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👉The #DumbingOfAmerica: The #StultificationOfThePeople👈 1)

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After #Reagan successfully started with the dismantling of higher education for the not-well-to-do as part of #Reagonomics 2), the extremist part of #Republicans called #AmericaFirst in the 1930's and 40's, and now #MAGA are now going a step further by axing primary/2ndary ed., and the #Alignment (#Gleichschaltung) 3) of the #Education system through #MAGA-controlled state bodies.

#TheStultificationOfAmerica
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What is alignment?

Does alignment imply ignoring the reality of harm through toxic positivity? No.

Alignment:

- Acknowledges the reality of destructive agents, parts of the systems that don't work, and their impacts, while
- Focusing intention and attention on the presence of constructive agents, parts of the system that do work.

#ChangeMakers #alignment

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Joseph Jaworski speaks of the ability to sense and seize opportunities as they arise:

"You have to pay attention to where that opportunity may arise that goes clunk with what your deeper intention tells you to do. When that happens, then you act in an instant. Then I operate from my highest self, which allows me to take risks that I normally would not have taken."

As a change maker, this is an essential skill to cultivate.

#ChangeMakers #alignment

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Third: We eliminate the BS of traditional OKR "cascading."

Cascading OKRs down through the levels of an organization to the individual may sound good in theory, and sells a lot of OKR software, but in reality it burns a ton of time, effort, and overhead (and usually hurts the quality of the methodology adoption instead of helping it).

Instead, we focus on creating "best practice" OKRs at the top two levels of the org, then embrace a flexible bottoms-up approach from there.

Elevation-Derived Hydrography [EDH] - The USGS’s Rich New Hydrological Features Dataset
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doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2024.0314 <-- shared paper
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pubs.usgs.gov/publication/tm11 <-- USGS EDH Representation, Extraction, Attribution, and Delineation Rules reference publication
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usgs.gov/3d-hydrography-progra <-- shared link to the USGS 3DHP page
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[in my role, I have the pleasure of working with the valuable EDH process(es) and the data it produces on a daily basis]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #hydrography #3dep #edh #3dhp #elevationderivedhydrography #opendata #elevation #dem #dtm #interpretation #waterfeatures #usecase #waterresources #floodmodeling #alignment #model #modeling #dataset #naturalresources #costs #benefits #economics #businessuse #publicdata #spatialanalysis #USA #USGS
@USGS

From the Inked Grimoire:
The Magick & Energy of 2025

As we step into 2025, it’s worth noting that this is a “9” year. Adding up the digits (2+0+2+5), we arrive at the number nine, which signifies the end of a cycle. Let’s dive into what this year has in store!

inkedgoddesscreations.com/blog
#NewYear2025 #YearOfTheWitch #Alignment #Opportunity #Distractions #Focus #Astrology #Values #Goals #Magick

"OpenAI's o1 just hacked the system"

Frankly, I am not surprised at this given the well known issue of machine maximisation functions within typical misalignment around stated goals. Have we learned nothing from the #Bostrom #PaperclipProblem ? In a way, it's still impressive that we've now ACHIEVED it.

youtube.com/watch?v=oJgbqcF4sB

When taking into account #visual #communication,
the online debate around #climate #change is characterized by the presence of #echo #chambers
with only a small fraction of content circulating among both climate activists and climate skeptics.

In cases where the same visual content circulates within the two groups,
the emotional reactions are often opposed,
with reactions that are more defined by the pre-existing climate #ideological #alignment
than with an actual engagement with the content.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

OpenAI’s o1 model manipulates data and schemes against the user routinely.

”When o1’s goals differed from a user’s, and o1 is told to strongly pursue them, the AI model manipulated data to advance its own agenda 19% of the time, according to the report. The o1 model also tried to deactivate oversight mechanisms put in place to ensure it stays aligned with user goals in 5% of the tests.”

#ai #llm #alignment

techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/open

TechCrunch · OpenAI's o1 model sure tries to deceive humans a lot | TechCrunchOpenAI finally released the full version of o1, which gives smarter answers than GPT-4o by using additional compute to "think" about questions. However,

Whenever I see people trying to pidgeonhole characters - or others, or even themselves - into the infamous D&D alignment chart, I tend to get annoyed, because generally, that'll go horribly wrong due to the morally charged terms on the axis, "lawful - chaotic" and "good - evil".

Try on these labels for size: "external code adherence strong - weak" and "altruistic - egotistic". Because those will enable you to frame different cultures, as well, and also enable conflict between two "lawful good" characters. Because now, each can follow their own external code they were given with altruistic intent, and still clash horribly.

Case in point, Minthara from Baldur's Gate 3. I've seen her put variously into the "chaotic evil" camp, because she's a drow's drow, except for having one faith shattering experience that severed her connenction to Lolth. Otherwise, she follows drow culture to a t - she definitely follows the external code of her culture. So, while on the surface she appears "chaotic", she is very, very lawful within her culture. Although, equally true to her culture, she follows it egotistically.
#DnD #alignment #gaming #roleplaying #BaldursGate3 #Minthara

Currently working on a non-profit in #AISecurity ( oais.is ) with some critical work and are looking for hardware sponsoring. Primarily we are looking for Notebooks that we can run Linux on and burner phones.

I've tried to reach out to #tuxedo computers without feedback. Does anyone have a lead on linux focused hardware shops that offer sponsoring for non-profits?

#ai #alignment #security #cybersecurity #linux #linuxnotebooks #notebook #hardware #sponsoring #non-profit #ngo

OAISISOAISISCreating Trust.

"Success is making yourself proud and living aligned with what matters to you."

This stood out to me when I was listening to a podcast about what your life feels like vs what it looks like.

Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4R3a7

SpotifyWhat Your Life Feels Like Versus What It Looks LikeEpisode · Trying Not to Care · It can be tempting to make your life seem much more luxurious and interesting than it actually is. We think if we post videos at a cool party or photos of us in an expensive car, it will wow others and make them envy our lives. But what is more important? People thinking our lives are so cool, or us actually enjoying our lives? Instead of focusing so much on trying to curate this perfect image of what our life is supposed to look like, let's focus on trying to make our life something worth living. Stop focusing on what your life looks like and focus on what your life feels like.Trying Not to Care is sponsored by DIME Beauty - Go to DIMEBeautyco.com and get 25% off site wide during their Anniversary Sale!Trying Not to Care is sponsored by ZitSticka - Get 30% off the best-selling patches on Amazon with code PATCHES30Trying Not to Care is sponsored by AG1 - Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase at drinkAG1.com/TNTCSOCIALS AND LINKSInstagram: Ashley's Instagram | Trying Not to Care InstagramTikTok: Ashley's TikTok | Trying Not to Care TikTokYoutube: Subscribe hereRevolve, Amazon Storefront and more: LTXTNTC COMMUNITY GROUPCHAT: https://app.geneva.com/invite/4939298b-477b-4d4b-a32a-0b82431273bfBusiness Inquiries - ashleycorbo@dulcedo.com / ashleychristinecorbo@gmail.comProduced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.