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SurvAIval Insights #38_24

SurvAIval Insights #38_24

OpenAI o1 classified as medium risk, Elon Musk’s eye vision for blind, and sneaky social media!

Rafa TV
September 21, 2024

Good Saturday, my ro-bro fellas!

Fast weekly summary

OpenAI new model classified as "medium risk"
Elon Musk’s eye vision for blind
American social media users lack control over data used by AI

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My mini survAIval insight of the week. 3 Books to help you sail the AI future

This week I would like to share with you 3 books that may be interesting for you if you are feeling overwhelmed about what the future may bring. Remember: information is power! (If you apply it of course)

“The Shallows” by Nicholas Carr. The book raises awareness about the cognitive effects of heavy internet use, helping you recognize potential impacts on your own thinking and habits. An AI future may look even more disruptive for our brains.
"IRREPLACEABLE: The Art of Standing Out in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" by Pascal Bornet. The book likely explores skills and qualities that are uniquely human and difficult for AI to replicate, helping you identify your strengths.
"AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future" by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan.
Offers speculative scenarios about how AI might shape society in the coming decades.

The chart of the week": Ray Kurzweil's Exponential Growth Chart

The chart illustrates the dramatic increase in computational power relative to cost over time. It shows how much more computational power consumers and businesses can access for the same amount of money over time, enabling the digital revolution we're experiencing today.

Exponential Growth: The y-axis uses a logarithmic scale, which means each step represents a 10-fold increase.
This graph is a clear visualization of Moore's Law, which predicts that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles about every two years while the cost halves.
The data spans over 80 years, from 1939 to 2023, showing that this trend of improvement has been consistent for nearly a century, so it most probably continue.
This exponential growth in computational power has been a key enabler for the recent advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning.