Tom Lynch

If you’re struggling what to make of the back and forth between #AI leaders announcing a slowdown, condemning a slowdown, claiming danger, saying there is none, look at what they aren’t saying as I did here: medium.com/@tomlynch102...

Learned from fossil fuel quickly - hype dystopian scenarios most find not plausible so most then slowly to think all threats are overblown. The Who were so wrong. We get fooled every single time.

#BirdOfTheDay #LMNO Depending on which name you choose, this bird could cover the N or the M. A Northern Mockingbird. #birding #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheday #Reflection I enjoy the perfect mirror images of birds in dark, still water. But the ripples of this water gave such a distinct, abstract reflection that it became a favorite (I almost like the reflected reeds more than the wavy egret reflection).

#datacenters #AIEthics

#BirdOfTheDay #Paridea Black-capped Chickadee with an inch worm. #birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay #JKLM One of my favorite winter visitors, the Junko (Dark-Dyed version). The little black and white sparrow with the pink bill and R2D2-like chirps are adorable. #Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #naturephotography #nature

The “conscious” AI debate is like other #AI debates: it is fought at the edges. We need serious debate about how a species that can’t even decide when our own lives begins can answer that question for machines in the future, when it is possible they deserve some agency. They do not now.

All anyone needs to know about the state of #Texas is that every citizen knows this is who Paxton is, and he still may win because the "family values" folks are lining up to vote for him.

This is an important read about #AI and empowering citizens.

#BirdOfTheDay #Waders I’m hoping the waders don’t need to be wading in the photo. From @audubon.org’s Corkscrew swamp in the #Everglades, this Tri-colored Heron found a safe place to hunt in a pond full of alligators. #Birds #Birding #Birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography

#AI

#BirdOfTheDay #BlueWater A great egret, knee deep in blue water, flashing the mating green across its face as it goes fishing at DeKorte State Park in the Meadowlands, just across the river from #NYC. Great #birding spot. #birds #birdwatching Thx @atlanticbirding.bsky.social for doing the BotD!

#BirdOfTheDay House Swallow on a fence post giving a #BirdSupermodel pose. #bird #birds #birding #birdwatcher #birdphotography #naturephotography

The unmitigated gall is, unfortunately, unsurprising. Only he knows what the “some bad” actually is we’re supposed to accept. Only he knows what the “good” actually is. Only he decides that we should accept the unknown bad. Arrogant. Dangerous. Unacceptable. #AIEthics #ArtificialIntelligence

The question is why does he get to decide that? Last I checked, we live in a democracy. Wait. Nevermind. That's why he gets to decide.

It’s a start…

#BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks Brown Pelicans in the Florida Keys. Spectacular flying dinosaurs! #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdwatching

Six of the nine independent experts on the advisory board of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism—a consortium run by several of the biggest US tech companies—resigned on Monday, according to a letter seen by WIRED and interviews with three of the people.

I’ve been in marketing & research for my entire career. No amount of marketing can overcome a bad customer experience. But agencies are kept in business from companies trying. How many marketing impressions are needed to outweigh Zuck knowingly harming children for 15 years (as an example)?

#BirdOfTheDay Since I didn’t exactly follow the definition for #black&white the first time, here is a Yellow-crowned Night Heron flying away at DeKorte State Park in the #Meadowlands #NJ, just across the Hudson River from #NYC. Awesome #birding spot. #birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography

For my #BirdOFTheDay, rather than a #black&white photo I am posting a Black-and-white Warbler taken just last week during the fall migration through #NYC. They are tiny & love to get deep into vines & brush so difficult to capture, but fun trying. #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay #BirdOfTheMonth Common Yellowthroat about to be tagged. I was lucky enough to be part of a tagging day at the @teaneckcreek.bsky.social this month. Amazing experience. #birds #birding #birdwatching #conservation #birdphotography

How is anyone reading sourced stories about all the #AI firms are doing, all that AI models are doing and say “no oversight needed”?

