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Information Coping Skills for Memory Loss? Writing it down.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The taxonomy is rudimentary and not very informative. I hate it when I can't instantly pull facts out of my brain. (I'll explain why in a minute) Someone posted the url to a listserv. Another person responded It's just another list (that is obsolete as soon as its posted). There's not even a description of what the blogs do.

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NpTechTag Summary: Connected Conversations, Live Blogging, and Other Great Finds

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Many useful observations and questions raised about how to analyze the tagging data we've collected and how to move from a folksonomy to a taxonomy. NpTech Tag Talk If you couldn't make to the NpTech Conference call this week, there are notes here.

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Live Blogging ONG Web 2.0 Conference in Romania sponsored by the Soros Foundation in Bucharest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wiki: Collective brain of humanity. Described the difference between taxonomy and folksonomy. The key is the interconnectivity of users - and what can happen when you get connected with people with similar goals. It is not a book with pages, but it is about relationships. . He talked about the growth of wikipedia. Conclusion.

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A Conversation with Michael Gilbert on Nonprofit Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Q: When you say "a neat genetic algorithm of mine," do you mean your brain cells or an actual mathematical or AI formula? As for social bookmarking, it's a great first step in the direction of emergent taxonomies. It's pretty threatening on a lot of levels.

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AI for AI safety

The AI Alignment Forum

Thus, AI labor could be used for developing the science and technology necessary for whole brain emulation e.g., for connectomics, brain-scanning, relevant neuroscience, animal experiments, etc and for other routes to enhanced human labor as well e.g., brain computer interfaces (BCI) and other biological interventions.