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Multiple readings theatlantic.com Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions Shared emphasis Nippon Life v. OpenAI and the Future of AI Legal Work Policy & governance · 2 attributable reactions
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Established Models & releases Signal 14d ago
⚡ 92 h early

Anthropic claude morals ai

13 experts across 5 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Emily M. Bender
“And every time I pause to look back at that, it seems like the hype has gotten bigger, more extensive, and more insidious. This week, I am seeing credulous media coverage of Anthropic consulting with religious thinkers to try to work out how to "grow" Claud…” evidence ↗
13 experts 5 communities 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender Eryk Salvaggio Luke Stark Jason Koebler Scott McGrath Ronen Tamari Eileen Clancy 🧿 Frank Pasquale +5

“And every time I pause to look back at that, it seems like the hype has gotten bigger, more extensive, and more insidious. This week, I am seeing credulous media coverage of Anthropic consulting with religious thinkers to try to work out how to "grow" Claud…”

“Gift Link: “It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and his team believed that Claude had what philosophers call “moral status” on par with a person.””

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Eryk Salvaggio: Gift Link: “It appeared to Rabbi Navon that Mr. Olah and his team believed that Claude had what philosophers call “moral status” on par with a person.”
Louise Amoore: Well it’s interesting. I mean, to me the problem here is this notion of “to abide by a moral code”.. so the reduction of ethics to a code or a set of principles by which we live or “abide”. This is…
Louise Amoore: actions according to their fit to a code, well then this is already a matter of exercising normative power. If instead we ask how do ethical norms arise in the context of algorithmic power (exercis…
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Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 19d ago

theatlantic.com

10 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Oliver Lemon
“Important article: AI urgently needs to import safety and regulatory expertise from areas like nuclear, biosecurity, and aviation www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...” evidence ↗
10 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
angela zhou Suresh Venkatasubramanian Nick Diakopoulos Frank Pasquale Dare Obasanjo tante Charles Logan Oliver Lemon +2
2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Suresh Venkatasubramanian: I know it's a trend to quit big tech and write a warning note. But this one from David Robinson is worth reading if only because he is much more careful in where he locates the concerns (about cult…
Gina Helfrich: It was going so well, until the final paragraph.
angela zhou: I know it's a trend to quit big tech and write a warning note. But this one from David Robinson is worth reading if only because he is much more careful in where he locates the concerns (about cult…
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Primary source theatlantic.com ↗
Established Policy & governance Analysis 20d ago
⚡ 3134 h early
AI black box industry myth

The Black Box Myth: What the Industry Pretends Not to Know About AI | TechPolicy.Press

4 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
““Those of us outside of the AI industry don’t know what rules they are following. That’s not a black box. It’s just a policy decision.” techpolicy.press/the-black-bo... Or: it’s a remediable black box.” evidence ↗
5 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Timnit Gebru Joanna Bryson Eryk Salvaggio Luke Stark Frank Pasquale

““Those of us outside of the AI industry don’t know what rules they are following. That’s not a black box. It’s just a policy decision.” techpolicy.press/the-black-bo... Or: it’s a remediable black box.”

“"No one understands" You say a whole bunch of things like they are facts. Which they are not. Just because you don't understand doesn't mean "no one understands." www.techpolicy.press/the-black-bo...”

4 experts discussed this · 13 posts
Timnit Gebru: Lolll I've been doing this shit forever and saying the same exact thing I'm saying right now more than a decade ago and am "being pushed by contrarian media dynamics." 🙄 All of you are hypnotized b…
Timnit Gebru: The absolute disrespect with which even those of you who say you "have respect" for me teat my decades long expertise, receipts body of work and discourse based on that never ceases to amaze me.
Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真): "risk taking human existence" wtf is this person on about
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Primary source techpolicy.press ↗
Established Policy & governance Analysis 14d ago
⚡ 31 h early
Nippon Life OpenAI legal work analysis

Nippon Life v. OpenAI and the Future of AI Legal Work

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Tech Policy Press, Frank Pasquale
“When chatbots write legal briefs, could AI companies be held liable for "unauthorized practice of law"? Daniel Kalish examines how century-old licensing laws may (or may not) apply to artificial intelligence.” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Tech Policy Press Frank Pasquale
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing policy & governance.
Shared emphasis

Policy & governance

2 experts

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“When chatbots write legal briefs, could AI companies be held liable for "unauthorized practice of law"? Daniel Kalish examines how century-old licensing laws may (or may not) apply to artificial intelligence.”

