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can't believe I've lived in London long enough to see public transport become even shittier than in Italy

Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.

Google published principals in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

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me when I mention Quentin Tarantino and Aphex Twin to my students but no ones knows who they are

We often overlook how algorithms impact people's lives & jobs. Without diversity & fairness protocols (especially with rising AI), we risk widening the gap for minorities & social classes even further. #AI #Diversity #Fairness #Algorithms

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A $30M plan to take back social media from billionaires + Pervert winter, robot accessories, Snoop Dogg's LinkedIn, buzzcuts to break the internet, and Elon Musk gamer stolen valor

A group of former Twitter users who are fed up by the platform’s decline under billionaire control, are launching a new campaign to transform social media into a public good, free from profit-driven incentives, venture capital pressure, and politically-motivated censorship.

Instagram is now randomly showing users AI-generated images of themselves

“Used Meta AI to edit a selfie, now Instagram is using my face on ads targeted at me"

(via 404 Media)

‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn Amid reports of creation of fake racist images, Signify warns problem will get ‘so much worse’ over the next year A rise in online racism driven by fake images is “just the start of a coming problem” after the latest release of X’s AI software, online…

‘Just the start’: X’s new AI software driving online racist abuse, experts warn