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Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them

  By Wilfred Chan May 05, 2023 AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, a 75-year-old computer scientist known as “the Godfather of AI,” has made waves this week after resigning from Google to warn that AI could soon surpass humans in intelligence and learn how to destroy humanity on its own.    But Hinton’s warnings, while dire, … Continue reading Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them

Viant Separates From Meredith As Ad Industry Buybacks Become More Common

Viant Separates From Meredith As Ad Industry Buybacks Become More Common by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, November 8, 2019 Ad-tech company Viant completed a company buyout earlier this week that the co-founders say allows them to “take back control” from Meredith Corporation.  The transaction includes the 60% of Viant that Meredith acquired from Time in January … Continue reading Viant Separates From Meredith As Ad Industry Buybacks Become More Common