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Focused topics on artificial intelligence bioethics by Joseph E. Thornton, M.D

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Author: Joseph Thornton MD

May 24, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Eric Topol on tACS.

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Eric Topol
⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩
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A review of >100 studies:
“We found robust improvements with tACS [transcranial alternating current stimulation] on cognitive function across studies examining all cognitive domains including visual attention, working memory, long-term memory, executive..”
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… pic.twitter.com/I1fx4JUiAt
5/24/23, 2:29 PM

Joseph Thornton

May 24, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Immortality: Will AI Raise the Dead?

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a43774075/artificial-intelligence-digital-immortality/

Joseph Thornton

May 24, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Our brains exist in a state of “controlled hallucination” | MIT Technology Review

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/25/1032121/brains-controlled-hallucination/

Joseph Thornton

May 23, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Governance AI

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Smoke-away
⁦‪@SmokeAwayyy‬⁩
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❗Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Ilya Sutskever have released an OpenAI blog post discussing ‘Governance of superintelligence’.

“it’s conceivable that within the next ten years, AI systems will exceed expert skill level in most domains”
openai.com/blog/governanc… pic.twitter.com/DkHDw548w5

5/22/23, 1:43 PM

Joseph Thornton

May 23, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Sam Altman on Twitter. Governance.

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Sam Altman
⁦‪@sama‬⁩
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something like an IAEA for advanced AI is worth considering, and the shape of the tech may make it feasible:

openai.com/blog/governanc…

(and to make this harder to willfully misinterpret: it’s important that any such regulation not constrain AI below a high capability threshold)

5/22/23, 2:48 PM

Joseph Thornton

May 22, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Alvaro Cintas on Twitter

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Alvaro Cintas
⁦‪@dr_cintas‬⁩
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13. Sam Altman’s Opening Statement by ⁦‪@SmokeAwayyy‬⁩
5/22/23, 11:08 AM

Joseph Thornton

May 22, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Smoke-away Sam Altman at senate hearings

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Smoke-away
⁦‪@SmokeAwayyy‬⁩
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❗Sam Altman’s opening statement from the AI hearing today. pic.twitter.com/JhSDnOyloD
5/16/23, 2:16 PM

Joseph Thornton

May 22, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Alvaro Cintas on Twitter. ChatGPT psychiatry notes

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Alvaro Cintas
⁦‪@dr_cintas‬⁩
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4. AI-First Psychiatrist by ⁦‪@Scobleizer‬⁩
5/22/23, 11:08 AM

Joseph Thornton

May 22, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet by Mushtaq Bilal, PhD on Twitter. Dante

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Mushtaq Bilal, PhD
⁦‪@MushtaqBilalPhD‬⁩
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Go to dante-ai(dot)com.

Click on “Start Building” to create an account. pic.twitter.com/lvVjb5Y5YW

5/22/23, 1:18 AM

Joseph Thornton

May 21, 2023 Joseph Thornton MD

Tweet G7. Hiroshima AI project

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Gary Marcus
⁦‪@GaryMarcus‬⁩
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“We stress the importance of international discussions on AI governance and interoperability between AI governance frameworks” – G7 statement, that recognizes urgency in developing a generative action plan (consistent with what I emphasized in Senate testimony). Via ⁦‪@alondra‬⁩: twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
5/20/23, 8:24 AM

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