Good Interview to listen to

Meredith Whittaker Is always interesting to listen to. Worthwhile bookmarking this for your next coffee.

Interview Of The Week: Meredith Whittaker, AI Ethics Expert - The Innovator

AI Ethics expert Meredith Whittaker talks about whether it is possible to have it All: Safe, Profitable, and Ethical AI?”

The InnovatorJennifer L. Schenker

She is also President of Signal (Oh if only I could get more people to use that app).

Interesting point:

“This is not just a concern, this is the reality. The AI industry is dominated by a handful of monopoly players, largely based in the US (whose dominant cloud companies have about 70% of the global market). The best hope for AI “startups” in this environment is to be acquired or enter into another kind of encumbered partnership with one of the US-based ‘hyperscalers.’ Meaning, there is no path to market that isn’t through the current giants”

Interesting as I wonder if this takes into context Open Models? Possibly. The juxtaposition with Hyperscalers is very correct though. That really does need to be tackled (Cloud). Because sometimes, left unchecked, these kinds of guys think they can get away with anything

Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway

“Her,” indeed.

The VergeJacob Kastrenakes, The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade.

(She only has a LinkedIn account to view profiles for recruitment but you can find her on the Fediverse)