Craig Silva

Craig Silva

31
Jul
AI generates fake fascist

AI generates fake fascist

Reuters reports on use of an AI avatar of Jair Bolsonaro in political campaign despite being under house arrest and
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28
Jul
AI Risks are not hallucinations

AI Risks are not hallucinations

A big week for AI denialismIn the wake of OpenAI’s cyberattack against Hugging Face, few seem ready to acknowledge
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17
Jul
Chinese AI continues to Challenge US Lead

Chinese AI continues to Challenge US Lead

What will be interesting is whether Albanese's new Office for AI will restrict Australian government and businesses to using the US models.
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15
Jul
Leveraging Capital - How are Super Funds Governed?

Leveraging Capital - How are Super Funds Governed?

Super account holders have less control over their fund than does a shareholder in a public company. Account holders have less control over their fund than they do over state or federal governments which hold elections.
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12
Jul
Commentary on: Defending Australia

Commentary on: Defending Australia

What is a little surprising is an openness to recognise the divergence in interests between the US and Australia, without stating that explicitly.
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11
Jul
We Are Not Machines

We Are Not Machines

This article reviews a book by Financial Times reporter Sarah O’Connor - We Are Not Machines.  A key factor
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07
Jul
Carbon Fuel Consumption is Still Increasing

Carbon Fuel Consumption is Still Increasing

If we are to achieve deep decarbonization this century, the lesson to take is that we should start thinking about some different options for how to get there. What we have been doing isn’t working.
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06
Jul
Polycrisis and Labour Share Apocalypse

Polycrisis and Labour Share Apocalypse

In other words, the wealth of the US and much of the rest of the world by way of US markets is riding high on a vision in which the balance between capital and labor is upended in the next half century.
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05
Jul
Scapegoating avoids addressing reality

Scapegoating avoids addressing reality

the most accurate predictor of teenage mental liness is not use of smart phones and social media, but is instead the mental health of their carers, the adults in their lives.
2 min read
02
Jul
Super Capitalism

Super Capitalism

Reading "The Asset Class" by Guardian journalist Hettie O'Brien. And its an easy read, with a
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