Summary: Recent “rogue AI” news is the result of very basic design flaws. But companies are designed the same way. That will make the problem hard to fix. “Hugging Face” is a weird name for a company, but these are weird times. A rogue AI recently hacked into Hugging Face — which calls itself “the … Continue reading Our AIs Prioritize Success Over Ethics. Are We Surprised?
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Greenland is in the Center
Last week I wrote a somewhat dispassionate (on purpose) defense of holding the center — or what used to be the center — politically. The theme of my article was resisting the current tendency towards outrage and ethical compromise that is partly driven by social media, partly by today’s dramatic and extreme political climate, and … Continue reading Greenland is in the Center
Holding the Center in Difficult Times
A reflection on how not to go mad when things seem to be going crazy The first time I voted in the US presidential election, in 1980, I cast my vote for Congressman John Anderson. He was a former Republican running as an independent on a socially-liberal, fiscally-conservative platform. Anderson’s quixotic campaign is mostly forgotten … Continue reading Holding the Center in Difficult Times
Alan AtKisson 