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Developing AI field signal Analysis 1d ago
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Nature essay AI cannot be conscious

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

7 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

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“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

“Smart isn't the same as aware. And your brain's software is also its hardware. Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be www.nature.com/articles/d41... #neuroscience”

Established AI field signal Development 6d ago
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Character.ai bankruptcy documents reveal

Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

9 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

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How the network is reacting 3 experts are independently emphasizing policy & governance.
Reaction converging

Policy & governance

3 experts

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows the economics of AI don't work: www.404media.co/character-a…”

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“The circumstances of CharacterAI’s bankruptcy “are exactly what critics of AI have been saying would happen”— @jasonkoebler.bsky.social They, lit money on fire running its product, did not earn much revenue, & faced huge legal fees after causing harm. Enshi…”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Joseph Cox: Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows…
SwiftOnSecurity: GenZ has no money to goon
Dr J. Rosenbaum: Character[.]ai financials: - $13.8m on compute a month, then $10m a month - bringing in $2.8m in subscriptions, sometimes less than $1m - revenue from all sources $5.3m a month Its bankruptcy shows…
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Established AI field signal Analysis 5d ago
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essay how to talk AI

How to talk about

13 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

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“For reasons mysterious to me, Will Stancil is continuing his crash out about language used to describe LLMs, moving on from raning about "stochastic parrots" to picking up on this piece that @nannainie.bsky.social and I published earlier this summer: button…”

“Instead of railing against the latest “I asked Claude” article in a mainstream publication, I’ll just post this.”

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Emily M. Bender: So many conversations where otherwise serious people throw around the term "AI" without defining it, despite it being notoriously ill-defined. Thinking about why this might be >>
Emily M. Bender: In some cases, no doubt, the speaker fully believes that autonomous thinking machines are among us. (Though I said "otherwise serious people" in the prev post, so.) >>
Emily M. Bender: In other cases, I suspect that people feel like they lack the expertise to call bullshit and are repeating what they hear others say. >>
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Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
⚡ 84 h early

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
⚡ 60 h early

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
⚡ 60 h early

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
⚡ 60 h early

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
⚡ 48 h early

Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

Developing AI field signal Signal 2d ago
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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be

5 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

5 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered

“Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...”

What experts are discussing without an anchoring article

4 experts · 31 posts · 9d ago
Abeba Birhane: "Today's AI summit brings together businesses, governments and civil society together" Minister Peter Burke TD (fact: there are no civil society representatives, not in the list of speakers) #AISum…
Abeba Birhane: "We are not just talking about AI, we are investing in it. We are accelerating investment in corporate AI innovation." Minister Burke #AISummitIE
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2 experts · 7 posts · 16d ago
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Opportunity & adoption · 1
Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE): The cute, happy affects these companies seek to generate with their advertising, their discourse, enables the circulation of positive affect which sticks to the product and therefore enables accept…
Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE): A similar thing is happening with the meta creeper glasses via advertising that positions them as accessibility aids, social justice tools, and anything other than what they are which is a fashiona…
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