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Research Engineer at DAIR, prev. Ethical AI SWE @ Google, they/he

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dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 6mo ago

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& I know I'm usually talking about AI, but the problem is the same there— AI generates tons of e-waste, in part by quickly deprecating chips: https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/28/1106316/ai-e-waste/ And folks like Dr. Keolu Fox, who I've written about before, are repurposing them: https://iem.ucsd.edu/_files/GEMSTONES-FOX-ZGPUS-PLUS-BIOSKETCH-031225.pdf

MIT Technology Review

AI will add to the e-waste problem. Here’s what we can do about it.

Equipment used to train and run generative AI models could produce up to 5 million tons of e-waste by 2030, a relatively small but significant fraction of the global total.

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 7mo ago

Seeing the reactions to the privacy nightmare of the Meta Ray Ban glasses has inspired me to go poke around what people in the anti-surveillance fashion world have been up to recently and it's kinda fun!

(ICYMI: https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-ray-ban-smart-pervert-glasses)

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People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses"

Futurism

People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses"

On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 6mo ago

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Other 👏 things 👏 are 👏 possible 👏

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 6mo ago

New in-person Possible Futures workshop, this time in Portland, OR and co-hosted with Data & Society! Come make art with us!

Saturday, April 11, 1pm-3pm at 350 PDX. For tickets and more info, head over to Eventbrite ⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dair-data-society-present-imagining-possible-futures-portland-tickets-1985401613672

eventbrite.com

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 6mo ago

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It is so neat! He powered a leaf blower!! And these batteries are cheaper to the consumer than a traditional power tool battery, safety tested, & universally adaptable. Anyways, love a reminder that tech progress doesn't have to mean Some Big AI Thing, especially at SXSW which was a sea of... that.

dylan @dylan@dair-community.social

· 6mo ago

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Also, there are instructions online for how to reuse these batteries yourself! I wouldn't recommend it to a beginner, the information is out there: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Reuse-Disposable-Vape-Lithium-Batteries/

Instructables

How to Reuse Disposable Vape Lithium Batteries

How to Reuse Disposable Vape Lithium Batteries: I’m going to show you how to reuse these batteries, diverting valuable and hazardous substances from landfill while acquiring free batteries for your microcontroller projects. How do vape companies get away with putting perfectly good rechargeable l…