Parmy Olson
@parmy
Tech columnist for @Opinion covering AI, social media and tech regulation; ex-@WSJ @Forbes, author of 'We Are Anonymous.'
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17-01-2009 17:24:46
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The end of high-tech Utopia? Time to THINK!
Those inspired by Star Trek's utopian ambitions face an uncomfortable reality about technology's impact on the world, Parmy Olson writes.
'It means resisting the systemic forces that have made tech companies more willing to break rules, and
NEW: I wrote about how tech builders like Elon Musk and Sam Altman who were inspired by Star Trek's utopian ambitions, now face an uncomfortable reality about technology’s impact on the world bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion
It turns out that AI is really good at persuading people that the Earth isn't flat. Google and Facebook should use chatbots to combat conspiracy theories; Parmy Olson writes trib.al/jznv4zm via Bloomberg Opinion
The Wizards of OZ: There are a lot of humans pulling levers behind the bots.
'It’s worth remembering there’s a vast industry of hidden workers, who are still propping up many high-tech AI systems often for low wages.' - Parmy Olson bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
“[Open-source AI] is really fundamental because it allows everyone to seize the technology, to diminish the fear of limited understanding or of not being qualified to use AI” - Remi Cadene 🔥🔥
Great piece in Bloomberg Opinion by Parmy Olson on the open-source landscape bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
My reporting on Amazon's Just Walk Out has gotten warped in a lot of other news outlets and on social media over the past few days. But the story's virality gets at a fundamental truth: a lot of flashy AI still needs people behind the scenes.
My The Information column:
AI still often requires armies of human babysitters to work properly, Parmy Olson writes trib.al/SvXZrDp
The potential for voice-clone misuse is greater than the benefits, Parmy Olson writes trib.al/y7OxkcO via Bloomberg Opinion