Douglas Eck

@douglas_eck

Google DeepMind lead and recovering faculty member. Sometimes a musician. g.co/magenta. My personal opinions.

Mountain View, CA

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Douglas Eck
@douglas_eck
Sep 29, 2022
Tech-driven: solve the top problems we can solve using AI. World-driven: rank problems by societal importance and use AI where it helps. Its important to do the latter else we mistake progress in AI for meaningful progress. Analogy: build great cities, not great cities for cars.
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Douglas Eck
@douglas_eck
Oct 29
Someone said about the election, "I'm nauseously optimistic." I thought it was perfect.
Douglas Eck
@douglas_eck
Oct 14
@jamestalarico you're a nice guy and all, and I want you to win. But can you Please Stop Texting me six times a day from six new phone numbers. I got your message: You're being outspent, time is running out, dark money is bad, I should donate. Thank you for your consideration.
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Douglas Eck
@douglas_eck
Aug 24
A nice article about Human Generative Workflows -- a clever name for using AI in creative, artist-led, non-sloppy(!) ways. Shoutout to our crew on Dear Upstairs Neighbors.
First Look: Hollywood’s Secret AI Talks Go Public. Here’s the Plan - The Ankler
From theankler.com
Douglas Eck
@douglas_eck
Jun 24
With some of my amazing colleagues at @GoogleDeepMind, I helped run an animation experiment at the Google Creative House at Cannes Lions. "You're not creating any AI slop today!"
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