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Multiple readings Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Research & technical analysis · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction | TechCrunch Research & technical analysis · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania - Data & Society Research & technical analysis · 2 attributable reactions
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Established AI research Analysis 15d ago
⚡ 345 h early
Leiden Declaration AI and mathematics

Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

16 experts across 5 network communities independently surfaced this.

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Emily M. Bender Timnit Gebru joao Clément Canonne Olivia Guest suhr Pierre Alquier Lisa Messeri +8
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“A list of principles put forth by mathematicians, for mathematicians and other researchers, regarding the use of AI in research. "Number #9 will surprise you!" leidendeclaration.ai”

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“Andrew, here is a place to start for some background reading: leidendeclaration.ai >>”

4 experts discussed this · 22 posts
Emily M. Bender: Between the PRs of (largely likely stolen) math breakthroughs, claims of "rogue AI" (actually cybercrimes by companies, but whatevs), and doomerist "whistleblowers", it feels like we've been subjec…
Emily M. Bender: And people have the gall to refer to all of this as "new empiral evidence" (of "AI" or "AGI" or something) and demand that we respond to it. >>
Emily M. Bender: But it doesn't matter how verifiable the math results are, nor how diligently the media repeats the anthropomorphized descriptions of the cybercrimes and breathless repetitions of existential risk …
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Established Compute & infrastructure Analysis 6d ago
⚡ 6 h early
TechCrunch data center dislike essay

Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction | TechCrunch

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3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society alice e marwick Lisa Messeri
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing research & technical analysis.
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“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…”

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Established Compute & infrastructure Analysis 6d ago
Data Society AI factory data centers

The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania - Data & Society

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4 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society alice e marwick Lisa Messeri Charles Logan
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing research & technical analysis.
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Research & technical analysis

2 experts

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“Read the report, a deep exploration of how tech is impacting people’s lives, by @mwoluchem.bsky.social, @livgar.bsky.social, @anthrotechana.bsky.social, Joan Mukogosi, and @cellllla.bsky.social. 4/5 datasociety.net/research-lib...”

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