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2025-02-21 03:00:00

EFF: Google is on the Wrong Side of History
｢ The fifth largest company in the world seems to have chosen to make the few extra bucks (relative to the company’s earnings and net worth) that will come from mass surveillance tools and AI-enhanced weapons systems ｣
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/google-wrong-side-history
#google #bigtech #uspol #ai #genocide

2025-02-09 09:00:13

🇧🇷 Brazil’s push for comprehensive AI regulation
—Rest of World
｢ The version of the bill that passed the Senate in December included compensation to copyright holders when their content is used to train AI systems; an AI oversight authority; and an autonomous weapons ban. Other regulatory measures remained but were watered down ｣
https://restofworld.org/2025/brazil-ai-regulation-big-tech/
#brazil #ai #privacy #regulation

2024-12-09 13:00:11

🇯🇵 Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history | @nprofile…et2z
"In 1967, Shun’ichi Amari proposed a method of adaptive pattern classification, which enables neural networks to self-adjust the way they categorise patterns, through exposure to repeated training examples. Amari’s research anticipated a similar method known as “backpropagation,” one of Hinton’s key contributions to the field"
https://theconversation.com/japanese-scientists-were-pioneers-of-ai-yet-theyre-being-written-out-of-its-history-243762
#ai #japan #science

2024-12-04 18:56:53

🇺🇸 UnitedHealth uses faulty AI to deny elderly patients medically necessary coverage, lawsuit claims | CBS
"The lawsuit, filed last Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota, claims UnitedHealth illegally denied "elderly patients care owed to them under Medicare Advantage Plans" by deploying an AI model known by the company to have a 90% error rate, overriding determinations made by the patients' physicians that the expenses were medically necessary."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unitedhealth-lawsuit-ai-deny-claims-medicare-advantage-health-insurance-denials/
#ai #healthcare

2024-10-22 15:00:10

👀 Both uBlock Origin and Lite face browser problems
— The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/ublock_firefox_chrome_issues/
#privacy #adblock #firefox #chromium

2024-09-15 23:32:25

｢ Microsoft paves the way for Linux gaming success with plan that would kill kernel-level anti-cheat ｣
#linuxgaming #windows #proton
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/113/144/168/059/736/368/original/ef6c78f70b8171ef.mp4

2024-08-04 06:15:01

Scientists Now Believe Betelgeuse Has Consumed a Companion Star Making it look like Pre Supernova
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TClFvWFHrHE
#Betelgeuse #Astrophysics #Space

2024-07-25 01:21:01

📺 Imperfect, Linux-powered, DIY smart TV is the embodiment of ad fatigue | Ars Technica
｢ We’re at the point where someone would rather use a broken laptop dangling off a TV than be subjected to the watchful eye of the TV's native operating system ｣
https://arstechnica.com/?p=2038479
#ads #diy #linux #privacy #surveillance

2024-06-25 11:39:50

OTD Blade Runner was released 42 years ago
#BladeRunner #Scifi #Cyberpunk
https://cdn.masto.host/indiewebsocial/media_attachments/files/112/677/060/849/911/918/original/eb7dc939749fa7e5.jpg