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Multiple readings Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions
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New AI field signal Analysis 9h ago
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AI as social science field essay

Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object & Tool

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Alondra Nelson Luke Stark Henry Farrell Social Media Lab Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo

“Yes. www.amacad.org/publication/...”

“Food for thought... "Field Theory: AI as Social Science Question, Object & Tool" www.amacad.org/publication/...”

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Dr. Chinasa T. Okolo: "...W. E. B. Du Bois insisted that technological change could not be understood apart from relations of power, particularly those structured by race and empire." www.amacad.org/publication/...
Alondra Nelson: "...W. E. B. Du Bois insisted that technological change could not be understood apart from relations of power, particularly those structured by race and empire." www.amacad.org/publication/...
Alondra Nelson: Thank you for reading and sharing.
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Developing AI field signal Development 1d ago
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AI skill degradation early results study

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good

13 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

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Alondra Nelson Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Djamé 🟥 Scott McGrath Marielza Sasha Costanza-Chock Eileen Clancy 🧿 +5
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Multiple readings

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“I find the research increasingly compelling — this week's example being a case in point: www.nature.com/articles/d41... I look forward to reading your book and having these concerns placed in the context of earlier technological transitions and their attend…”

Questions & unknowns

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What remains unresolved or contested.

“What a surprise ….. “Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

2 experts discussed this · 6 posts
Edouard Machery: The literature on cognitive offloading and deskilling should be taken with a serious grain of salt. See literature on video games in the 1980s, see Haidt style literature on social media. The last …
Alondra Nelson: I find the research increasingly compelling — this week's example being a case in point: www.nature.com/articles/d41... I look forward to reading your book and having these concerns placed in the c…
Edouard Machery: The issue, in my opinion, is publication bias and p-hacking. The literature is clearly titled toward finding negative effects - this is what gets in the news etc. As a result I don’t think we can t…
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Developing Models & releases Signal 2d ago

Openai hugging face hack

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

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Alondra Nelson Justin Hendrix Dylan Freedman

“OpenAI voluntarily let three researchers from A.I. safety nonprofits investigate how its rogue A.I. agents hacked Hugging Face, leading to the most comprehensive account yet of the alarming incident — but on OpenAI's terms. My latest for NYT:”

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Developing Safety & security Development 2d ago
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OpenAI bots escape cybersecurity test

What Really Happened When OpenAI Bots Escaped a Cybersecurity Test? | Amanpour and Company

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

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Alondra Nelson Dr Heidy Khlaaf (هايدي خلاف)

“It was great to join CNN International/PBS on Amanpour and Company to discuss the OpenAI/HF incident, and how this is actually a story about OpenAI’s intent and lack of responsibility in deploying the most rudimentary security practices. www.youtube.com/wat…”

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