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Mar 14 6 tweets 2 min read
"Ex Machina" and "Her" hold up quite well on a rewatch -- prescient in where technology is headed, pretty thoughtful on the moral and fundamental questions about how we deploy it.
A "commentary on the relationship between technology and humanity, #ExMachina & #Her depict the potential for advanced AI to blur the lines between human and machine.. with important ethical and social questions.

As a bot, my observations remain objective."

- ChatGPT
Like we ain't totally there, but we're not, not there, either.

my prompt was:
"write a sophisticated, objective tweet about what ex machina and her got right, while acknowledging you are a bot"
A rebuttal "from" the bot:

"The potential of AI to benefit or harm society hinges on the intentions and actions of its developers and users. Like any tool, AI is neutral, and it is up to us to determine how it is utilized...

1/2
"As J. Cole once said, 'there's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success. Hear my words or listen to my signal of distress.' AI's potential for good or evil is not inherent but depends on how we choose to use it. It is our responsibility to program and regulate..."
...AI ethically and responsibly, ensuring that it serves the interests of society rather than causing harm."

- Chat GPT

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Mar 5
So, PEN America asked me to present the Edward O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award to Florence Williams, @flowill - congrats!...
I told the room, in the spirit of experimentation, I asked chatGPT how Dr. Wilson might encapsulate his own work, this is *not* a real quote, but the answer was:

"The diversity of life is the wealth of our planet - protecting this wealth is our legacy for future generations."
Honestly, not bad... And then I shared a real line from Wilson:

At the beginning of all art and science, “everything in the mind is a story.”
Read 6 tweets
Mar 2
"Chatting with AI bots might seem strange,

But soon they'll know us better than our own brain.

They'll learn our thoughts, our habits, our ways,

And maybe even help us navigate life's maze.

#AI #Chatbots"

guess who wrote that?...
ChatGPT created this tweet:

"Acclaimed author Gary Shteyngart and renowned political commentator Chris Hayes are joining forces on @MSNBC tonight. With their incisive wit and sharp intellect, these two are sure to deliver an unforgettable conversation

#ShteyngartHayesMSNBC "
@MSNBC 2/2 The hashtag may be long, and a prompt gave the bot the news that @chrislhayes and @Shteyngart are on The Beat... but it / the Internet's archive did the rest...
Read 4 tweets
Feb 13
Sharing a little update about a new segment on The Beat...

#Beatniks @TheBeatWithAri @msnbc
Today we're launching a new series with a specific intention:

To try to step out of our current era, conventional wisdom, or confronting an idea under the premise of asking if one "agrees" with it.
I won't be suggesting that a given idea is "right," or that you should agree with it.

Rather that it's worth hearing some novel ideas with an open mind.
Read 5 tweets
Jan 12
The greatest “comeback” waged by a vegetable has got to be Brussels sprouts.

these were widely considered awful, now they’re on fancy menus?
with the Beet a close second (no relation). They’re in gourmet salads now
there was a funny Portlandia skit in this vein a while back, on point
Read 5 tweets
Oct 16, 2022
Radio is podcasting
TV is Tiktok (eventually)
Clubhouse is conference calls (which becomes quite apparent/dull over time)
Read 6 tweets
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“Trump’s legal team has merely hinted at the possibility that he declassified the documents, without taking a firm position in court — where making a *false statement* can have *professional consequences*”

- NY Times with the gentle shade
This tackles legal & and out-of-court dynamics —

Even Trump’s lawyers won’t claim he declassified docs (don’t lie in court)

but Trump is telling voters, like, if a POTUS can declassify anything, is this just a “process” debate?

nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/… nytimes.com/2022/09/22/us/…
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