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David Deutsch: "We have a duty to be optimistic. Because the future is open, not predetermined and therefore cannot just be accepted: we are all responsible for what it holds. Thus it is our duty to fight for a better world."

Leaving the AI Safety Summit after some constructive discussions today and yesterday. I voiced how open-source was today the safest way to develop AI, putting this transformative technology under the highest level of scrutiny. With many others, we recalled the enormous opportunities that AI brings for better education, better healthcare, unlocking critical science problems, and making our jobs more rewarding. Transparency and fast information flow across different actors are needed to continue enabling these opportunities. Finally, we were many to stress how any new institutions measuring AI progress should be fully independent to avoid the pitfalls of regulatory capture. And it appears we have been heard! We must ensure that any such institution involves the entire world. More data is needed to understand the limitations of current models, and we look forward to engaging with the AI community to jointly agree on a scientific monitoring framework around new AI capabilities in the coming year.

Very happy to be quoted alongside @FP_Champagne arguing for responsible open innovation in AI. @WesternU @VectorInst

A new chair in ethics and technology has been established at #WesternU thanks to a $1.5M gift from alum Tim Duncanson. As #AI reaches ever deeper into our lives, bringing an ethical lens to these emerging technologies is more critical than ever. brnw.ch/21wDGCj

He’s the first-ever chief AI officer at a Canadian university. Since the introduction of the chatbot, the education sector has been scrambling to figure out whether to adapt, adopt or ban. Here are four institutions tackling it head-on. trib.al/KSm7iTn

“I believe this technology is societally transformative, & I feel a huge amount of agency right now to help make sure that transformation is the most positive thing it can be.” #WesternU chief #AI officer @DaleyMaths spoke with @globalnews about his role. brnw.ch/21wDauL

@taylorsmith2 I remember that conversation well; only in my recollection you were a brilliant, passionate, and already-knowledgeable mathematician. And now *you're* the professor! Keep lots of copies of H&U around, and your door open 😃

Western appoints Mark Daley as first-ever chief AI officer news.westernu.ca/2023/09/wester… via @westernu

The printing press scared a lot of people: the catholic church, the rulers of the Ottoman Empire (who banned it), even this Swiss physician. They all feared that books were too dangerous to be put in the hands of the public. In a way, they were all correct. Books weakened their powers by making people smarter and more knowledgeable. Feudalism, autocracy, magical thinking, and rigid religious dogma were eventually displaced by democracy, rationalism, secularism, science, and the Enlightenment. And we are all better for it.

do this do this! if you're an ECR (doctoral student or postdoc) doing consciousness research, this is a fabulous, fully funded opportunity!

@meganakpeters Will you hire me as your postdoc so I can apply?

We’re releasing a guide for teachers using ChatGPT in their classroom — including suggested prompts, an explanation of how ChatGPT works and its limitations, the efficacy of AI detectors, and bias. openai.com/blog/teaching-…

A response to Dennett's 'counterfeit people': markcomputes.substack.com/p/the-unimagin…

I am officially no longer the Engineering Manager for the Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter. I have words. 🧵

Welcome back #westernu! Today's tip is to always connect to secured WiFi! Public networks can be risky & make your data vulnerable to being stolen. Make sure you use a secure connection when making purchases or banking online. Link in bio🔗 #privacy #data #cybersecurity #safe

Is Peoplesoft your thing? Come join these fantastic people pushing the platform into the 2020s!

Work with us! Western Technology Services is looking for a Programmer/Analyst - Peoplesoft to join our dynamic team! Design, develop, test, and maintain Western's Peoplesoft admin system. Job information: ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=805… #ldnont #ITCareers #WesternU

Come join our fantastic team!

The success of ~6GB diffusion models in generating a rich variety of images suggests that my intuition for the Kolmogorov complexity of the human visual experience was off by at least a few orders of magnitude.

@A_Kim_Clark Thank *you*, Kim, for the critically important work you are doing and for taking the time to teach me what you are learning!

Thanks, Mark, for your time, your interest and your commitment.🙏 #WesternUEDID

It isn't Sept 1 yet, but @DaleyMaths & I have already had a great conversation about inclusive design, to share the experiences & ideas of disabled students as reported in 79 open-ended survey responses & 16 interviews--they are experts in how @WesternU can become more accessible