#writers #publishers & #lawyers, I’d love your take on if/how this pov on #copyright law and #AI relates to US & eventually global copyright law. natlawreview.com/article/wuha...

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

#BirdOfTheDay is #bord. That’s a new one to me, but I think if a bird’s belly hangs over the sides of the branch it’s sitting on, it likely qualifies. Downy Woodpecker #birds #bird #birder #birding #ornithology #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay #thedivers Pelican at the point of impact with the Gulf of Mexico. #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography

#AI Air traffic control? With models everyone knows hallucinate & confidently give wrong answers. But deployment is where they get their revenue, which is why some are asking for a pause in some development, but nobody is in deployment. medium.com/@tomlynch102...

OpenAI "has now resolved more than 100 long-standing open problems across most areas of mathematics," and is waiting to release them until after discussions with the math community The same thing will likely happen, but more so, with the Bar, the AMA & other professions. openai.com/index/adviso...

#BirdOfTheDay #LightAndShadow House Swallow on a wood fence rail at the edge of a meadow. Great Swamp NWR, #NewJersey #birds #birding #birdwatching

#BirdOfTheDay A fledgling Black-capped Chickadee from this Spring. Nice symmetry on the first day of Autumn. #birds #birding #birdwarching #naturephotography

#BirdOfTheDay A male Ruddy Duck at breeding time. Normally a, literally ruddy brown, it’s back feathers become a rich and deep brown and its bill a turquoise blue, turning it from one of the most ordinary-looking ducks into one or the more striking. #birds #birding #birders #birdwatching #ducks

I read the statements of AI leaders asking for a slowdown in development. None mentioned deployment. You can read what that means and why it matters, here. #AI #AIEthics #ArtificialIntelligence medium.com/@tomlynch102...

#BirdOfTheDay #Finches House finches are fairly common where I live, but their regular appearances do not limit their beauty. The complimentary Sweetgum seed pods make this one of my favorite pics from last year. #birds #bird #birder #birdwatcher #nature #red

#BirdOfTheDay Mommas & Poppas. Barn Swallows at Richard DeKort Park in the Meadowlands, #NewJersey. #birds #nature #naturephotographs #bird #birdwatcher #birder

Wow. Worth a few minutes of your day. @naomiaklein.bsky.social @astra.bsky.social end the video with a simple question. Please share. youtu.be/aK2nLNiFEAQ

#Nature #Birds 1B+ birds die from collision with glass in the US. @birdcast.bsky.social recommends turning lights out from dusk through dawn for the next two months, and treating glass around your home or business. See effective and affordable solutions at stopbirdcollisions.org

Here's a good example of why if we had functioning FTC & CFPB, such "interoperability" agentic payment systems would get the scrutiny required. #GenAI Ant International, Visa, Mastercard Align on AI Agent Verification Rules www.unite.ai/ant-internat...

"Your children will never be smarter than #AI" Sam Altman. So, don't worry about there being zero global oversight or any American regulation. It will all be fine. #AIEthics #AIsecurity #artificialintelligence

Interesting times… #publishers #AI #MSWL

#BirdOfTheDay #InFlight or #Grounded are the themes. I’ll give you a two-fer. A “grounded” egret being dive-bombed by a flying red-winged blackbird. #birds #birding #birdwatching #nature

We would not allow any other industry to expand this fast with any product with implications this unknown to operate with no rules, regulation nor oversight. Why are we doing it with #AI? #AIEthics #AIsecurity

Not bad.

Even linkedin gets it

🛣️ Nearly half the world's roads were never properly mapped Satellite AI mapped 9.2 million km of key roads. Close to half had never been classified. Gaps show planning problems in Ghana, climate risk in Pakistan. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Infrastructure #Climate #Science 🧪

#birdoftheday up close. Downy woodpecker. #birds #bird #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography