Edward B. Kang and I unfortunately aren’t in Rio de Janeiro for ACM FAccT this year, but our paper “AI as a sport: On the competitive epistemologies of benchmarking” is now available online! facctconference.org/static/papers2…

I just cancelled my Adobe licence after many years as a customer. The new terms give Adobe "worldwide royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, distribute" or do whatever they want with any content I produce using their software. This is beyond insane. No creator in their

New Machines Like Us Podcast episode is out today — Taylor Owen talks to Kate Crawford about the planetary and human cost of AI systems, the politics of training them, and much more. Listen now🎧

I had a front row seat to the production of this astounding thing and I can attest to the absolutely staggering attention to detail that went into it. A masterpiece. An essential text. calculatingempires.net

Truly honored to join the new International Council on Artificial Intelligence established by President Sánchez. The national strategy for Spain is centered on developing AI in the public interest, with a focus on protecting human rights, labor, and the environment.

🚨NEW🚨: AI Is Wreaking Havoc on Global Power Systems We analyzed data on 1000s of data centers and found that AI data centers are coming online so fast that electricity demand is straining global power grids and threatening clean energy goals 🎁tinyurl.com/572p2mk2

Wow. Couldn't be more thrilled that Vladan Joler & I just won the European Commission's grand prize for artistic exploration in science, technology and the arts - for Calculating Empires! Vladan Joler starts-prize.aec.at/en/winners/win… calculatingempires.net

Kagan: "In one fell swoop, the majority today gives itself exclusive power over every open issue—no matter how expertise-driven or policy-laden—involving the meaning of regulatory law. ... The majority turns itself into the country’s administrative czar." supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…

In a survey of 450 executives in the US, "45 per cent said they were automating tasks to reduce staffing and labour costs." smh.com.au/world/north-am…

AI unplugged! Kate Crawford in conversation with Toby Walsh Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence. #AI UNSW AI Institute CSESoc UNSW UNSW Computing UNSW Engineering eventbrite.com.au/e/ai-unplugged…

Does more compute equate with greater risk? What is our track record at predicting what risks emerge with scale? I don't have much time anymore to write, but this felt important enough to write down some thoughts on. arxiv.org/pdf/2407.05694…

"Calculating Empires" is the most amazing visualisation I've ever seen, a work of art at every level, spent minutes scrolling and there appears to be no end. calculatingempires.net

New at PB, our Public Thinker Series Editor Benjamin R. Cohen is reading Kate Crawford’s “Atlas of AI” (Yale University Press), which examines the environmental destruction being wrought by AI and digital systems more broadly. buff.ly/3SqeiuH