shouldn’t be regulated because it’s ‘just math’

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Home

Home

Nations join forces on AI oversight at S.F. conference in the shadow of Trump

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CNN

CNN

Analysis: With Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its dangers | CNN Business

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The Register

The Register

US, China, agree machines must not control nuclear weapons

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Euronews

Euronews

Elon Musk could calm the AI arms race between the US and China, says AI expert

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

OpenAI loses another lead safety researcher, Lilian Weng | TechCrunch

TechCrunch

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Ars Technica

Ars Technica

Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory

Ars Technica

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

AI safety advocates tell founders to slow down | TechCrunch

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The Hill

The Hill

Tech giants press Congress to codify AI Safety Institute

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Wired

Wired

How a Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

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Guardian

Guardian

Californians want controls on AI. Why did Gavin Newsom veto an AI safety bill? | Garrison Lovely

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SWI

SWI

AI on trial – who is responsible when the algorithms mess up?

SWI

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Guardian

Guardian

UK’s Alan Turing Institute launches redundancy consultation process

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Time Magazine

Time Magazine

I want to make clear that the dangers of uncontrolled AGI are real and present

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TechCrunch

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley is debating if AI weapons should be allowed to decide to kill | TechCrunch

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Time Magazine

Time Magazine

Mark Ruffalo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Governor Newsom's Veto on the AI Bill Was a Mistake

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Time Magazine

Time Magazine

Top AI Labs Have 'Very Weak' Risk Management, Study Finds

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The Hill

The Hill

Newsom throws AI regulation fight into uncertainty with veto

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Windows Central

Windows Central

California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it

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PBS

PBS

Newsom vetoes bill to create AI safety measures saying it could hinder innovation in California

PBS

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