"Their concerns aren't as existentially serious as the idea of these things getting more intelligent than us and taking over." --Hinton in this clip. Their = @timnitGebru & co.

Algorithmic border wall & other surveillance is existentially serious to its targets.

Synthetic media creating non-consensual porn is existentially serious to its targets.

Automated decision systems denying social benefits are existentially serious to those left without necessary supports.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/05/02/the-lead-geoffrey-hinton.cnn

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How does a parent answer a child’s questions about school shootings? For instance: Why does this keep happening? Will it happen to me? If it does, will I be OK? Writer @MegConley, a mother of three, describes the agony of not having all the answers.

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a43522469/school-shootings-america-parenting-mom-essay/

#parenting #gunviolence #longreads #editorspicks

This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air.
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A Florida pharmacist serves as an expert witness on behalf of states defending lethal injection protocols, often speaking about a drug that he has no authority to prescribe. His testimony has helped pave the way for executions across the country.

#Florida #DeathPenalty #CriminalJustice #Crime #Courts #Experts

https://www.propublica.org/article/pharmacist-helps-clear-the-way-lethal-injection-protocol?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

“The results from the diffusion models aren’t just a testament to their inadequacies. They’re first and foremost proof that content over creation has hollowed out so many of our online spaces.”

Just… always read @MegConley

https://open.substack.com/pub/homeculture/p/i-had-ai-generate-momfluencers-at

It's worth noting that Insider's Linette Lopez and Fox Business correspondent Susan Li remain suspended on Twitter and it's both unclear precisely why or when their accounts might be restored.

It's also notable that Fox — which for years has billed itself as the anti-censorship network — is totally silent as its reporter is banished from Twitter, apparently for committing an act of reporting. Spokespeople for the network haven't replied to requests for comment.