Vass Bednar Keldon Bester Robert Diab on why generative AI may not bring about a textual singularity despite growing concerns: cigionline.org/articles/will-…

Chatbots will not be taking over your favourite literary magazine.

'The best policy response to fears of the net being taken over by bots is to cultivate a reputation for insight, authenticity and truth,' writes Robert Diab

Details: cigionline.org/articles/will-…

“Platforms are replacing nations as our most important social imaginaries” cambridge.org/core/books/web…

The Michael Geist's Podcast Series Podcast, Episode 201: Robert Diab (@robertdiab) on the Billion Dollar Lawsuits Launched By Ontario School Boards Against Social Media Giants
michaelgeist.ca/2024/04/law-by…

So the AI police board will be made up of precisely the people to be policed.

Finished Ethan Mollick’s ‘Co-Intelligence’ and found it well worth reading, not least for final chapter on four scenarios for near future of gen AI.

Interesting insights on why LLMs not likely to plateau that soon, as some predict.

Will AI soon become so good that even pieces in the New Yorker or Atlantic might be synthetic?

Will we soon confront a 'textual singularity' -- a takeover by automated text?

I weigh the evidence here...

newsweek.com/ai-about-repla…

How far off we might be from a textual singularity—a moment when all text online will be presumed to be fake?

newsweek.com/ai-about-repla…

Any thoughts on the argument that we’re running out of data to train larger LLMs — we’ve reached a plateau?

The ninth circuit finds that compelling a thumbprint does not violate the fifth amendment. A great explainer here… arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

For a contrary view... washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

Thoughts on why Ontario schools are suing social media co's and whether they'll succeed... theconversation.com/why-ontario-sc…

Are fears of China's control over TikTok misplaced? Does China need to control it to interfere in our elections?
theconversation.com/does-tiktok-po…

Casting into doubt that Tiktok poses a greater than other social media... theconversation.com/does-tiktok-po…

But is it good? 'Relationally good'? Or 'intrinsically good'?

Paul Kahn on the 'false choice' between a judicial and democratic decision on Colorado and Maine... thehill.com/opinion/judici…

Thanks Orin Kerr for posting the piece by Posner on the normative model of legal scholarship. It inspired me to write: 'Thoughts on Posner on what law profs should be doing' 'robertdiab.ca/blog/archives/…