#BrainFood 06.17.24
Surgeon General calls for warning labels on social media platforms
What did Dr. Vivek Murthy ask Congress to make social media platforms do for teen mental health?
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urged Congress to mandate social media platforms to display warning labels about the potential detrimental effects on teen mental health, calling the youth mental health crisis an "emergency" exacerbated by social media.
How much time on social media can hurt teens' mental health, according to research?
Murthy cited research showing teens who spend over 3 hours daily on social media face increased risks of anxiety and depression, and nearly half of teens admit these platforms negatively impact their self-perception.
What did Murthy say we should do to protect kids from social media's harms?
Last year, Murthy issued an advisory outlining safeguards policymakers, platforms, and parents should take to protect young people from social media's harms, prioritizing tackling America's mental health crisis with a focus on social media's influence on adolescents.
AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics
What is the purpose of "AI Steve" running for Parliament?
"AI Steve" is an AI avatar created by a company called Neural Voice to showcase their technology. The real candidate, Steve Endacott, aims to use AI Steve as a "co-pilot" to engage with constituents and gather their opinions on policies, with the goal of making politics more accessible and responsive to the public.
How does Endacott plan to determine his party's policies?
Endacott plans to have thousands of "validators" (people he believes represent the common person) score his policies from 1 to 10 each week. Any policy that gets over 50% approval from these validators will become an official party policy. This way, he claims his decisions will be directly driven by his voters' input.
Is Endacott using AI Steve to promote his business interests?
Endacott denies using AI Steve to propel his own business interests, stating that he holds less than a 10% share in Neural River, the platform behind AI Steve. He claims his primary motivation is to push the government to enact changes to cut carbon emissions, whether by getting elected or becoming a political influencer.
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Unitree G1 & Boston Dynamics Atlas Redefine Hypermobility in Humanoid Robotics
So not only do we have to worry about the impeding seismic/world-changing effect AI is going to have on humanity, now we have even more capable humanoid robots. Woo hoo!