Advocating for Protections for the Information EcosystemToday, I got to participate in a round table organized by Congressman Ro Khanna about how AI will impact the workforce, elections…Feb 152Feb 152
Opening remarks on “AI in the Workplace: New Crisis or Longstanding Challenge”On Thursday 9/28, I had the opportunity to speak at a virtual roundtable convened by Congressman Bobby Scott on “AI in the Workplace: New…Oct 1, 202311Oct 1, 202311
Scholarship should be open, inclusive and slowThis tweet of mine from a few days ago has been getting a lot of negative attention this week, I think because of some hostile QTs, and…Sep 6, 20239Sep 6, 20239
Cleaning up a baby peacock sullied by a non-information spillLast week, I wrote:Aug 6, 20236Aug 6, 20236
“Ensuring Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy AI”: What those seven companies avoided committing toOn July 21, 2023, in a photo op featuring only men in suits, President Biden announced that seven companies (Amazon, Anthropic, Google…Jul 29, 20238Jul 29, 20238
Talking about a ‘schism’ is ahistoricalIn two recent conversations with very thoughtful journalists, I was asked about the apparent ‘schism’ between those making a lot of noise…Jul 5, 202316Jul 5, 202316
Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000Mystery AI Hype Theater is now available in podcast form! https://buzzsprout.com/2126417Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Thought experiment in the National Library of ThailandWith the advent of ChatGPT, large language models (LLMs) went from a relatively niche topic to something that many, many people have been…May 25, 202325May 25, 202325
Google CEO peddles #AIhype on CBS 60 minutesAnother tweet thread turned into a blog post, to keep it all in one place, reacting to this tweet/clip from CBS 60 Minutes (as flagged by…Apr 18, 20233Apr 18, 20233
Policy makers: Please don’t fall for the distractions of #AIhypeBelow is a lightly edited version of the tweet/toot thread I put together in the evening of Tuesday March 28, in reaction to the open…Mar 29, 202315Mar 29, 202315