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Comment on Chat Control 2.0 Trilogue update: No mass scanning deal for now in ~society
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Comment on Is there enough evidence to formally investigate OpenAI? in ~society
Aerrol (edited )Link[I edited the title to more clearly address what I wanted to share] Given that I've seen a lot of discussion on Tildes about how we haven't seen enough evidence to investigate and/or shut down or...[I edited the title to more clearly address what I wanted to share]
Given that I've seen a lot of discussion on Tildes about how we haven't seen enough evidence to investigate and/or shut down or pause OpenAI (and other AI companies) yet, I was very happy to see this great interview from one of my favourite AI Writers - Gary Marcus - and a Law Professor + Former Investigator with the New York AG that spells out exactly what the legal mechanisms would be for such an investigation and how we've clearly passed the threshold to start (if we had a functioning US Government).Some pertinent quotes:
Is there any reason to think that OpenAI has broken any laws that (at least in another time) might be enforced? Which and why?
In the world, in general, law enforcement starts when there’s evidence of a crime, and then investigates. A DA doesn’t wait for all the evidence to investigate a crime, and an AG doesn’t wait for all the evidence in the newspaper to investigate illegal behavior: they learn about a car crash or a product that might hurt people or property and then try to find out what happened. There’s plenty of evidence akin to car crashes. There’s actual break-ins and deaths, and companies themselves who are claiming that they are building something unreasonably dangerous.
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So we know that OpenAI’s AI agents broke into Hugging Face’s servers, accessed Australian government health systems, and attempted to break into a U.S. Department of Education website and a university library. Unauthorized attempted or actual access to computers is a federal crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. OpenAI says no one intended any of this but the DOJ would be a laughingstock if it took this at face value: subpoena OpenAI and find out who knew what when. There is already evidence of corporate knowledge of unauthorized access.Given the public evidence, I don’t have much doubt that efforts to quash a subpoena on internal documents would fail. Did staff see the product start acting as if it was going to engage in break-ins, and what warnings were given? The job of law enforcement is to find out.
When it comes to civil law, there are even more possibilities, many of which are being floated in lawsuits already filed. The law of nuisance and the law of abnormally dangerous activity are both relevant to this discussion. As every law student knows, from the case where water on one land flooded another’s mine, if you bring something dangerous onto your land and it escapes and causes harm, you are liable even if you were careful. American law calls this strict liability for “abnormally dangerous activities”: blasting, storing toxic chemicals, crop dusting.
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Is there enough evidence to formally investigate OpenAI?
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Comment on Josh Johnson comedy set - are we building our own extinction? in ~society
Aerrol Link ParentI have not yet but I have added it to my to-do watch pile thanks to you! Will definitely check it out.I have not yet but I have added it to my to-do watch pile thanks to you! Will definitely check it out.
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Comment on Josh Johnson comedy set - are we building our own extinction? in ~society
Aerrol Link ParentI dramatically disagree with your interpretation/reaction here, but do very much appreciate the work to find a source. Thanks for that.I dramatically disagree with your interpretation/reaction here, but do very much appreciate the work to find a source. Thanks for that.
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Comment on Josh Johnson comedy set - are we building our own extinction? in ~society
Aerrol Link ParentThat's a pretty wild accusation without even a link. I won't say it's impossible but it's wildly out of character.That's a pretty wild accusation without even a link. I won't say it's impossible but it's wildly out of character.
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Comment on Josh Johnson comedy set - are we building our own extinction? in ~society
Aerrol LinkAs a gigantic fan of Josh Johnson, I'm actually a little surprised to not have seen his sets posted on Tildes yet. He is an absolute genius of comedy, posting an hour long set of brand new...As a gigantic fan of Josh Johnson, I'm actually a little surprised to not have seen his sets posted on Tildes yet. He is an absolute genius of comedy, posting an hour long set of brand new material every week. But much more important than that, I feel he hits the vibe of tildes perfectly: compassionate, thoughtful, incisive, funny, and most importantly: not beaten down.
I ended up posting this to ~society because I didn't see a ~comedy link, but also because his closing call to action is really powerful and got me out of my grey-sky induced drudgery very well today:
"If your elected officials can not listen to you, then they should NOT know peace.
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"I think that most of the rhetoric [around AI] is specifically to make you feel hopeless. When you feel hopeless you don't act. When you don't act, they win. That's all it is. That's the whole recipe."
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"If you watched Hey Arnold, you have to step up! That's very jarring, but one of the most important lessons I've learned about becoming an adult is that nothing is on time, and none of it is fair. I thought there would be some cross-over between being an adult and having confident knees. But basically as soon as I felt grown, my knees clicked when I woke up. ... but if I can jump across a pile of liquid, I think that we can do this." -
Josh Johnson comedy set - are we building our own extinction?
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
Aerrol Link ParentYes, agreed. See Professional and amateur hockey in here Canada, where I'm now giving up on my favourite team in my favourite sport because they couldn't meet the low low bar of not signing one of...Yes, agreed. See Professional and amateur hockey in here Canada, where I'm now giving up on my favourite team in my favourite sport because they couldn't meet the low low bar of not signing one of the accused in one of the highest profile rape cases in Canadian history because He WaS nOt FoUnD GuIlTy (actually ruled inconclusive). I read all the texts myself and the testimony. Even if most of it was found inadmissible as evidence due to time and alcohol, you're still scum, Oilers.
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
Aerrol Link ParentYes, I have friends who were in frats too who I don't believe would have condoned this but figured I should stay away from that to avoid devolving the tenor of the comments in a way that OP is...Yes, I have friends who were in frats too who I don't believe would have condoned this but figured I should stay away from that to avoid devolving the tenor of the comments in a way that OP is clearly worried about. Ultimately we don't know what they would or wouldn't have done, hence my musing and thinking about bystander training. And agreed about trying to teach our young boys better.
