Age of AI – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we’re joined by Jeremy Tamanini, founder of Dual Citizen LLC, to explore the intersection of AI and environmental sustainability during the Trump 2.0 era. From the environmental impacts of AI infrastructure, to innovative practices and emerging legislation, this conversation dives deep into how AI can be both a challenge and a tool for sustainability.

Links:

• Jeremy Tamanini, Dual Citizen: https://www.greenpolicyplatform.org/person/jeremy-tamanini
• Anatomy of an AI System: https://anatomyof.ai/
• Epoch AI: https://epoch.ai/
• Navigating New Horizons: https://www.unep.org/resources/global-foresight-report
• How AI Is Fueling a Boom in Data Centers and Energy Demand The Environmental Impacts of AI -- Primer: https://time.com/6987773/ai-data-centers-energy-usage-climate-change/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Keywords: AI sustainability, environmental impact, Trump 2.0, Dual Citizen LLC, responsible AI, AI legislation, sustainable innovation, climate and technology.

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Medlir Mema engages in an insightful discussion with Matt Van Itallie, the CEO of Sema Software, a company at the forefront of revolutionizing software analytics and risk management in the age of artificial intelligence. Sema has transformed the field of software analytics and set new standards for monitoring and risk management in AI-driven development. Matt shares insights into the evolving responsibilities of CTOs, the creation of transformative tools like the GenAI Code Monitor and Generative AI Bill of Materials, and the critical strategies companies need to address both technological and geopolitical challenges in the age of rapid innovation.

Links:

• Matt Van Itallie 
• Sema Software

Keywords:
AI innovation, software analytics, CTO leadership, GenAI Code Monitor, AI risk management

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Maria Santacaterina and Medlir discuss the impact of generative AI on businesses. They ask the question whether the massive financial investment in generative AI will pay off for these businesses. Is the promise of AI, hype or real?

Links:

• https://www.santacaterinaconsulting.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Adaptive-Resilience-Maria-Santacaterina/dp/1119898188
• https://www-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.businessinsider.com/ai-return-investment-disappointing-goldman-sachs-report-2024-6?amp
• https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gen-ai-too-much-spend-too-little-benefit.html

Tags: Generative AI, investment, AI hype, BigTech, future of work

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In July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense unveiled its first basic policy document on the use of artificial intelligence and a comprehensive strategy to enhance Japan’s cyber defense capabilities. In this episode Dr. Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi of the University of Tokyo, joins us to talk about how AI fits into Japan’s military strategy. 

Links:

• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/japan/sdf-cybersecurity/#:~:text=In%20the%20new%20policy%2C%20the,and%20in%20unmanned%20military%20assets.
• https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240705_05/
• (In Japanese) https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2024/07/02a.html 

#Japan #militaryAI #artificialintelligence

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Medlir sits down with Dr. Paige Arthur, Director of Global Programming at Columbia Global, and co-author of AI for Peace (with Branka Panic), to discuss how recent AI innovations can contribute to conflict prevention and peace. They also explore the opportunities and challenges that technologies pose for human rights and curbing hate speech.

Links:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-arthur-6269001b/
• https://www.aiforpeace.org/
• https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003359982/ai-peace-branka-panic-paige-arthur
• https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/12/role-ai-peacebuilding
• https://www.sipri.org/research/armament-and-disarmament/emerging-military-and-security-technologies/responsible-innovation-ai-peace-and-security
• https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/20231208-messaggio-57giornatamondiale-pace2024.html 

#AI, #Human_Rights, #Peace, #Misinformation, #Hate_Speech

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This week, our annual Diogenes Awards. We take a look at AI in television and film (and sometimes other musings and occasional 'arguments'). We discuss each host's top nominee(s) since 2023, and then narrow it to the consensus pick for all of you. Links below so you can join us in checking these out (in no particular order).

Top TV Nominees:

• Mrs. Davis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOnrEujKl8 
• Black Mirror Season 6 Episode 1: Joan is Awful | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jY1ecibLYo
• UNKNOWN: Killer Robots | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSzNOpr9cE
• A Murder at the End of the World | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4B5igIblb4

Top Movie Nominees

• Megan | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRb4U99OU80
• Dune: Part Two | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avz06PDqDbM
• The Creator | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3C1-5Dhb8
• Heart of Stone | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8ZlzKgNxNk

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Chris talks with Mihalis Kritikos of the European Commission on Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Trustworthy Governance of AI. Mihalis sheds light on how he got started working on AI governance during the Covid-19 pandemic, the ethics of AI, the EU AI Act, and also AI surveillance in the workplace.

Links:

• https://books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/ethical-ai-surveillance-in-the-workplace/?k=9781837537730
• https://epthinktank.eu/2020/04/22/ten-technologies-to-fight-covid-19/
• https://epthinktank.eu/2020/12/25/what-if-ai-could-improve-thermal-imaging-to-help-fight-coronavirus/
• https://epthinktank.eu/2020/12/23/what-if-artificial-intelligence-in-medical-imaging-could-accelerate-covid-19-treatment/
• https://epthinktank.eu/2020/12/22/what-if-ai-powered-passenger-locator-forms-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19/
• https://epthinktank.eu/2020/12/02/digital-human-rights-and-the-future-of-democracy-lessons-from-the-pandemic/

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Chris talks to Maya Sobchuk, GGI non-resident fellow and researcher at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo about her work on AI and disinformation. In this episode Maya reflects on the history of Russian disinformation campaigns against Ukraine, disinformation in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and how Ukraine has harnessed its AI know-how and innovation space to counter disinformation. 

Link:

• https://www.globalgovernance.eu/publications/how-ukraine-uses-ai-to-fight-russian-information-operations
• https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/04/08/how-ukraine-is-using-ai-to-fight-russia

Tags: #AI #Ukraine #Russia #disinformation #FIMI #deepfakes

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Medlir is joined by Dr. Hannes Mueller to discuss recent developments in conflict prevention. Specifically, we examine how artificial intelligence can help governments detect risk early, predict the likelihood of new conflicts, and prevent older ones from re-emerging.

• https://conflictforecast.org/
• https://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/303316/1/Mueller%20and%20Rauh_2022.pdf
• https://bse.eu/research/working-papers/dynamic-early-warning-and-action-model
• https://www.etcalpoly.org/the-pandemic-chronicles/humanism-v-dataism-an-ethical-quandary 

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For our season opener, Young Diogenes has a chat with Chris and Medlir about some cool new things large language models can now do for us. Specifically, why some companies, like Google with Gemini, are choosing to concentrate on increasingly larger context windows (i.e., the size of the text, music, video prompt, etc., that the AI can parse).   And why being able to load an entire book, a movie, or your entire life into the prompt and then have a conversation about these things, might be useful.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_EliVUkuFA&t=23s&ab_channel=TwoMinutePapers
• https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-test-ai-for-a-living-and-googles-new-version-of-gemini-is-a-turning-point-for-the-industry
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/words-are-flowing-out-like-endless-rain-recapping-a-busy-week-of-llm-news/
• https://blog.google/technology/ai/long-context-window-ai-models/

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