Ezra Klein is hosting a conference promoting his book "Abundance" and it's literally filled with fascists, including one speaker who wrote an article advocating "deportation abundance."
https://mastodon.social/@mattsheffield/115148453618577031
He just doesn't like the aesthetics of the current admin but he is onboard to build more detention centers and less regulation for corporations.
Surprised it's not called Department of Lawfare and this point.
You actually think those people watch the news and get accurate information? Misinformed people are always going to learn the wrong lesson.
Didn't Bill Gates fly on the lolita express or something? Bet half the room is on Epstein's list.
She's still defending the rapists, so....
Especially when part of the brain has been eaten
Saying that you're not worth the time for personal interactions but here's a reason that's okay is a platitude.
Too bad they're likely to learn the wrong lesson.
Additionally, AI will only be getting better,
It might get cheaper, but that doesn't mean it's doing a better job.
if the alternative is telling people that are struggling and have no other options that they have to tough it out
That's just it, if you're talking to someone who's is struggling with this there is already a better option: showing empathy. I suspect our perceived lack of empathy is a reflection of how society treats people in general, we are just more honest about it and recognize it's mostly platitudes.
I'll be honest, I find the framing of the study offensive and I'm not sure if I have the words but I'll try.
It's less about this study comparing itself to no intervention instead, but the social & political context of AI being pushed as a way to make care giving more efficient while sacrificing quality.
half were assigned to use Noora for four weeks and half received no intervention.
If only they gave a control group an off-the-shelf social game like LA Noire or a D&D play group
If anything we get more imperialism at home