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From 2018 to 2019, 58% of the most cited papers at the top two AI conferences had at least one author affiliated with a tech giant, compared with only 11% a decade earlier, according to a study by researchers in the Radical AI Network. https://t.co/RLxxlEwS9l — PolitiTweet.org

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At the same time, tech giants have become large investors in university-based AI research, heavily influencing its scientific priorities. Over the years, more and more ambitious scientists have transitioned to working for tech giants full time or adopted a dual affiliation. — PolitiTweet.org

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(2/2) Google’s parent company, Alphabet, acquired the London-based AI lab DeepMind for $600 million in 2014 and spends hundreds of millions a year to support its research. Microsoft signed a $1 billion deal with OpenAI in 2019 for commercialization rights to its algorithms. — PolitiTweet.org

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(1/2) The companies have invested heavily in the technology that has brought them such vast wealth. — PolitiTweet.org

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Last year Google’s advertising apparatus generated over $1 4 0 b i l l i o n in revenue. Facebook’s generated $ 8 4 b i l l i o n. — PolitiTweet.org

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Advances over the last decade, particularly in an AI technique called deep learning, have allowed them to monitor users’ behavior; recommend news, information, and products to them; and most of all, target them with ads. https://t.co/yLGhNkqx0A — PolitiTweet.org

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Among the world’s richest and most powerful companies, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple have made artificial intelligence core parts of their business. — PolitiTweet.org

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Defenders of Google argued that the company has the right to supervise its own researchers. But for many others, it solidified fears about the degree of control that tech giants now have over the field. — PolitiTweet.org

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The dismantling of that team sparked one of the largest controversies within the AI world in recent memory. — PolitiTweet.org

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Two months later, Google also fired her coauthor @mmitchell_ai, the other leader of the ethical AI team. https://t.co/Ix5LR1Q9Ks — PolitiTweet.org

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Gebru submitted the paper to a conference. Soon after, Google executives asked her to retract it, and when she refused, they fired her. — PolitiTweet.org

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The models were enormously costly to create—both environmentally and financially; they were often trained on the toxic and abusive language of the internet. They’d come to dominate research in language AI, elbowing out promising alternatives. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gebru worried about how fast the technology was being deployed. In the paper she wound up writing with six others, she detailed the possible dangers. https://t.co/f6waSu4BwA — PolitiTweet.org

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Gebru wanted to identify the risks posed by large language models. The models are algorithms trained on staggering amounts of text. Under the right conditions, they can compose what look like convincing passages of prose. https://t.co/EvezgmvLDq — PolitiTweet.org

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This thread is about the fight to reclaim artificial intelligence from Big Tech’s control. @timnitGebru never thought a scientific paper would cause her so much trouble. https://t.co/bN3dqzVG4R — PolitiTweet.org

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This story traces the roots of the ransomware crisis and the government response that's required after years of American inaction. https://t.co/jBnhprlCOE — PolitiTweet.org

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By playing with quantum entanglement, physicists hope to probe their ideas about quantum gravity. https://t.co/ZrHJwFEK2i — PolitiTweet.org

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“That’s not my face." TikTok users noticed last month what appeared to be a beauty filter they hadn't requested—and which they couldn't turn off. https://t.co/I9qmNps1Oz — PolitiTweet.org

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All viruses acquire mutations in their genetic code as they replicate—and SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. But figuring out how those mutations impact the way a virus spreads is tricky. https://t.co/GrCSQe9Tpi — PolitiTweet.org

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Scientists are taking a harder look at using carbon-capturing rocks to counteract climate change, but lots of uncertainties remain. https://t.co/mh7cuMr5os — PolitiTweet.org

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Simple, shareable, and private, these pages are Gen Z’s choice for not just learning about something, but doing something about it. From 2020: https://t.co/QG7Dc7FEjM — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, hyper-accurate positioning is that much better than GPS. That's why we named it to this year's list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies. https://t.co/6x61zqiZ5e — PolitiTweet.org

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A Chicago-based pilot program is giving covid-19 patients wearable artificial intelligence to monitor them remotely. It is one important test of a new way for covid-19 patients to receive care outside hospital settings. https://t.co/mvyf57IVAA — PolitiTweet.org

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The five best ways to detect fake social-media accounts. https://t.co/usBi4OpUV5 — PolitiTweet.org

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[SPONSORED] Edge computing will ultimately help solve problems in health care that cloud computing cannot. Read more. (With @lumentechco) https://t.co/SxwcSCxOAs — PolitiTweet.org

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Trying to get an up close and personal look at the solar system's gas giants is a tricky and dangerous journey. https://t.co/j1sWA0BtnJ — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: And being fully vaccinated provides significant protection. https://t.co/Q6VUegjsGa — PolitiTweet.org

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“That’s not my face." TikTok users noticed last month what appeared to be a beauty filter they hadn't requested—and which they couldn't turn off. https://t.co/FIO5e1FGqy — PolitiTweet.org

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When rock was new, space was new—and it seemed so far beyond us. Anything was possible. From 2019: https://t.co/LRXmKVUhHD — PolitiTweet.org

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All viruses acquire mutations in their genetic code as they replicate—and SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. But figuring out how those mutations impact the way a virus spreads is tricky. https://t.co/1eDwxvuUBy — PolitiTweet.org