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EL PAIS: Milagros Miceli, researcher: ‘It’s not true that AI is going to automate everything. It requires the manual and precarious work of millions of people’. Quote: Since then, Miceli, 41, has pursued this topic. Today, she’s one of the leading experts in the little-known field of data workers. She’s also a senior researcher at the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR), the center founded by Timnit Gebru. Gebru was Google’s head of AI ethics: she was fired shortly after putting her name on a report that didn’t make the company look good.

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FastCompany: Researchers in the field of neuroergonomics are using technology to improve how humans perform in their roles at work.

Neurotechnology could revolutionize work—but it comes with big risks for workers The data neurotechnology collects could be used in ways that help or hurt the worker, and the potential for abuse is significant. [Source Photos: Pixabay] BY The Conversation4 minute read Despite … Continue reading

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Scientific American is part of Springer Nature: The Forgotten History of the Discovery of Human Brainwaves. Quote: As the Nazis rose to power in the 1930s, mental hospitals became the epicenter of forced sterilization and “euthanasia” to promote “racial hygiene.”…..In Jena I learned that Lemke was in fact a member of the NSDP (Nazi party). He worked at the Erbgesundheits­gericht(Hereditary Health Court) to carry out forced sterilization of the mentally and physically unfit, broadly defined as the physically disabled, psychiatric patients, alcoholics, among others.

Opinion December 20, 2024 6 min read The Forgotten History of the Discovery of Human Brainwaves The centennial of the discovery of brain waves in humans exposes a chilling tale involving Nazis, war between Russia and Ukraine, suicide and the vicissitudes … Continue reading

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Excellent piece from John Nosta: It is about the idea of AI being your partner in learning and so much more. Quote: But in the final analysis, I would argue that the most powerful and enduring lessons are only occasionally taught by others. Instead, they are self-discovered, arising from a dynamic interplay of experience, reflection, and curiosity.

See new posts Conversation John Nosta @JohnNosta Subscribe The Teacher Within Partnering with AI to unlock our natural capacity for learning. For centuries, the archetype of the teacher has loomed large in human culture—a figure standing at the front of … Continue reading

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FastCompany Compass: “Put simply, if I wanted to redesign my company’s website, a GPT would tell me how I could do it. An agentic coworker would build me the website.” … “You need your brain back, 100% of it. Your best tools aren’t AI, or Excel, or PowerPoint. Your greatest tool and asset is your mind.”

SUBSCRIBE 12-31-2024 CAREER EVOLUTION What is agentic AI and will it replace your job? Agentic AI refers to software that can work autonomously, without much human supervision. [Photos: Alex Knight/Pexels; Tara Winstead/Pexels] BY Chetan Dube4 minute read Throughout the coming months and years, … Continue reading

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Elon Musk proposes cognitive testing for elected American officials

Elon Musk proposes cognitive testing for elected American officials Source: Mediafax 26.12.2024 14:11 Elon Musk suggested testing the cognitive abilities of American elected officials. The idea came following the health issues faced by Kay Granger. https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html?gdpr=1#goog_926331203 A member of Congress and … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Saudi Arabia opens world’s longest driverless transit system. Comment: Tourism in Ireland – the Greens are gone apart from 1 but that does not stop other politicians thinks with lateral/global thought function. What can be learned from this? Former Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons moved to Tourism in Saudi Arabia. Gibbons has been hired by Neom Tourism, an agency set up by Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, to promote a new smart city on the Red Sea coast.

Show Search https://bb51c8730607fab3b2be23f5b90fffde.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Architecture Saudi Arabia opens world’s longest driverless transit system By Adam Williams December 02, 2024 Zaha Hadid Architects’ KAFD Metro Station, pictured, is a key station in Saudi Arabia’s new Riyadh Metro, which is hailed as the world’s … Continue reading

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John Nosta: What does it mean to be intelligent today.

John Nosta @JohnNosta Subscribe What Does It Mean to Be Intelligent Today? How AI and LLMs are changing the way we “think” about being smart. In 2017, I explored the concept of Technology Quotient (TQ) as a measure of our … Continue reading

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AI Outperforms Experts in Predicting Study Outcomes. Comment: Awaiting DOGE and how it tackles the bureaucracy mire, let the outcome translate to the EU with haste. Talking to someone about an appeal from the planning office in Ireland; they received a 700 page document. Just imagine how ChatGPT/Brain Bench/BrainGPT will proof these laborious documents and provide the relevant facts. Quote: LLMs outperformed human neuroscientists in predicting study outcomes (81% vs. 63%).

AI Outperforms Experts in Predicting Study Outcomes FeaturedNeuroscience ·November 29, 2024 Summary: A new study demonstrates that large language models (LLMs) can predict the outcomes of neuroscience studies more accurately than human experts, achieving 81% accuracy compared to 63% for neuroscientists. … Continue reading

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Source: John Nosta, a visionary and source of inspiration (@JohnNosta). “The Ultimate Paradox: How AI Leads Us Back to Our Humanity As artificial intelligence gets smarter, can humans grow wiser? Comment: treasure the elderly esp “elderly orphans” … wisdom is empowering

Conversation John Nosta @JohnNosta Subscribe Today’s ESSENTIAL Read… The Ultimate Paradox: How AI Leads Us Back to Our Humanity As artificial intelligence gets smarter, can humans grow wiser? In my somewhat tumultuous journey of exploring artificial intelligence (AI), I’ve encountered … Continue reading

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