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Protestware: Using Open Source Software as a Platform for Political Movements
The recent Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen the rise of a new political movement: “protestware”, which involves using open source software to make political statements. What are the ramifications of using an amorphous technological medium as a political platform in an age of intimate human-technology relationships?
The Paradox of Predictability
Predictability is one of the pillars of AI safety, but for complex learning systems, unpredictability is unavoidable. How do we assure the safety of systems that are inherently unpredictable?
Today, Uncertainty is a Given
If there’s one thing we are all familiar with today, it’s uncertainty. Managing uncertainty and decision-making in uncertain circumstances is an ongoing challenge. How can decision-making theories help us understand how we manage our changing, and at times, uncertain world?
Response to ICRC Position on Autonomous Weapon Systems
Arguments against the use of autonomy in weapon systems have garnered more attention over the years, but how accurate are these arguments and what exactly defines a lethal autonomous weapon system?