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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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A couple years ago I read a news article written by a woman who had just left her silicon valley career because she was one of the people forerunning the implementation of AI and it terrified her and she saw how bad it was and the long-lasting implications on society and she bailed out due to conscientious objections.
Likely Timnit Gebru who has been working in the area of the ethics of AI for quite some time.
Thanks!
Do you have the article or the name of the woman? I am curious to read it.
Lemmy user dondelelcaro thinks it might be this amazing lady: Timnit Gebru who has been working in the area of the ethics of AI for quite some time.
Thanks!
Please forgive me for not cataloging & citationing every random thing I've ever read on the internet in my leisure time.
Sometimes, a simple 'no' will suffice.
I don't think it was a demand but you do you
Seems a nerve was struck..
Username does not check out.
That's a lot of ands!
Yep, when I get emotional about something and don't check myself, I become a run-on sentence offender.
But at least no ifs/ors. Makes it real easy to follow the logic