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Aspen Hopkins

@dataspen.bsky.social

29 followers 9 following 8 posts

PhD student @ MIT CSAIL advised by Aleksander Madry Interested in AI/ML, HCI, & policy aspenhopkins.com

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 18/08/2023

the pain of trying to decide if “I want to finish old work” is worth actually finishing them

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 17/08/2023

I wrote out some of my thoughts on how we can reduce the environmental impacts of data centers: aspen.substack.com/p/managing-the-e…

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Managing the Environmental Burden of GPUs

A set of recommendations

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

By standardizing how & what information is disclosed across the AI supply chain, we provide protection to both upstream and mid/downstream developers. We unpack what this might look like (ideally), along with various other considerations Can't wait to hear what people think! 5/5

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Characteristics of AI make identifying liable parties hard. Instead, AI policy has emphasized risk management. Without intervention, that means responsibility will often fall on the “last mile”, not upstream providers. Preventing 1-sided terms of service can help. 4/5

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

By e.g. subsidizing data marketplaces (w/strict terms of use) & small businesses' compute, we foster competition—providing users with options and diversifying the value systems perpetuated along the supply chains 3/5

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

There are many issues that are exacerbated when we deploy models through the AI supply chain. Liability, transparency, and optionality are just a few of these. 2/5

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

New post in On AI Deployment We outline 3 proposals for regulating AI: fostering competition, allocating liability & standardizing disclosures. Each is simple, tractable, & impactful. w/@cen_sarah @imstruckman @LVidegaray gradientscience.org/supply-chains-5

A grecian-esque building is simple. three pillars of different colors hold up the roof. The three, in order, say: (1) fostering competition, (2) allocating liability, (3) standardizing disclosures

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Aspen Hopkins @dataspen.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Going to calibrate my twitter account with this new (hopefully improved) bluesky account--which means repeat content for those who know me!

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