Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

Writer. Friendly reminders about spooky futures. arthurhollandmichel.com Joined August 2013

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

9 months ago

This is probably not the smartest time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft over a densely populated area in the middle of the night.

Oriana Pawlyk @Oriana0214

9 months ago

This is probably not the smartest time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft over a densely populated area in the middle of the night.

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

9 months ago

PSA: Do not try shooting them down.

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

10 months ago

Not so long ago, the biggest topic in defense tech was Silicon Valley’s reluctance to work with the Pentagon. The total reversal of that dynamic has been nothing short of mind blowing. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

11 months ago

today in “no we swear it’s not a killer robot”: artillery shells that coordinate with each other to take out multiple targets in a single barrage. twz.com/land/army-want…

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Thomas Brewster @iblametom

11 months ago

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 Apple ran a conference for cops, hosting at Cupertino. Called the Apple Global Police Summit, it welcomed cops from seven countries to talk about how they use Apple tech, from iPhones to CarPlay to Vision Pro. And yes, for surveillance apps. forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

11 months ago

what’s next, sam altman gets a nobel in literature?

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Jacob Aron @jjaron

11 months ago

If machine learning can win the physics Nobel, where do we draw the line? Everything is physics if you squint hard enough

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

11 months ago

Least year Geoffrey Hinton made global headlines for warning about the “existential risk” posed to humanity by AI. Now he’s getting a Nobel Prize for pioneering the technology.

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11 months ago

Well, there it is. The first Nobel Prize for modern AI—awarded to Hinton and Hopfield in physics. reuters.com/science/hopfie…

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro

11 months ago

NEW: License plate readers are enabling private investigators and police to track vehicles with political bumper stickers and homes with lawn signs w/ @mattburgess1 wired.com/story/license-…

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

11 months ago

This points to a very frightening and under-explored risk with autonomous mobility. Vehicles can be easily blocked and passengers are powerless to get themselves out of trouble.

Amina @Amina_io

11 months ago

This points to a very frightening and under-explored risk with autonomous mobility. Vehicles can be easily blocked and passengers are powerless to get themselves out of trouble.

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Joseph Cox @josephfcox

12 months ago

New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said 404media.co/google-serves-…

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Arthur Holland Michel @WriteArthur

12 months ago

It has always bugged me that the debate on military AI portrays autonomy and accountability as binary conditions: is this weapon making a kill decision on its own, and can someone be held accountable if that decision turns out to be wrong? That's a bad way to frame the issue.