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Imagine you’re on an island where a few powerful companies control most of the resources. One of these companies is Nvidia, a leading supplier of GPUs that power gaming, crypto, and AI. Jacopo Pantaleoni, an engineer who used to work at Nvidia, has written a book warning about the dangers of AI being controlled by a few tech giants. Meanwhile, a researcher named Kevin is working on a project called Open Souls, which aims to create a more empathetic AI. In the meantime if you just need “something” that’s not silence, YouTube Audio Library can provide you some free-to-use sounds. AI and Souls There’s stuff I wouldn’t ordinarily give the time of day to if this newsletter doesn’t exist. Put the Open Souls project in this category. I really like Kevin’s enthusiasm. His focus is on an AI in a different way. Instead of aiming to create some super intelligence that can understand everything we do and say - his focus is on building something really small that can enhance AI. There’s a lot to like about this: It’s research-l Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #15: a big few, stock music, and soul-searching