Primary source techpolicy.press ↗
Established Policy & governance Analysis 8d ago

Strict Liability for AI Executives

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Danielle Citron
“Strict Liability for AI Executives by Danielle Keats Citron @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/WOKiW68 @uvalaw.bsky.social” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Danielle Citron Frank Pasquale

“Strict Liability for AI Executives by Danielle Keats Citron @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/WOKiW68 @uvalaw.bsky.social”

Primary source prosyn.org ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 7d ago

sciencedirect.com

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
““Explanation rights have largely been formulated as sector-specific compliance obligations rather than as expressions of a broader constitutional commitment to reasoned decision-making. This siloed development of explanation rights contributes to fragmentat…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale

““Explanation rights have largely been formulated as sector-specific compliance obligations rather than as expressions of a broader constitutional commitment to reasoned decision-making. This siloed development of explanation rights contributes to fragmentat…”

Primary source sciencedirect.com ↗
Established Policy & governance Analysis 9d ago
AI privacy data supply chain law review

The Supply Chain Is a Circle: AI, Privacy, and People | Notre Dame Law Review

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
““Regulating AI and holding the appropriate actors responsible requires far more attention to what happens after deployment of an AI system. The supply chain is…not a linear chain. Rather, it is a circle that must incorporate users’ engagement with AI” ndlaw…” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale Alicia Solow-Niederman

““Regulating AI and holding the appropriate actors responsible requires far more attention to what happens after deployment of an AI system. The supply chain is…not a linear chain. Rather, it is a circle that must incorporate users’ engagement with AI” ndlaw…”

“It's publication day! "The Supply Chain is a Circle: AI, Privacy, and People" is now live. Download here: ndlawreview.org/the-supply-c....”

Primary source ndlawreview.org ↗
Established AI field signal Analysis 12d ago
AI academic scholarship debate essay

AI in Scholarship: Yes, Sometimes, or Never?

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Daniel Solove
“AI in Scholarship: Yes, Sometimes, or Never? danielsolove.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho... I speak with Nita Farahany (Duke Law) and Orin Kerr (Stanford Law) about the ethics of using AI in scholarship.” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale Daniel Solove

“AI in Scholarship: Yes, Sometimes, or Never? danielsolove.substack.com/p/ai-in-scho... I speak with Nita Farahany (Duke Law) and Orin Kerr (Stanford Law) about the ethics of using AI in scholarship.”

Primary source danielsolove.substack.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 9d ago

487d3e9e 99cc 4a53 bd54 365196e81f5b

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
“Rumi, a WhatsApp-based coaching tool “has already graded her lesson at 69 per cent, a personal record. It praises her lesson for student participation, but prods her to pause longer while pupils work out their answers.” www.ft.com/content/487d...” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale

“Rumi, a WhatsApp-based coaching tool “has already graded her lesson at 69 per cent, a personal record. It praises her lesson for student participation, but prods her to pause longer while pupils work out their answers.” www.ft.com/content/487d...”

Primary source ft.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 13d ago

theatlantic.com

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
““When you talk to a doctor or a lawyer, there’s medical privileges, legal privileges. There’s no current concept of that when you talk to an AI” www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale

““When you talk to a doctor or a lawyer, there’s medical privileges, legal privileges. There’s no current concept of that when you talk to an AI” www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...”

Primary source theatlantic.com ↗
Established Agents & robotics Development 20d ago
Astra AI model robotics capability

OpenAI’s Astra model is shockingly good at robotics

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Frank Pasquale
““Astra’s capabilities have big caveats at the moment. For instance, it has to pause for seconds at a time to think about its next movement — far too slow to complete most robotics tasks. But Astra’s recent performance has been jarring to roboticists.” www.u…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Frank Pasquale

““Astra’s capabilities have big caveats at the moment. For instance, it has to pause for seconds at a time to think about its next movement — far too slow to complete most robotics tasks. But Astra’s recent performance has been jarring to roboticists.” www.u…”

Primary source understandingrobots.org ↗