Brace Ourselves. Elon strikes again by writing an AI manifesto, arguing for decentralised and unregulated ish AI... "Any policy that slows American model releases -- even by a month -- could add significant risk to American leadership while letting foreign models race ahead"

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Spies in the sky: how worried should we be about the arrival of AI-enabled smart lamp-posts?

The new breed of camera-equipped streetlights has the potential to fight crime and track down missing persons. Or will it just take Britain one step closer to a surveillance state?

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In UK, millions of faces are being scanned everyday in shops without consent. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police

Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’

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A dystopian manifesto that reads like Big Brother but its real. 1. surveillance tech state & control through data 2.privacy is obsolete 3. racism. rejection of pluralism. Societies are the west and their vision is one of technological power and military dominance. Not today. Not ever.

Is prompting actually a science or a pseudo-science? -at work with @caentrena.bsky.social There’s real experimentation, reproducibility, and measurable outcomes behind prompt design or there’s also a growing layer of folklore, “magic prompts,” and unverifiable claims? Curious how others see it.

Policy Brief Alert! 🚨 For the past three years, we've been studying the ethical and legal impacts of AI. Our key takeaways are now available here 👇 We hope future AI risk assessments become far more practical — and truly actionable. Thanks to @titanthinking.bsky.social & @bsog.be

The future is already here (Yes, we saw it coming) – Albania appointed first AI minister "incorruptible" in charge of public funds. What could go wrong?

Albania appoints world’s first AI-made minister

Diella, who is powered by artificial intelligence, will handle public procurement.

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"To put it bluntly, the path currently being taken towards agentic AI leads to an elimination of privacy and security at the application layer. It will not be possible for apps like Signal—the messaging app whose foundation I run—to continue to provide strong privacy guarantees..."

AI agents are coming for your privacy, warns Meredith Whittaker

The Signal Foundation’s president worries they will also blunt competition and undermine cyber-security

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Are we paying attention to how one of the world’s most powerful nations is quietly reshaping governance itself? The U.S. is starting to automate government operations with AI — and this is just the beginning. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...

Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency

Musk seeks not only to dismantle the federal government but to install his own technological vision of the future at its heart—techno-fascism by chatbot.

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Just came across a quote from #Zuckerberg that I somehow missed during years of research. Definitely worth remembering. He does offer something like an apology — but probably not enough. www.businessinsider.com/embarrassing...

Hello world. I haven't been here for a while, but the news of a massive leak needs sharing. 16 Billon passwords leaked — Apple, Facebook, Google. www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

Change all your account passwords now — don’t wait: 16 billion credentials are confirmed as having been leaked.

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For my first post here, I want to say my outrage at the state of the world. How did we go from Zuckerberg apologizing for algorithms reinforcing inequalities just two years ago—to now, where he's pushing for 'more masculine energy' in business, banning diversity policies, and ending fact-checking?

Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled

Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether

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