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We need to talk about facial recognition
Voluntary restraint by big tech companies isn't a sustainable solution.
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Timothy B Lee
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Don’t exclude AI-generated art from copyright
The US Copyright Office is defending an unworkable rule.
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Timothy B Lee
51
Regulating AI won’t be easy
A new framework for regulating AI raises more questions than it answers.
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Timothy B Lee
28
Do driverless cars have a first responder problem?
Waymo continues to bolster its safety case—Cruise not so much.
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Timothy B Lee
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Driverless cars may already be safer than human drivers
I learned a lot reading dozens of Waymo and Cruise crash reports.
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Timothy B Lee
54
Large language models, explained with a minimum of math and jargon
Want to really understand how large language models work? Here’s a gentle primer.
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Timothy B Lee
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Sean Trott
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How human translators are coping with competition from powerful AI
Productivity is up and real wages are down, but humans are still in the game.
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Timothy B Lee
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AI Mailbag: the risks and benefits of AI
You've got questions, I've got answers.
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Timothy B Lee
12
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