A mayoral pact for sustainable data centres, hire and wire, NHS admits Palantir might not be that good, AI regulation by decree, and three papers on AI psychosis. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Misaligned Recap Last week, we looked into the details...
6 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
Bias wherever you look, August comes closer, Palantir loses contract in France, police reportedly used AI to manufacture evidence and ChatGPT can be easily tricked. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Regulatory bits The EU Parliament has approved the...
19 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
New York bans stealth crawlers, EU guides on AI labelling, memory systems can make AI models worse, agentic shopping, and OpenAI v everyone. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Misaligned Recap Last week a German court ruled that Google can be held...
26 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Nobody likes data centres, MIT reports, German court rules on Google. And how oppressive are AI systems? Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Polling bits A majority of teachers show concern about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on studentsβ...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Mental health bots. AI agents circumventing the law. Florida against OpenAI and other lawsuits, and hidden pitfalls of AI scientist systems. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Misaligned recap Since the last newsletter, we looked at βAI Resist Listβ, a...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
The pope joins the resistance, Berkeley had it with legal hallucinations, Colorado goes backwards, one in five expects unrest against AI. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Misaligned Recap This week in Misaligned, David Dill continues to write about...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Most people do not think AI will make things better, too many ask AI about health, and AI canβt cope with users distrusting it. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. Polling bits A survey of 350 global business executives with a revenue of at least $1...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
ChatGPTβs learning successes retracted, questionable productivity stats, Palantir gets more of UKβs health data, hallucinations are accelerating, and AI assistants make us a bit dumber. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. New in Misaligned this week:...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Legal agents in Word, Metaβs AI copies word-for-word, the Pentagon has a word with AI companies, and what influences the use of writing assistants. Welcome to a new edition of misaligned bits, the (roughly weekly) newsletter from Misaligned where we sum up recent news and research, sometimes with a lighter touch. As usual, we will mark all non-medium links with βββ (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with βπβ. A court in Hangzhou city, China, an AI hub, has ruled in favour of a...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read