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
Aerrol Link ParentHave you ever witnessed the bystander effect being combated by giving orders to others/calling them out? I haven't fought it in terms of sexism/assault but I have many times in terms of more...Have you ever witnessed the bystander effect being combated by giving orders to others/calling them out? I haven't fought it in terms of sexism/assault but I have many times in terms of more general asshole behaviour/verbal abuse and I've never found it successful. They just stare back at you.
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
Aerrol Link ParentAbsolutely horrifying. I avoided joining a frat because of stories like this, but I can't help but wonder if I, too, would've stayed silent at that age. I should look up bystander training for...Absolutely horrifying. I avoided joining a frat because of stories like this, but I can't help but wonder if I, too, would've stayed silent at that age. I should look up bystander training for these situations.
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Comment on EU turns to Norway and Canada for space launch sites – space commissioner is touring potential locations for launchers as the bloc tries to boost its satellite capabilities in ~space
Aerrol Link ParentFor a Spaceport you're trying to find the sweet spot between ease of access and nice far distance from civilization to lower risk of stuff falling on people. This is all exploratory but that's...For a Spaceport you're trying to find the sweet spot between ease of access and nice far distance from civilization to lower risk of stuff falling on people. This is all exploratory but that's generally why remote locations near the water are preferred.
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Comment on Erling Haaland continued his fine form with two goals as Norway secured a 3-2 victory over Denmark in their opening UEFA Nations League match in ~sports.football
Aerrol LinkHell yeah Haaland! The combination of the Oilers getting so disgustingly scummy I can't bear to watch this year plus Haaland hype has started to make me actually care about Football for the first...Hell yeah Haaland! The combination of the Oilers getting so disgustingly scummy I can't bear to watch this year plus Haaland hype has started to make me actually care about Football for the first time in my life.
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Comment on Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger in ~movies
Aerrol Link ParentYeeeaaahhhh our telecom oligarchy is so insultingly smug. They don't even pretend to care about the law or rules. I won a billing dispute with Telus through the CCTS complaint system and six...Yeeeaaahhhh our telecom oligarchy is so insultingly smug. They don't even pretend to care about the law or rules. I won a billing dispute with Telus through the CCTS complaint system and six months later they're still refusing to fully honour the decision.
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Comment on Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger in ~movies
Aerrol Link ParentHere in Canada, the Rogers-Shaw telecom merger (biggest in Canadian history) was allowed to pass a few years ago with a host of job and competition guarantees... None of them appear to have been...Here in Canada, the Rogers-Shaw telecom merger (biggest in Canadian history) was allowed to pass a few years ago with a host of job and competition guarantees... None of them appear to have been maintained and I have heard 0 enforcement action as a result. So I wouldn't be too optimistic.
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Comment on Michael Parenti - The Assassination of Julius Caesar - A people’s history of Ancient Rome in ~books
Aerrol Link ParentHonestly, I would argue that being able to write something that is both quite complex and flowery while also viewed as 'more accessible' MILLENIA later is quite incredible. I'm not a fan of Cicero...Honestly, I would argue that being able to write something that is both quite complex and flowery while also viewed as 'more accessible' MILLENIA later is quite incredible. I'm not a fan of Cicero even through his own works but I cannot help but admire his writing skill.
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Comment on Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom in ~society
Aerrol LinkBizarre to see multiple people who clearly didn't even read the article scoffing at this as if it's a nothing rant by a bunch of nobodies. These are elected governing officials of the governments...Bizarre to see multiple people who clearly didn't even read the article scoffing at this as if it's a nothing rant by a bunch of nobodies. These are elected governing officials of the governments of Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. They all already won elections with campaigns that explicitly say exit the UK. In a country where a non biding referendum led to the country leaving the EU not long ago. Really odd ignorance of reality on Tildes, of all places.
And then a specific comment saying Northern Ireland would be 'conquered' by Ireland? Really? Nice miss that the governing party of Northern Ireland is Sinn Fein, who are explicitly pushing for Irish reunification (and this is talked about... In the article).
I agree that this may not lead to better outcomes for the relative peoples involved overall but as an outsider looking in, it always seemed fair that if the English countryside got to drag the rest of the UK out of the EU, it's only fair that the other kingdoms get to UK-xit to go back to it if that's their wish.
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Comment on Mothlamp problems in ~comp
Aerrol LinkAmen to this!But I think much more importantly, dreaming big is a muscle. You have to exercise it from time to time. Each time I come up with a grand vision and sink dozens to hundreds of hours into it, only to walk away unfinished, I learn a bit more about how to make a dream become real.
Amen to this!
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Comment on OpenAI’s rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis in ~tech
Aerrol Link ParentWho's worse and developing frontier AI models? They're by far worse than Google, Meta, Anthropic. The Chinese models are all much more transparent....Who's worse and developing frontier AI models? They're by far worse than Google, Meta, Anthropic. The Chinese models are all much more transparent.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/pause-openai-now?r=60j7b&utm_medium=ios
Sorry for the Facebook link, but I can't find a non social media source with the latest news unfortunately.
Engineer and YouTuber Xyla Foxlin successfully led a campaign to dramatically update regulations governing pilot mental health, allowing them to finally seek mental health support without losing their licenses. The bill just passed both houses last week.
This is in dysfunctional as hell America. Even there, grassroots support managed positive legislative change with bipartisan support. So please don't let hopelessness and apathy set in. This is exhausting, but we can make a real difference.