The materials used by humans now weigh more than all life on Earth – here's four graphs that reveal our staggering impact on the planet
Four graphs that show us how humanity’s impact on the planet is growing.
Nick King, Visiting Researcher, Anglia Ruskin University •
conversation
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min
Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language
We humans like to think that our language is original, but we absorb large amounts of it from others and liberally repeat and remix what we hear – just as language AIs do.
Brendan H. O'Connor, Associate Professor, School of Transborder Studies, Arizona State University •
conversation
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing •
mit
June 8, 2023 • ~12 min
June 8, 2023 • ~12 min
New MIT fellowship supports student research on governance innovation with Global South governments
A new cross-institute initiative between MIT Governance Lab, MISTI, and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center to support graduate student work in public sector innovation.
Seongkyul Park | MIT Governance Lab •
mit
June 5, 2023 • ~5 min
June 5, 2023 • ~5 min
If we're going to label AI an 'extinction risk', we need to clarify how it could happen
The latest warning by AI experts is bound to create alarm, so its authors should be more specific and clarify their concerns.
Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath •
conversation
May 31, 2023 • ~4 min
May 31, 2023 • ~4 min
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