Erik Passoja

Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Faults Pretti for Carrying Gun but Says He Wants ‘Honest’ Inquiry

NRA, do you hear this? He doesn’t believe in the 2nd. #NRA #LicensedFirearm #AlexPretti #SayHisName

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Hollywood Heavyweights Storm Stanford in AI Showdown Over AB 412 Hundreds of actors and artists rallied at Stanford for AB 412, pushing for disclosure of AI training data.

Paul Brest Hall at Stanford was jammed with people this week as hundreds of actors, writers, musicians and digital artists showed up to tell lawmakers they are done being kept in the dark about how artificial intelligence is trained on their work.

#CAAB412 #AB412 #March2Testify

The incredible creative crew who stood up for all of us at Stanford at this mornings hearing! We thank you!!
@navavoices.org @sagaftra.org @digelsrud.bsky.social

#CAAB412 #March2Testify

CA AB412 Matters My friend Lydia Cornell brought this issue to my attention!

Tomorrow creators take a stand for their work.

Thank you @crooksandliars.bsky.social for sharing our story.
And Thank you @lydiacornell.bsky.social!

#March2Testify #CAAB412 #AB412

Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!

RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇

What, you don’t think a couple of scientists can stop a $25T corporate cabal with actual facts?

‘Calling all billionaires’: OpenAI critics urge Musk, Zuckerberg to fund ballot effort The ChatGPT maker faces at least two different California ballot initiatives, targeting its multibillion-dollar corporate restructuring.

“Critics of OpenAI’s multibillion dollar corporate restructuring want to bring the matter to California voters, launching two different ballot initiatives as well as a campaign website that calls on billionaires like Elon Musk to pitch in on halting the business expansion.”

🆘 !! THEY’RE MOBILIZING !! 🆘
🆘 !!THIS IS NOT A DRILL !! 🆘

AI COMPANIES ARE COMING TO STANFORD
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FIGHTING TO KEEP THEIR THEFT LEGAL

DEC 8TH @ 10AM
WE NEED YOU THERE
DECEMBER 8TH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

OUR FUTURE IS DECIDED
IN 7 DAYS.
#CAAB412 #march2testify #copyright

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Heck, yeah. Just signed up…see you at Stanford on 12/8!

Heck, yeah. I signed up! See you at Stanford on 12/8.

Anyone failing to cut the poor off from food stamps has failed twice.

Before the French revolution, wasn’t Nvidia worth $5 trillion while a judge ruled for emergency funding on food stamps?

Go @davidjolliffe.bsky.social ! A true warrior and a dedicated union leader. And a mensch. Vote for him.

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

“The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.”
#AIEthics

Senator slams Big Tech's role in 'pirating' copyrighted books for AI training purposes Meta executives acquired pirated books for AI training despite ethical concerns. Recent court rulings on AI copyright infringement show mixed results for authors.

“Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called out artificial intelligence companies like Meta for their alleged role in taking more than 200 terabytes of published works from authors without paying them a dime to make AI smarter.”

California lawmaker scrambles to calm tech titans over revamped bill State Sen. Scott Wiener wants AI companies on his side this time, after a bruising showdown over AI rules last year.

‘An ambitious Cal state senator is appealing directly to major tech firms, incl. Google, Meta and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, hoping to get them on board with his second attempt at regulating AI after his failed push last year rocked Silicon Valley with reverberations all the way to Washington.’

The Digital Rights Paradox: How the EFF's "Anti-Censorship" Kills a $425 B Trust Market Here's what "informed consent" looks like in Hollywood right now.

New article: Why the EFF is wrong about digital identity protection.

A checksum isn't censorship—it's binary consent verification. Without standards, anyone can be deepfaked. With standards? A $425B authentication market.
bit.ly/44cgXgH

#DigitalIdentity #AI #ContentAuthenticity #NOFAKES #Deepfakes

New Company Incantor Launches With Model That Tracks IP Rights Across AI; Verve to Advise Hollywood Clients (EXCLUSIVE) New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the "first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking."

“New company Incantor AI has launched with what the tech company calls the “first AI model that enables creator attribution and IP rights tracking across all gen AI-derived content created on its platform.”
#AIEthics

Disney, NBCU sue Midjourney over copyright infringement It's the first legal action from major Hollywood studios against a generative AI company.

“Hollywood's AI concerns so far have mostly been from actors and writers trying to defend their name, image and likeness from being leveraged by movie studios without a fair value trade. Now, those studios are trying to protect themselves against AI tech giants.”
#AIEthics

Excited to join @DigitalHollywood's AI Entertainment Summit panel on state AI regulation! Discussing how different state approaches to deepfake protections impact performers and creators. July 21-23, 2PM PST / 5PM EST, virtual event.

#DigitalHollywood #AISummit #PublicPolicy #TechPolicy #AILaw

British photographer, 60, shot by police at LA protests Nick Stern said that he was covering the anti-ICE protest when what doctors believe to be a ‘sponge bullet’ hit his thigh

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Someone I know was just shot in the leg at a #PeacefulProtest in LA.

Don’t believe the propaganda. There are no riots here.

They’re in a trauma unit but OK.

Natasha Lyonne on AI In our September 2023 issue, Lyonne spoke about the limitations of AI in filmmaking and the related risk of worker exploitation.

“Natasha Lyonne, runs the Los Angeles production company Animal Pictures with fellow actor and comedian Maya Rudolph. Lyonne has been a screen actor since childhood. “
#AIEthics

Erik Passoja with Star Wars stormtroopers

May the Force escort you to your seat. #AndorSeason2 #TVAcademy

FBI investigating attempts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles The FBI is investigating mysterious texts and calls from someone who has claimed to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, sources familiar with the matter said.

Scammers are now impersonating governors & senators.

This isn't theoretical. Deepfakes are hitting the highest levels of government RIGHT NOW.

Your voice needs the same legal protections as your signature.

==> www.protectdigitalidentity.org

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I suppose it’s because of what is required for impeachment.

If I were king, I would probably impeach him.

Then again, if I were king, broccoli would be officially declared a cupcake.