Posts by MattHodges@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AbglssSOMYCssS5H5k by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-10T19:06:46Z
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So here's something icky. The ability to make and share custom GPTs opens up a whole new vector for deception. We all worry about #LLM hallucinations, which are on "accident". But with custom GPTs you can set up the system to lie on purpose. And you can share them around and (potentially unwitting) recipients will open them in the real ChatGPT website or app. Here my friend @tylergaw shared "GaslightGPT". It lies on purpose and I'm inside the regular old ChatGPT iOS app. #aiEthics
(DIR) Post #Abglsw6Ynf7WBtttcO by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-10T19:13:26Z
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This is kindof like prompt injection attacks (cc: @simon) but it has the potential to be much more deceptive. The extra threat is through and through a product decision.
(DIR) Post #AbglsyoaivWsb2W5Wi by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-10T19:29:33Z
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OpenAI needs to add some red flashing alerts to users when they're on a custom GPT. The title and logo aren't enough when you're embedded within the official app. And that's probably the minimum they need to do. They should also elevate details about the system prompts and RAG data included. It's way too opaque to be a safe product as-is.
(DIR) Post #Abglt03s5bLWSifnyy by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-10T19:44:13Z
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It's so easy to corrupt ChatGPT's "advanced data analysis" with custom GPTs. Behold: The World's Greatest Accountant#aiEthics
(DIR) Post #AcEvLx1bDgk02YaDCa by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-27T18:10:08Z
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@hn50 I want more people on the East coast to see this because I think many have an incorrect perception of train availability elsewhere.
(DIR) Post #AcFMt0hXGlmNlFBdvU by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-11-27T22:43:37Z
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Seems bad!https://world-from-eyes.github.io
(DIR) Post #AcgCJ9BTOT9LyGbq8e by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-10T21:18:50Z
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Seems good!https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-announces-proposal-replace-lead-service-lines-us/story?id=105266898
(DIR) Post #Achuqxh1DLlhJpG6UK by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T16:38:21Z
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@evan Sincere question: What do you mean? A ballot initiative in a state that has those? A slate of candidates? The GND as presented in Congress in 2019? The 2021 version? Something more binding?
(DIR) Post #Aci5jJ66qb0yspXzdo by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-11T19:50:36Z
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Seems bad.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/11/upshot/nighttime-deaths.html
(DIR) Post #AcqCLd7U7ZN0SoqNCy by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-15T17:33:41Z
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@simon @dalias @matt @danilo @maria I think it's both true that the UX of a chatbot can be a problematic way to surface information AND that critics of these tools are significantly under-appreciating that we humans still have cognition. Earlier this year I worked with Bing Chat to help plan my vacation and half a dozen replies genuinely asked "how can you know if this hotel is real?" and, well, I would hope people could figure out on their own how I might be able to know that.
(DIR) Post #Ad0KFFx333EJi4ZmvA by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-20T13:32:32Z
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Did we all know there’s an xkcd YouTube channel nowhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=JcXpCyPc2Xw
(DIR) Post #Ad4OTmyl1JU7zalJaK by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-22T13:25:09Z
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"I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who, on or before the date of this proclamation, committed or were convicted of the offense of simple possession of marijuana, attempted simple possession of marijuana, or use of marijuana, regardless of whether they have been charged with or prosecuted for these offenses on or before the date of this proclamation"https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/22/a-proclamation-on-granting-pardon-for-the-offense-of-simple-possession-of-marijuana-attempted-simple-possession-of-marijuana-or-use-of-marijuana/
(DIR) Post #Ad9EI4xQK6IkWdiQ08 by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2023-12-24T16:01:18Z
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💻🇺🇸 The Biden Campaign is hiring Data Analysts,¹ Fundraising Data Analysts,² Fundraising Testing Analysts,³ a Reporting Lead,⁴ Targeting Analytics Engineers,⁵ a Paid Media Analytics Director,⁶ and a Chief of Staff to Analytics Team.⁷ #PoliticalTech¹ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/35aefe73-3cc5-4359-8ff8-47a5eebbf519² https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/0fc2c204-8347-48e1-87e9-907a677a5ce0³ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/6ca242ff-2eee-4f57-b3c4-665e52ee49c4⁴ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/14f48747-08d0-43c8-be6a-4b69cf812a17⁵ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/c77cbc9a-0e36-475d-9b7d-d8972de98a7d⁶ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/17d764c3-5b1f-4ebe-998d-c8b73e39813f⁷ https://jobs.lever.co/BFP/68df9d83-8b65-49fe-bd1d-a24bdeb787ac
(DIR) Post #AdTv8pBqI7BKL9jB3I by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T15:28:53Z
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"Using linked individual-level administrative data on PFD payments and child maltreatment referrals, we show that an additional $1,000 to families in the first few months of a child's life reduces the likelihood that a child is referred to Child Protective Services by age three by 2.0 percentage points, or 10 percent, on average. Estimates indicate that additional cash transfers also reduce child mortality."https://www.nber.org/papers/w31733
(DIR) Post #AdTv8u603GTlYU258i by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-03T20:38:44Z
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I had *so many* conversations with the center-right people in my life during the Child Tax Credit direct payment days of 2021 that they were certain the money would be spent on drugs instead of on children. But time and time again, we see that is not the case.
(DIR) Post #AdXVwqSY1cR8a3ZXI8 by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-04T22:34:59Z
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“Florida has become the fastest-growing state in the union, with its GDP increasing nearly 19% since Q3 2019 […] Texas’ growth has been among the most impressive given its size—its real economic output has increased by $230B over the last four years, putting it just barely behind California […] That impressive growth has allowed Texas to pull ahead of NY in overall GDP and in white-collar professional, scientific, and technical services output”https://www.apricitas.io/p/the-new-geography-of-american-growth
(DIR) Post #AdXVwr9nQp20kBo4hc by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-04T22:43:08Z
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“In fact, job growth in Florida and Texas has been so large that one in three new jobs in America come from those two states, and more than one in five come from Texas alone. This was in large part thanks to a white-collar boom —In the Lone Star state, more than 300k new jobs came from professional & business services and another 100k came from financial services”… these are wild numbers.
(DIR) Post #AdXVwrx4TcRlD0rQVU by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-04T22:49:17Z
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"Florida permitted 9.5 new units per thousand residents and Texas permitted 8.8—while the equivalent figures were 2.1 in New York and 3.1 in California. The gap is so large that each of the Dallas, Houston, and Austin MSAs permitted more new units than the entirety of New York State last year, with Dallas alone beating NY by 80%."
(DIR) Post #AdXVwwTpdl1rFmDe7s by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-04T22:54:13Z
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"Dallas metro area, despite being less than 1/3 the size of the New York metro, has contributed more to nationwide economic growth over the last three years than any other. Miami alone has contributed more to nationwide growth than the four largest midwestern metros combined, and Austin was likewise the fastest grower among America’s 100 largest metros. Those areas roundly beat out some of the 'superstar cities' that led growth throughout the 2010s"
(DIR) Post #AdYj38XzBJKgyiPEzA by MattHodges@mastodon.social
2024-01-05T23:04:55Z
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"Then as usual, he left the dirty work to others. He retreated to the White House. As America was attacked from within, Donald Trump watched on TV in the private small dining room off the oval office. The entire nation watched in horror, the whole world watched in disbelief, and Trump did nothing [...] It was among the worst derelictions of duty by a president in American history."