Andrew McDiarmid

@[email protected]
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Doing T&S things for Mozilla.social/@mozilla.

Formerly a humble steward of your Tweets; still solely responsible for my own, and my Toots. MIMS @[email protected]; ex-@CenDemTech; Xoogler.

Ardent believer in subjective determinations unsuitable to automation. Ever a wonk.

Andrew McDiarmidMay 20, 2023
Kagan's mad on art's behalf.
Andrew McDiarmidMay 12, 2023
2xfoApr 6, 2023
#ai #AI #ChatGPT
Andrew McDiarmidApr 22, 2023
Center for an Informed PublicApr 20, 2023
In a recent Undark magazine article, @uwcip faculty member @ct_bergstrom and Yale University computational biologist C. Brandon Ogbunu write: "The 'hallucinations' of large language models are not pathologies or malfunctions; rather they are direct consequences of the design philosophy and design decisions that went into creating the models." https://undark.org/2023/04/06/chatgpt-isnt-hallucinating-its-bullshitting/ #AI #Chatbots #LLM #ChatGPT
ChatGPT Isn’t ‘Hallucinating.’ It’s Bullshitting.

Opinion | Artificial Intelligence models will make mistakes. We need more accurate language to describe them.

Undark Magazine
Andrew McDiarmidFeb 8, 2023
What an utter marathon of crazy https://masto.ai/@chancerydaily/109831145328593005
Chance The Lawyer ⚡︎ (@[email protected])

I'm just so impressed and saddened and angry and all of the feelings watching @[email protected] and the others in this hearing today. It's hard to put into words.

Mastodon
Andrew McDiarmidFeb 8, 2023
Show threadAlex StamosFeb 8, 2023
4) Rep. Taylor Greene is fortunate that the Speech and Debate clause protects her from a slander lawsuit from Dr. Roth as she once against repeats a lie (one amplified by Mr. Musk) about his PhD dissertation that will drive even more abuse and threats his way.
Andrew McDiarmidDec 20, 2022
Elizabeth SeegerDec 19, 2022
The Center for Democracy & Technology is on Mastodon — follow us at @CenDemTech for updates on a range of tech policy issues, with a focus on equity and justice.
Andrew McDiarmidDec 17, 2022
Show threadDrew HarwellDec 17, 2022
@davidkaye I can't access any part of Twitter until I delete the tweet.
Andrew McDiarmidDec 17, 2022
Taylor LorenzDec 17, 2022
How The Washington Post has used flight data:
* To track a former president's emergency landing (in 2022): https://wapo.st/3HGp8IA
* To map out how military helicopters flew over George Floyd protests (in 2020): https://wapo.st/3V3WRie
* To raise questions about Musk's flights (in 2019): https://wapo.st/2RmjE7X
* To investigate The Post's owner Jeff Bezos (in 2018): https://wapo.st/3YmLt3M
* To document extravagant trips on the taxpayer dime (in 2017): https://wapo.st/3HMh9d0 via @drewharwell
Plane carrying Donald Trump made emergency landing in New Orleans after engine failure over Gulf of Mexico

A plane carrying former president Donald Trump suffered engine failure late Saturday evening over the Gulf of Mexico, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in New Orleans shortly after taking off from the city.

The Washington Post
Andrew McDiarmidDec 17, 2022
Earthquake! (Do we do that here?)
Andrew McDiarmidDec 12, 2022
A toot of appreciation for @klonick for standing up for Yoel over in the Bird Cage this weekend. What a terrifying mess.