Canada CIFAR AI Chair, Asst. Prof, sci-fi creator @ UAlberta
Transfeminist AI governance, ethics, policy: blairaf.com
Gay trans cyborg warriors vs. AI monsters: objecttype3.app
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āThe Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on youā
How interesting that Meta called @wired.com "dishonest" and then (quietly) removed the face-recognition system it had previously (also quietly) integrated into an app downloaded onto 50 million phones.
Dishonest!
I'm looking for a new PhD student to come join me at UAlberta & Amii to study trans perspectives on AI policy & the future of AI as part of my new lab. The position is fully funded and offers access to a range of supports - more details in the poster below!
The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the companyās smart glasses. Meta wonāt say why or whether itās coming back.
if your initial reaction to anti-trans legislation is āI donāt understand how this helps anyoneā you really need to accept the fact that these people arenāt operating in good faith. They arenāt trying to help anyone. They are trying to exterminate undesirables.