“AI #79: Ready for Some Football” by Zvi

I have never been more ready for Some Football.

Have I learned all about the teams and players in detail? No, I have been rather busy, and have not had the opportunity to do that, although I eagerly await Seth Burn's Football Preview. I’ll have to do that part on the fly.

But oh my would a change of pace and chance to relax be welcome. It is time.

The debate over SB 1047 has been dominating for weeks. I’ve now said my peace on the bill and how it works, and compiled the reactions in support and opposition. There are two small orders of business left for the weekly. One is the absurd Chamber of Commerce ‘poll’ that is the equivalent of a pollster asking if you support John Smith, who recently killed your dog and who opponents say will likely kill again, while hoping [...]

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Outline:

(02:08) Language Models Offer Mundane Utility

(09:34) Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility

(14:04) Fun with Image Generation

(14:31) Deepfaketown and Botpocalypse Soon

(21:08) They Took Our Jobs

(22:33) Get Involved

(22:50) Introducing

(24:47) Testing, Testing

(25:55) In Other AI News

(27:47) Quiet Speculations

(36:37) SB 1047: Remember

(41:07) The Week in Audio

(45:24) Rhetorical Innovation

(51:19) Aligning a Smarter Than Human Intelligence is Difficult

(56:03) People Are Worried About AI Killing Everyone

(58:31) The Lighter Side

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First published:
August 29th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/K8R3Cpj3szcX7z6Xo/ai-79-ready-for-some-football

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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