Recent Notable Quote(s) - 8/29/24

AI agents “will have an impact on the world at a scale that no one understands, yet much bigger than the horrific impact we've had by social media”…[For example, if you say to your LLM] “Make me a copy of TikTok. Steal all the users, steal all the music, put my preferences in it, produce this program in the next 30 seconds, release it, and in one hour, if it's not viral, do something different along the same lines.”

Eric Schmidt, Former Google CEO – in an interview with Azeem Azhar (an AI expert and thought leader) on the potential of AI agents to learn and improve themselves including the ability to text-to-action capabilities which will greatly accelerate the utility of these tools but…also, increase the likelihood of unintended consequences…

 

Recent Notable Quote(s) - 8/14/24

“My parents have always gotten me turtle figurines for every meet,” she revealed. “They have little sayings on them, like ‘go at your own pace’ and ‘one step at a time.’ I have one in my locker from my sister. I have a little collection of these turtles.”

Simone Biles – in an interview following her Olympic performance this year – discussed the secret to her success. She indicated hard work, dedication, and...turtles!! Yes, turtles!! Now I know who to bequeath my 500+ turtle collection to…😊

 

Recent Notable Quote(s) - 4/15/24

"The greatest antidote to deliberate and nefarious deception is transparency, but you can only have transparency if you can identify the AI-generated content that breaks platform rules in the first place."

Nick Clegg, Former Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom

“In the supermarket, we look for fish that’s sustainably raised. We are swayed by sustainable practices from hotels and retailers. So why wouldn’t the same standard apply to the most important service industry in the world, health care?”

Zameer Rizvi – in an opinion article in a recent issue of Medical Economics on The Logic of Embracing Value-Based Care

Quote(s) Of The Week - 2/26/24

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”

Edward R. Murrow, an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent who gained prominence during World War II for his live broadcasts from Europe and later for his analysis of the McCarthy hearings.

“Alexei was a symbol of hope and a symbol of courage for many Russian people, and now they feel like this idea of hope abandoned them. But that’s not true, and I’m sure that people will find strength to continue their fight because this is what Alexei always wanted…even from the prison.”

Kira Yarmysh, a spokesperson and team member for Navalny throughout his struggles in Russia

Recent Notable Quotes - 2/6/24

 “The act of cloning a human being is completely unacceptable. We won’t think about this.”

Falong Lu, Team Member at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China related to ongoing work on cloning.

 “The biggest poison that we face around the world internally in our societies and externally in our relations with others is dehumanization – the inability to see the humanity in the other.” 

Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State – in comments before the World Economic Forum in Davos in January.

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