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ErikJonker

@ErikJonker@mastodon.social

Civil servant from the Netherlands, fascinated by innovative technologies and how they can improve society. Also interested in geopolitics and international affairs. All opinions expressed are purely personal and do not represent the opinion of my employer or anyone else.
#digitalgovernment #innovation #digitaltransformation #AI #technology
#tfr tootfinder #ICT #IT #fedi22 #geopolitics #AcICT

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newsroom, to random Dutch

" Het internet is vervuilender dan de luchtvaart, met dank aan alle mails, crypto’s, videogesprekken, streams en de cloud [...]

In Nederland is het politieke debat over de digitale voetafdruk beperkt tot ophef over het energieverbruik van datacentra”, zegt Gámez. „Dat zou veel breder moeten zijn.” Maar een nationale strategie om het beste uit de digitalisering te halen en tegelijk de voetafdruk te beperken is er niet."

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/06/08/het-internet-is-vervuilender-dan-de-luchtvaart-met-dank-aan-alle-ongelezen-mails-cryptos-videogesprekken-streams-en-fotos-in-de-cloud-a4166711

ErikJonker,
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@newsroom we moeten het over voetafdruk in algemene zin hebben, internet/digitalisering apart nemen is echt onzinnig, het is immers onderdeel van ieder ander product/dienst. Natuurlijk kun je wel proberen diensten en infrastructuur zo duurzaam mogelijk te maken.

wolfensteijn, to random

Hoe ik weet dat dit een scam is?

  • Ik volg het nieuws.
  • Bericht komt uit Polen
  • Hoe krijg je een leentoestel met Nederlands nummer in Polen?
  • Ik heb geen kinderen 😆

ErikJonker,
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@wolfensteijn ..altijd even doorvragen en aan het lijntje houden als je niets te doen hebt 😂

ErikJonker, to random
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So now we know, Iran is helping Russia producing drones for the war in Ukraine.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/09/united-states-security-council-russia-iran-weapons-00101191

ErikJonker, to ai
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Good blog by @garymarcus on AI & governance.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/two-models-of-ai-oversight-and-how

chrisschmitz, to random German
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It would appear that the indication is strong that has massively fucked up their offense in some areas.

I have seen rather indicative footage of at least two destroyed Leopard 2A5, 3 Bradleys.

The way they were bunched up (and ran into each other) are kind of indicative of horrible mistakes by UA Troops.

I hope they learn, because if they repeat this, the russian stratagem of "west can not deliver more" will prevail.

ErikJonker,
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@chrisschmitz ..indeed the loss itself is not catastrophic, the learning part is key

ErikJonker, to random
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If Ukraine information warfare is functioning well (as it did until now), we probably have a wrong and incomplete picture of the ongoing offensive or activities. 🤔

ErikJonker, to random
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So Putin invades Ukraine, blows up a dam, creating an ecological and human disaster, deploys nuclear weapons in Belarus and even now there are people arguing we should not "provoke" Putin to avoid escalation.

ErikJonker, to ai
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Looking for a simple, short explanation what Generative AI is all about ? This 20 minutes video by Google is really good.

https://youtu.be/G2fqAlgmoPo

maiamaia, to random

#Ukraine Denys Davydov confirms what I believed: Russia destroyed armoured column of Leopard 2 tanks starting counteroffensive
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N85cRT5JWvc and asks why did Ukraine make many basic mistakes, causing slaughter of so many soldiers?

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@maiamaia ...there will be many losses, even if everything goes well, the important question is how fast they learn and adapt. They all had very short training with all the new equipment so they will have to learn a lot "on the job"...

ErikJonker,
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@Renegade_GDI @maiamaia True !

ErikJonker, to random
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Quite a statement , unthinkable a year ago https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/07/nato-members-may-send-troops-to-ukraine-warns-former-alliance-chief

ErikJonker, to random
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Mooi artikel van @FTM_nl over hoe de superrijken belasting ontwijken. https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/superrijken-betalen-in-nederland-geen-belasting?share=WHzl%2FNmLPgjy1ngmTt%2BuiZ6wBYDSn5cdtEHye8l%2FhHr7FbJjP0Ay9%2FP4MAiWeuU%3D%26utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebuttonleden&utm_source=linkbutton

Jigsaw_You, to ai Dutch
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In a recent report on , the administration pinpointed the computational costs of generative as a national concern. The wrote that the is expected to “dramatically increase computational demands and the associated impacts,” and that there’s an “urgent need” to design more systems.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/05/chatgpt-hidden-cost-gpu-compute/

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You ...that's a temporary problem in my view, models get more efficient (lots of work already in progress with all the major platforms), renewable energy becomes more abundant. Ofcourse it needs to be managed/controlled.

ErikJonker, to ai
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If you read one article on AI, read this one "Why AI Will Save the World", no hype, debunking various myths, identifying cults/sects in AI. .

https://a16z.com/2023/06/06/ai-will-save-the-world/

ErikJonker,
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@simeon ...the last will often be the case but that problem can not really attributed to AI but is a larger societal issue i think

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You ...and what exactly in the article do you disagree with (besides the what extreme title, i agree 🙂 )

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You ...true , that's also one of the "frames" in the article i don't agree with 😀 , what i like is the opportunities described which are concrete and attainable in the short term, for everybody.

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You ...well, Bing , Bard, ChatGPT are all available for everybody, at least until now , not saying he is right on all aspects but he makes at lot of valid points, the broad debate is already there in my view, mainly governments need to act instead of only using words, regulations and ethical frameworks. The EU is trying i would add.

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You ..we could organise a separate discussion about that topic, success or failure of current market economy :-), governments surely have their role to play, also with laws and regulations. But also with applying existing laws.

ErikJonker,
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@Jigsaw_You …Yes, especially within the EU there is an ongoing discussion about AI & ethics with experts/specialists , Many reports and a framework were produced. The EU did a good job.

ErikJonker, to ai
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Interesting parts/observations in this DG Connect presentation about LLMs, not everything but you can fast-forward some parts :-) , https://www.youtube.com/live/NOOFt5Ux7g8?feature=share

ErikJonker, to random
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Ukraine is also inspiring in Digital Government, their Diia , mobile-first platform is something countries like mine (the Netherlands) should have adopted long ago in my opinion.
https://ukraine.ua/invest-trade/digitalization/

VaeManhof, to random Dutch

De Nederlandse bronnen die chatbots trainen staan bol van auteursrechtschendingen, privé-gegevens en nepnieuws. Nieuw onderzoek van Joris Veerbeek en mij: https://www.groene.nl/artikel/dat-zijn-toch-gewoon-al-onze-artikelen

ErikJonker,
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@VaeManhof leuk artikel, de crux is volgens mij dat we willen dat generative AI op kwalitatief zo goed mogelijke data wordt getraind, dat die data transparant is voor de gebruikers van diensten op dit vlak , niet op categorie niveau, maar geheel auditeerbaar ed en dat content producenten betaald blijven worden voor goede content. Die puzzel moeten we oplossen.

ErikJonker, to ai
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Interesting "McKinsey and Company, the global consulting firm with more than 30,000 employees in 67 countries, is embracing new generative AI tools in a major way: Nearly 50% of the firm’s workforce is using ChatGPT and similar technology."
Also Mckinsey mentions how people are using generative AI (4 Cs): Coding, Customer engagement, Creative content generation, Content synthesis.
https://venturebeat.com/ai/mckinsey-says-about-half-of-its-employees-are-using-generative-ai/

ErikJonker, to random Dutch
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Blowing up this dam, creating this kind of destruction, also illustrates that Russia knows it's going to lose this war, it just wants to destroy as much as possible

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