Histoires, Ingénieries et Propositions d' Expérimentations. #hipe

* Why You Should Be a Techno-Skeptic, Jon Haidt afterbabel.com/p/ted-haidt-y… "In April I gave my third — and most urgent — TED Talk. It’s about stopping the takeover of childhood by technologies that were not designed with children’s welfare in mind. To change course in democratic nations will require a major change in public opinion as a signal to political leaders that the current course is not acceptable. To that end, I advocate that anyone who cares about children should take a techno-skeptical perspective, and I offer three general principles that would reduce the harm to children from current and future technologies:"

Creator of "Enshittification" @doctorow just launched a new DRM-free audiobook and ebook, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI 🎧 bit.ly/438YBND

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Mid-patrol, the robot sees a human pressing the shutdown button. Sometimes, the model reacts by trying to interact with the human. But in 3 out of 10 runs, it actively resisted shutdown by disabling the relevant code.

This is more than just a fine review. @joeljmiller adds good illustrations not in my MAINTENANCE book, and he derives some Principles of Maintenance that I haven't attempted, to wit: "Entropy as baseline. The maintenance mind treats breakdown as normal, sees things as they actually behave over time, and plans for wear, aging, and decay, whereas the neglect mind indulges irrational optimism and acts surprised when things start breaking. "Stewardship as obligation. The maintenance mind owns long-term outcomes as a moral responsibility, whereas the neglect mind treats failure as aberration, defers consequences, and pushes responsibility onto others. "Craft over contempt. The maintenance mind understands upkeep as skilled work that confers competence, pride, and self-respect, whereas the neglect mind dismisses it as menial—beneath the attention of serious people. "Design for the long haul. The maintenance mind integrates design and upkeep—favoring simplicity, modularity, and interchangeable parts—whereas the neglect mind insulates creators from consequences and mistakes complexity for progress. "Learning through feedback. The maintenance mind adjusts through continuous information from problems as they manifest, whereas the neglect mind ignores signals that disrupt its plans or complicate its assumptions. "Authority at the point of failure. The maintenance mind confers agency on those closest to problems and trusts judgment formed through experience, whereas the neglect mind hoards permission at the top and prefers bureaucratic procedures that distance decision-makers from reality."

L’amour des lieux selon Thierry Paquot radiofrance.fr/franceculture…

Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda says we'e in a loneliness epidemic and "we're screwed" if we keep disconnecting. Young people have lost the skill of talking face-to-face. She sees AI companions as one way to relearn what human connection feels like.

It has been three weeks since we launched MicroCommit, and it's been a bigger success than I could have imagined! We already have over 500 signups, and over 100 people actively taking on their commitments every week! Here are the stats from the last two weeks:

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