The truth about the EU AI Act and foundation models, or why you should not rely on ChatGPT summaries for important texts
The proposed EU AI Act doesn't do what people say it does| Out of the Software Crisis
This essay was edited out of a chapter of my book, The Intelligence Illusion: a practical guide to the business risks of Generative AI, with minor alterations.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
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One of the messages of my book on the business risks of AI, The Intelligence Illusion, is that the most straightforward way of mitigating most of the risks is to wait two or three years. By that time other people will have suffered the consequences of adopted the new tech, if any, and you can adopt the parts that are known to be safe without risk.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
One aspect of writing that tends to get lost in all the discourse is that writing is thinking. The process of putting your thoughts into words is a form of reasoning that clarifies and condenses those thoughts. Writing is how I discover what matters to me. Writing is where I find out what I think.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
It’s useful when you’re reading social media, articles, or papers to ask yourself questions about the writer.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
This essay is based on a talk I gave at Hakkavélin, a hackerspace in Reykjavík. I had a wonderful time presenting to a lovely crowd, full of inquisitive and critically-minded people. Their questions and the discussion afterwards led to a number of improvements and clarifications as I turned my notes into this letter. This resulted in a substantial expansion of this essay. Many of the expanded points, such as the ones surrounding language model security, come directly from these discussions.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
Prompts are wholly insecure. They are holding back every attempt at turning language models into safe and reliable tools. Language models are not fit for purpose and should not be integrated into public-facing products unless the industry finds a new way to control them.| Out of the Software Crisis (Newsletter)
The proposed EU AI Act doesn't do what people say it does| Out of the Software Crisis
How to make better software with systems-thinking| Out of the Software Crisis
How to make better software with systems-thinking| Out of the Software Crisis
Google's own researchers argued it was impossible to secure, then they quit.| Out of the Software Crisis
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour| Out of the Software Crisis
