Arthur Holland Michel

@writearthur
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Writer of friendly reminders about AI, surveillance, drones and other spooky tech.
Websitewww.arthurhollandmichel.com
Arthur Holland MichelJan 11, 2023
Techy question: is there a way to rate the 'predictability' of the timing and character of an AI error? From a policy and safety perspective, my sense is that errors that happen at predictable times and cause predictable results are far less of an issue than wildly unpredictable errors.
Arthur Holland MichelJan 11, 2023
Drew HarwellJan 10, 2023

This will only be a problem if someone gets a three-second recording of your voice

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/microsofts-new-ai-can-simulate-anyones-voice-with-3-seconds-of-audio/

Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio

Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone and acoustic environment.

Ars Technica
Arthur Holland MichelJan 4, 2023

Ukraine’s digital transformation minister says 'autonomous killer drones are “a logical and inevitable next step.”'

Startling quote in this great write-up on autonomous weapons from the AP.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-advances-6591dc69a4bf2081dcdd265e1c986203
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Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.

AP News
Arthur Holland MichelDec 20, 2022
Still, the stadiums were built by slaves.
Arthur Holland MichelDec 19, 2022

Friendly reminder that if you don't have to pay to use something that costs $3million/day, you may be paying for it by other means.

#chatGPT

Arthur Holland MichelNov 29, 2022
What's the over-under on the tech slump being good news or bad news for AI ethics?
Arthur Holland MichelNov 14, 2022

Among SBF's Future Fund donations are $300,000 for the author Brian Christian to finish a book manuscript and $190,000 for "a reputable technology publication" to hire...2-5 student interns.

https://ftxfuturefund.org/our-grants/?_area_of_interest=artificial-intelligence

Our Grants and Investments - Future Fund

Future Fund
Arthur Holland MichelNov 10, 2022

Today in our ongoing series, Mistakes Computers Make that No Human Ever Would:
"KFC Uses Nazi Pogrom to Promote Fried Chicken in Germany"

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g4vq/kfc-germany-kristallnacht

KFC Uses Nazi Pogrom to Promote Fried Chicken in Germany

“It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken,” Germany’s KFC app said, before apologising and saying the message was caused by a bug.

Arthur Holland MichelNov 8, 2022
Is Mastodon supposed to be a vehicle for comedy? Just want to calibrate expectations from the outset.
Arthur Holland MichelNov 7, 2022

Hi! I've just written a story for The Atlantic about how AI can (and in many cases can't!) sort and moderate the endless video feed that's become the dominant mode of social media content these days:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/tiktok-instagram-video-feeds-ai-algorithm/672002/