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De Kai
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https://dek.ai | Author, Raising AI https://a.co/d/47IhiOH | Professor, Musician, Activist: AI, NLP, NN, ML, MT, Ethics & Society, Music AI, Computational Creativity, Cognitive Science, Computational Social Science
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#RaisingAI #AI #AIethics @mitpress.bsky.social Penguin Random House
June 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Excited for this first launch week of “Raising AI” from @mitpress.bsky.social! Available at amzn.to/3T4ctUc
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thanks JPMorgan for honoring Raising AI as one of 16 “groundbreaking” titles in its Summer Reading List open.substack.com/pub/dekai/p/... CNBC calls “go-to selection of beach books for the wealthy” Quartz says “functions somewhat of a cultural mood board for the global elite” @mitpress.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
that @sama claims that us saying "please" and "thank you" to ChatGPT Is costing tens of millions in compute power says more about the primitive state of LLMs than the need for Raising AI with manners #AIethics #RaisingAI

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Sam Altman Admits That Saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
Sam Altman says OpenAI is spending "tens of millions of dollars" processing chatbot queries made with proper etiquette.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
THANKS #TEDx for naming my ‘Neginformation’ talk in a handful of Editor’s Picks among 55k+ talks/yr. AI algorithms don’t just amplify misinformation, disinformation, malinformation — ‘neginformation’ is even more dangerous, insidious, manipulative. Watch at youtu.be/Cm587Oxjni0?...
How partial truths are a threat to democracy | De Kai | TEDxKlagenfurt
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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April 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Most of you have never heard me speak of my legendary father, who I lost this month. He was the first Chinese-American to head a major US university — SF State — and founding president of HKUST. I wanted to share with you the most personal piece I’ve ever written.

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Papa's Lessons Are More Crucial than Ever in the Age of AI
In Memorium, President Emeritus Professor Chia-Wei Woo (1937-2025)
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March 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In early Oct 2024 I submitted this warning piece "Restrictions on AI Power will Backfire" to one of the US’ top newspapers, which declined to publish it. No wonder 100% predictable events like DeepSeek R1 create shock and surprise. open.substack.com/pub/dekai/p/...
Restrictions on AI Power will Backfire
[Jan 30, 2025 update: This warning piece was submitted in early October 2024 to one of the US’ top newspapers, which declined to publish it.
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January 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What else aren’t we foreseeing enough about #AI and humanity? Super fortunate to have been in studio with Kezi Ban and Katy Bohinc yesterday so we got a chance to shoot this timely clip from my book that predicted DeepSeek. May 13th “Raising AI” is born — pre-order at a.co/d/2XIfHuE
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
who’s got ideas on how might we imagine a better outcome than creating yet more filter bubbles? #AIethics
December 3, 2024 at 12:06 PM
happy to see Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at HKUST which has become such a powerhouse since I joined its founding wave 32 years ago as a young #AI professor back when HK, then a British colony, still had shantytowns x.com/bloombergtv/...
November 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
ok fine here i am since so many folks wanna add yet another social media outlet to our culture but while we’re at it here’s a thoughtful and historical piece by @davetroy.com #AIethics
NEW: "Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality"
Users are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the possibility of capture by potentially hostile investors.
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Without Sky: Social Media and the End of Reality
Users are flocking to Bluesky in droves, but creators and users should think critically about the possibility of capture by potentially hostile investors.
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November 23, 2024 at 3:14 PM