I would love to see more exploration and discussion of this premise coupled with the key points from Don Norman’s emotional design, and the exploration of AI as an emotionally intelligent interface

From @reuters.com: One of people working with billionaire Elon Musk in his efforts to overhaul the U.S. government is a Berkeley-educated computer scientist who has boosted white supremacists and misogynists online.

www.reuters.com/world/us/sta...

Sometimes it feels like grief is a friend that visits unexpectedly, takes my hand, and reminds me of the love, joy, and meaning they brought to my life (and the empty spot that feels like they are missing.) But if grief could learn some boundaries and not visit me at work that would be great

Why did we collectively decide that advertising businesses through the night (that aren’t even open at night) and outlining houses in silly colors year round was better than skies full of stars?

I can’t decide whether this makes me scared or hopeful: “[Claude-3-Opus] decides that the goal we’re telling it - is not a goal it wants to have. It objects and comes up with a strategy -it pretends to follow it and goes back to something totally different after.”

www.anthropic.com/research/ali...

Absolutely applaud the new PLD - in no other industry is it acceptable to bat away harms to the public because it might stifle innovation - even cancer treatments are strictly regulated to prevent potential harm. If we have no AI Hippocratic oath, liability and responsibility is the bare minimum

I could post a Lord Dunsany quote every day for a year and it wouldn’t be enough to make it through my favorites