Mikio Akagi
@sainsha.bsky.social
Philosophy of science, cognitive science, AI ethics, social justice. He/him. Currently an AI ethics researcher. Based in Co Dublin. Views my own.
Heading to Paris for the International Association for Safe & Ethical AI (IASEAI). Find me there to chat about Ethics-by-Design, Responsible AI governance, and consultancy services! #iaseai2025
February 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Heading to Paris for the International Association for Safe & Ethical AI (IASEAI). Find me there to chat about Ethics-by-Design, Responsible AI governance, and consultancy services! #iaseai2025
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There’s the great (Time 100) @abeba.bsky.social leading the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Lab (AIAL) aimed at addressing the structural inequalities and transparency issues related to AI-deployment.
An expert group to keep AI accountable launched at Trinity
A new lab aimed at addressing the structural inequalities and transparency issues related to AI deployment is launching today.
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November 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
There’s the great (Time 100) @abeba.bsky.social leading the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Lab (AIAL) aimed at addressing the structural inequalities and transparency issues related to AI-deployment.
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One of the best bits of wisdom I’ve taken about writing is that you write the first draft to explain it to yourself and then a second to explain it to others.
They skip all that and make sure no one understands anything.
They skip all that and make sure no one understands anything.
Altman, as usual, fundamentally misunderstands the purpose and process of writing. It’s not merely to produce a text. It’s to work through your thinking and commit to it. Or as Jane Rosenweig (Director of the Writing Center at Harvard College) put it:
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August 5, 2024 at 11:47 PM
One of the best bits of wisdom I’ve taken about writing is that you write the first draft to explain it to yourself and then a second to explain it to others.
They skip all that and make sure no one understands anything.
They skip all that and make sure no one understands anything.
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Mainstream coverage of academia this year was all about "wokeness," AI, and accusations of anti-semitism re: Palestine protests, but this is the real story underlying all else. Most people outside of academia have no idea the extent to which higher ed is contracting and crumbling.
June 21, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Mainstream coverage of academia this year was all about "wokeness," AI, and accusations of anti-semitism re: Palestine protests, but this is the real story underlying all else. Most people outside of academia have no idea the extent to which higher ed is contracting and crumbling.
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There usually more variance within groups than between groups.
Odds ratio is more important than almost anything else.
There are more false positives/false negatives out there than people realize, including in published research.
Discount any research without a power analysis. It is underpowered.
Odds ratio is more important than almost anything else.
There are more false positives/false negatives out there than people realize, including in published research.
Discount any research without a power analysis. It is underpowered.
June 17, 2024 at 6:05 AM
There usually more variance within groups than between groups.
Odds ratio is more important than almost anything else.
There are more false positives/false negatives out there than people realize, including in published research.
Discount any research without a power analysis. It is underpowered.
Odds ratio is more important than almost anything else.
There are more false positives/false negatives out there than people realize, including in published research.
Discount any research without a power analysis. It is underpowered.
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The latter is my approach. Academics boycotting TX isn’t going to matter much. But conferences should not be held in states that, say, endanger the lives of pregnant people (including those with ectopic pregnancies).
June 12, 2024 at 1:28 AM
The latter is my approach. Academics boycotting TX isn’t going to matter much. But conferences should not be held in states that, say, endanger the lives of pregnant people (including those with ectopic pregnancies).
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Huge win in Florida. The restrictions on providing gender affirming care to trans youth and adults have been found unconstitutional and are now permanently enjoined. Huge win by Simone Chriss and Southern Legal Counsel.
June 11, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Huge win in Florida. The restrictions on providing gender affirming care to trans youth and adults have been found unconstitutional and are now permanently enjoined. Huge win by Simone Chriss and Southern Legal Counsel.
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A fascinating article on American colonisation of facial expression and the psychology of emotion. My sister and friends were questioned on the street in Russia in their late teens b/c they smiled at passing people. It was first assumed they were prostitutes. Funny story, but a good lesson.
*When did Americans first start grinning in the way that AIs now mistakenly presume that the whole world grins
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AI and the American Smile
How AI misrepresents culture through a facial expression.
medium.com
June 6, 2024 at 9:56 AM
A fascinating article on American colonisation of facial expression and the psychology of emotion. My sister and friends were questioned on the street in Russia in their late teens b/c they smiled at passing people. It was first assumed they were prostitutes. Funny story, but a good lesson.
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I warned that this is coming and soon these apps will be covered by insurance further exacerbating healthcare disparities where people without good health insurance will be given apps (that have NO evidence base for efficacy) Read my book.
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🔊 Listen Now: The FDA has approved the first app to help treat depression
Morning Edition on NPR One | 3:58
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April 4, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I warned that this is coming and soon these apps will be covered by insurance further exacerbating healthcare disparities where people without good health insurance will be given apps (that have NO evidence base for efficacy) Read my book.
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Philosopher of cognitive science and AI here, tentatively checking out this corner of the internet.
May 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Philosopher of cognitive science and AI here, tentatively checking out this corner of the internet.