Resistance meets in London, Palantir again, the AI industry has opinions on regulation, people have opinions on AI and LLMs can quietly steer your opinion. 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned Recap Last week the “AI Resist List” came together...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
AI at work: Fair, accurate or biased? Data centres are getting hot. The UK in search of AI regulation. 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned Recap New in Misaligned this week is “The Erasure of Interaction”, in which Ioannis Akingonte looks at...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned Recap Last week, we looked into the details...
about 2 months ago • 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Regulatory bits The EU Parliament has approved the...
2 months ago • 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned Recap Last week a German court ruled that Google can be held...
2 months ago • 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Polling bits A majority of teachers show concern about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on students’...
3 months ago • 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned recap Since the last newsletter, we looked at “AI Resist List”, a...
3 months ago • 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Misaligned Recap This week in Misaligned, David Dill continues to write about...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Most people do not think AI will make things better, too many ask AI about health, and AI can’t 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 “➚” (external link) and all possibly paywalled links with “🔒”. Polling bits A survey of 350 global business executives with a revenue of at least $1...
3 months ago • 2 min read