Oh good I wanted a way to combine #AI #bitcoin and #BOINC. This feels really icky for a lot of reasons before I even get to the Skynet birthing vibes

https://www.getgrass.io/

The Government™ has made an ad about the existential threat that AI poses to humanity, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative
#AI #longtermerism

--Authorized by John Connor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtVJ4JDM7eM

Trying so hard to keep an open mind but they're not helping even a little.
"Numerous brands now market AI capabilities for toothbrushes with three-figure price tags."

Sigh. Okay. Maybe. If I never again had to see a dentist. Not even on the street. That's the requirement. (Sorry dentists)
#AI #teeth

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/ai-toothbrushes-are-coming-for-your-teeth-and-your-data/

Someone brighter than me* could train an LLM on the NSF awards data and then go forth and rule the world. The objective is to enable natural language searches; it's a Good Idea to at least review and better reference prior awards in NSF Proposals.

#LLM #AI
*very low bar

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/download.jsp

"With Copilot, you're always one click away from achieving anything you can imagine"
#AI #hype

Nissan to sign a memorandum of understanding with Baidu, a Chinese search engine and AI company
Toyota to partner with Tencent, the maker of the widely-used WeChat messaging and e-payment app

"as they strive to meet customer demand for AI-enabled online connectivity in cars"
#cars #AI #tooOldForThis

🙄 I would like my car to have go, stop, and steer. *shakes fist at clouds*

On the occasion of Facebook releasing Llama 3 I'll (re)mention llamafile by Mozilla. Makes single file executables from your choice of LLMs. Many of these can run on a desktop/laptop. Bring Linux and a GPU if possible but not necessary. #LLM #AI
https://github.com/Mozilla-Ocho/llamafile

Six ways that AI could change politics
Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders

"We can draw some fairly straight lines between the current capabilities of AI tools and real-world outcomes that, by the standards of current public understanding, seem truly startling...we propose six milestones that will herald a new era of democratic politics driven by AI..."

(Schneier's worth reading imho)
#politics #ai
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/28/1076756/six-ways-that-ai-could-change-politics/

Going to virtually attend this conference on AI and the disinformation landscape, although I'd love to go to Brussels...
https://www.veraai.eu/posts/registration-open-meet-the-future-of-ai-event

#ai #disinfo

Hey check out this really important new development: You can deep fry a Mars bar.

AI to detect heart attacks tested in the land of the deep-fried Mars bar
#AI #fryEverything

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/12/ai_algorithm_heart_attack_scotland/

I just stable diffusioned about 20 years onto my mugshot just by asking for white hair. SD is weird like that; rigorously narrow minded or wildly interpretive.

No doubt the image generation can be impressive.
Especially if you like fingers. Lotsa fingers.

#AI #fingers #stableDiffusion

librarians have been saying for years that Google's search is indiscrimant high recall noise.

I do recall this, pre-Google quote:
Larry Page and Sergey Brin were originally pretty negative about search engines that sold ads.

we expect that advertising-funded search engines will be inherently biased towards the advertisers and away from the needs of the consumers

https://calpaterson.com/metadata.html

They were adamant not to sell ads. Now Page soothes the wounds on his own private island.
#ai #metadata