Emil Smith

@ChewyJetpack
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Head of Digital Design in the publishing industry.

Also an e-musician, designer/programmer, AI enthusiast/detractor, neuro-piquant all-trades jack.

I advocate for data privacy, AI alignment, and tech transparency because otherwise we might all die.

#tech #ai #artificialintelligence #alignment #privacy #art #music #adhd

Websitehttps://emilsmith.pro/articles
I had an experience that was either super-natural, or psychotic. I gave equal air-time to both possibilities, and didn't find either particularly compelling. Discovered a third option which is that physical matter is not fundamental, so I wrote it down:
https://cultdiff.substack.com/p/i-took-shrooms-and-all-i-got-was-this-stupid-toe
I Took Mushrooms, and All I Got Was This Stupid Theory of Everything.

Yeah, I know. We've heard it all before. Some dickhead does a bit of drugs and has an epiphany because he saw a fucking fractal. But it's different this time... I think.

CULT / DIFF

Hey, artists...

How do you feel about:
1. Your work being used to train AI?
2. Whether AI will affect your income?
3. Anything else you're excited or nervous about in future in regard to AI?

#ai #aiart #art #digitalArt #artificialintelligence #artist #artistsonmastodon #noAIart

Hey, artists...

How do you feel about:
1. Your work being used to train AI?
2. Whether AI will affect your income?
3. Anything else you're excited or nervous about in future in regard to AI?

#ai #aiart #art #digitalArt #artificialintelligence #artist #artistsonmastodon #noAIart

For everyone sharing this image of Meta's new Threads permissions page, let's please not forget that they were fined $5 billion for deliberately misleading users about how their personal data was used in regard to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that effectively swayed over 200 elections all over the world, including both Brexit and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Seriously, everyone seems to have forgotten about that shit and it’s fucking insane.

#privacy #meta #technology #data

Something everyone seems to be missing when talking about AI #alignment or #AIethics: Even if we solve alignment in the models, we haven't yet solved it in all the fucking billionaires who own the models.

I'm bored of reading books by optimistic old dudes who had an easy ride. Of course you're optimistic - your entire existence is a walk in the park!

We need diversity in the debate.

#ai #artificialintelligence #AlignmentProblem

If you ever wanted a visual to explain how binary in works.

“The only winning move is not to play.”

War Games was a hit 40 years ago, having come out in June. US President Ronald Reagan saw it, asked an aide, “Is that true?” & became so gripped with the idea of hackers starting World War 3 that he ordered top secret screenings as security briefings for all senior US government personnel.

His preoccupation with the movie seems to have bolstered his belief in his Star Wars initiative.

#movies #hackers #Cyberwar #Cybersecurity #wargames #reagan #film

For everyone sharing this image of Meta's new Threads permissions page, let's please not forget that they were fined $5 billion for deliberately misleading users about how their personal data was used in regard to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that effectively swayed over 200 elections all over the world, including both Brexit and Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Seriously, everyone seems to have forgotten about that shit and it’s fucking insane.

#privacy #meta #technology #data

Something everyone seems to be missing when talking about AI #alignment or #AIethics: Even if we solve alignment in the models, we haven't yet solved it in all the fucking billionaires who own the models.

I'm bored of reading books by optimistic old dudes who had an easy ride. Of course you're optimistic - your entire existence is a walk in the park!

We need diversity in the debate.

#ai #artificialintelligence #AlignmentProblem