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Did anything positive happen to the AI Act's GPAI Code of Practice in the final drafting (I assume that's out now since I'm getting asked to comment on it.) | Joanna Bryson Did anything positive happen to the AI Act's GPAI Code of Practice in the final drafting (I assume that's out now since I'm getting asked to comment on it.) Here was my feedback on versio...

Can anyone share the fourth, "final" draft of the GPAI code of practice for the EU's AI Act? If not, does it even matter? Will the AI Act get "simplified" out of existence and we just go with the Product Liability Directive applying to ALL software, including A(G)I?

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Scientists chased a falling spacecraft with a plane to understand satellite air pollution "The event was fainter than we expected."

To better understand how falling satellites affect the air we breathe, scientists tracked a reentering spacecraft by plane. The goal was to study the metal particles released during reentry, something most of us might not think about, but could impact our atmosphere.
#Science
#Environment
#Space
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Observational study: New robot-assisted thrombectomy system tested for acute ischemic stroke. Feasibility and safety examined. PMID:40193082, JAMA Neurol 2025, @JAMANeuro https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0418 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪

‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters Extreme weather means wildfires and flooding are becoming more likely, posing a risk to urban areas around the world

Athens, Cape Town, Sydney, Amsterdam, Dallas… are all ‘Sitting ducks’: the cities most vulnerable to climate disasters - wild fires, flush floods… and many of the consequences will be long term.

None of these cities are ready…
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Citizens in democratic countries have more benevolent traits, fewer malevolent traits, and greater well-being - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Citizens in democratic countries have more benevolent traits, fewer malevolent traits, and greater well-being

🧠🗳️ How democracy shapes personality

A new study of 248,000 people across 75 countries found citizens in more democratic nations report higher
benevolence, lower malevolence, and greater wellbeing

Democracy may not just reflect values – it might shape them

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#SciComm 🧪

This sounds dangerous.
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Always good to get important inspirations at meetings with brilliant thinkers at the @volkswagenstiftung.de Xplanatorium, Schloss Herrenhausen, Hannover.
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Barack Obama on X: "Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we https://t.co/AFI0BEotUO" / X Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we https://t.co/AFI0BEotUO

Obama has the wording.
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Looking forward to tomorrow's final symposium "#Ai and the future of society" at Schloss #Herrenhausen/#Volkswagenstiftung. Very happy to meet @David_Gunkel
there!
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The values and prejudices of science From the origins of the universe to the functioning of the brain, we see science as a quest for the underlying truth of things. The worldviews and personal opinions of the scientists are thought to…

The worldviews and personal opinions of scientists are often thought to be irrelevant. But might this be a dangerous mistake? | iai.tv/video/the-va...

Join as Tim Palmer, Shini Somara, and Ben Ware discuss the place of values in science.

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Papst in Petersdom: Ausflug in Poncho und Unterhemd Er war schon immer für ungewöhnliche Aktionen zu haben. Jetzt hält der leidlich genesene Papst mit einem spontanen Ausflug sein um dessen Gesundheit besorgtes Umfeld in Atem - zur Freude der Vatikanbe...

Papa #Francesco (+). R.i.P.
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Are you ready?

Die Liste der #Zölle für 180 Länder mit denen die USA Handel treiben. Russland, Nordkorea, Kuba und Belarus sind nicht aufgeführt.

The Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday
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Heute wird Manfred #Frank 80. Er war & bleibt einer meiner wichtigsten, stilistisch besonderen, multidisziplinär informierten philosophischen Lehrer und Prüfer für Dialog, Streit & kritisch-konstruktive Lösungsfindung darin, "auf menschliche Art lebendig zu sein". Glückwünsche! 🍀

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Frollein von Ozelotti on X: "Die beste Version aller Zeiten! ❤️ https://t.co/p76bbNAgGp" / X Die beste Version aller Zeiten! ❤️ https://t.co/p76bbNAgGp

It is still unclear if the subaltern can speak (#Spivak). But there are new deep fake right-wing boy groups mushrooming up that definitely can sing. With #Meloni and #LePen as cheer leaders.
We are going through weird times.
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Deepfakes von echten Menschen verbieten! Wusstest Du, dass Deepfakes & Bots unsere Demokratie bedrohen? ❌ KI-Fakes manipulieren Wahlen, ruinieren Existenzen & täuschen Verbraucher*innen. Ein striktes Verbot ist überfällig! Jetzt WeAc...

Wussten Sie, dass Deepfakes & Bots unsere Demokratie bedrohen? ❌ KI-Fakes manipulieren Wahlen, ruinieren Existenzen & täuschen Verbraucher*innen. Ein striktes Verbot ist überfällig! Jetzt WeAct-Petition unterzeichnen ✍️ & teilen!
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Heute wäre Hans #Küng 97 Jahre alt geworden. Unvergessen.

Nice. An old friend of mine sent me a photo of myself that was taken in the summer of 1995 in #Rome. At that time, I was 27 years old & guided a sightseeing tour for German students.

book cover Sergii Bulgakov: Building the house of wisdom

Open Access!
Barbara Hallensleben, Regula M. Zwahlen, Aristotle Papanikolaou, Pantelis Kalaitzidis (eds.): Building the House of Wisdom. Sergii Bulgakov and Contemporary Theology: New Approaches and Interpretations (= Epiphania 18)
Münster: Aschendorff-Verlag, 2024
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YouTube video by SearchlightPictures A COMPLETE UNKNOWN | The Making-Of Broadcast Special | Searchlight Pictures

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan. Great mov(i)e.
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"I was rereading some of Elon’s quotes about this, and it suddenly clicked. The AI would be me. Fully. I got it."
2017 post unintentionally anticipates 2025 politics.
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Gerhart Baums letzte Rede, (die er nicht mehr halten konnte):
„Angst ist der hinterhältige Dämon der freien Gesellschaft“

My new paper on Kant's position on race mixing and his peculiar conception of “variety” as a sub-racial category, restricted to the White race, that plays a significant role in his theory of progress in culture.
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This sounds terrible.
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a woman wearing a beanie is giving a thumbs up sign . ALT: a woman wearing a beanie is giving a thumbs up sign .

Altes Testament, 2 Chronik 15:
"... seid getrost und tut eure Hände nicht ab; denn euer Werk hat seinen Lohn."

In the Age of AI – A Panel Discussion with Sam Altman at TU Berlin YouTube video by TUBerlinTV

In the Age of #Al A Panel Discussion with Sam Altman at TU Berlin
Now live

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#Loriot fehlt. Aber ob ihm dieser Tage nicht doch ein Teil seines Humors vergangen wäre, weiß man nicht.
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