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We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
Simon Willison: ChatGPT lies to people. “This is a serious bug that has so far resisted all attempts at a fix. We need to prioritize helping people understand this, not debating the most precise terminology to use to describe it. We accidentally invented computers that can lie to us I tweeted (and tooted) this: We …
Restraining ChatGPT
Pearce, Russell G. and Lochan, Hema, Legal Education and Technology: The Potential to Democratize Legal Knowledge and Power (March 13, 2023). Latin American Law Review n.º 10 (2023): 63-79, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4387616, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4387616 “The current technological transformation of legal education, including computer-based, interactive, and online modes of …
You Are Not a Parrot. And a chatbot is not a human.
New York Magazine – The Intelligencer: “And a linguist named Emily M. Bender is very worried what will happen when we forget this…A handful of companies control what PricewaterhouseCoopers called a “$15.7 trillion game changer of an industry.” Those companies employ or finance the work of a huge chunk of the academics who understand how …
‘Words Are Flowing Out Like Endless Rain Into a Paper Cup’: ChatGPT & Law School Assessments
Hargreaves, Stuart, ‘Words Are Flowing Out Like Endless Rain Into a Paper Cup’: ChatGPT & Law School Assessments (January 2023). The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2023-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4359407 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4359407 “ChatGPT is a sophisticated large-language model able to answer high-level questions in a way that is …
The Socio-Economic Argument for the Human Right to Internet Access
The Socio-Economic Argument for the Human Right to Internet Access, Politics Philosophy & Economics (2023). DOI: 10.1177/1470594X231167597 PHSY.org: “People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socioeconomic human rights such as education, health care, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic human right, a new study …
It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it
The New York Times: “Amid recent debates over several publishers’ removal of potentially offensive material from the work of popular 20th-century authors — including Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine and Agatha Christie — is a less discussed but no less thorny question about the method of the revisions. For some e-book owners, the changes appeared as …
How to fight book bans — and win
Washington Post: “…Censorship isn’t popular. Fifty-six percent of respondents to an August 2022 survey disagreed with the statement: “If any parent objects to a book in the public school library, that book should be removed, even if other parents like the book.” A poll published in March 2023 by Wall Street Journal-NORC found 61 percent …
The Ethics of ChatGPT: A Legal Writing and Ethics Professor’s Perspective
Romig, Jennifer Murphy, The Ethics of ChatGPT: A Legal Writing and Ethics Professor’s Perspective (February 18, 2023). Emory Legal Studies Research Paper , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4373550 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4373550 “Teaching law students requires meeting them where they are, envisioning what they can become, and offering appropriate education and advice for their developmental journey. ChatGPT is …
Measuring trends in Artificial Intelligence
“The AI Index is an independent initiative at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), led by the AI Index Steering Committee, an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry. The annual report tracks, collates, distills, and visualizes data relating to artificial intelligence, enabling decision-makers to take meaningful action to advance AI …
Americans feel favorably about many federal agencies, especially the Park Service, Postal Service and NASA
Pew: “As President Joe Biden and the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives face off over the debt ceiling and government spending, more Americans say they have favorable than unfavorable opinions of many agencies and departments of the federal government. Americans view 14 of 16 federal agencies more favorably than unfavorably, according …
Generative AI may play a big role in recruiting
Tech Republic: “Tech recruiters have to keep in mind talent shortages, layoffs, budget cuts and economic uncertainty, as well as diversity, equity and inclusion mandates. Suffice it to say, it’s not an easy time to be a recruiter. But LinkedIn’s The Future of Recruiting 2023 report finds that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT may …
