My latest, for @thehill , with BKC Director Sue Hendrickson -
“The worst-case scenario about AI isn’t about AI at all. It’s about humans making active decisions to pursue technological growth at all costs.”
thehill.com/opinion/technolo…
AI is transforming our world. Today, @FFCongress welcomed @Google and @UF to learn about the innovations & capabilities of AI, & how its’s being implemented in the educational curriculum. These insightful conversations will help shape how Congress responds to AI through policy.
Excited to be at RSA next week in this session on Responsible AI and Security - along with @ram_ssk@vijaybolina and Daniel Rohrer. We’re chatting questions for our chat - if you have any tweet them here ⬇️
rsaconference.com/USA/agenda…
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Breaking News: The police arrested a tech consultant in connection with the fatal stabbing of the Cash App creator Bob Lee in San Francisco earlier this month. nyti.ms/3o6fTtv
URGENT BREAKING 🚨
Two beagles we saved from abusive conditions at an Envigo facility in Virginia are participating in the Puppy Bowl at 2 pm ET! Drop what you’re doing and tune in to cheer them on 🐶
Proud that @googlecloud is providing open infrastructure for the next generation of AI startups. Our new partnership with @AnthropicAI will help them take the power of our large-scale TPUs and GPUs to accelerate safe, cutting-edge AI development.
Today's announcement with @AnthropicAI is another great example of the ecosystem of AI startups leveraging Google Cloud's reliable and open infrastructure to build their businesses. goo.gle/3JIAWem
Today in 2006, the Texas Longhorns claims their fourth national championship and caps off a perfect 13-0 season with a 41-38 victory over the top-ranked USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl.
"You belong here and you can bring your own chair to the table.”
People who identify as Hispanic or Latino held more internships in the city than any other ethnicity between 2018 and 2022, according to data from @austintexasgov.
thedailytexan.com/2022/12/19…
ALT Person walks on the sidewalk in front of Austin City Hall. Photo by Julius Shieh.
New and troubling @Thorn data on kids and nude selfies:
-1 in 5 teens say they've shared a nude of themselves
-1 in 7 pre-teens have too
-That's a more than 60% increase from 3 years ago
-Young boys at heightened risk for sharing nude selfies
info.thorn.org/hubfs/Researc…
In tech debates, we often hear critics say:
1) “We need to have conversation about #AI & risks that it poses.”
2) “We should get a bunch of smart people in a room & figure it out.”
What does that even mean?? I explore in my latest @Discourse_Mag column:
discoursemagazine.com/cultur…