🌎 Discussion: Online Piracy, AI, Net Neutrality, Killswitch, and Other Internet Issues II

[blueharvest]

Colorado lawmakers lead push on artificial intelligence, warn of “disastrous” consequences if tech is left alone

As artificial intelligence starts to reshape society in ways predictable and not, some of Colorado’s highest-profile federal lawmakers are trying to establish guardrails without shutting down the t…

www.denverpost.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Your weekly reminder that AI is spyware.

Microsoft Edge's latest AI tool sends open websites to Microsoft - gHacks Tech News

Microsoft Edge's latest AI feature helps users put open tabs into groups for improved management. Tab Groups, introduced in Microsoft Edge in 2021, is a useful feature to improve tab organization in […]

www.ghacks.net

 

[blueharvest]

Fake news YouTube creators target Black celebrities with AI-generated misinformation

Some channels pivoted from tech review videos to misinformation about Black celebrities, bringing in millions of views.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

ChatGPT is Reportedly Leaking Passwords in Conversations

The AI revolution is going well.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[blueharvest]

Taylor Swift AI images prompt US bill to tackle nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes

Bipartisan measure introduced in the US senate will allow victims in ‘digital forgeries’ to seek civil penalty against perpetrators

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to victims' families as senators demand tech platforms do better by kids

“I’m sorry for everything you’ve all gone through,” the Meta CEO said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing called “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis."

www.nbcnews.com

Too late for apologies.

 

[squeekness]

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to victims' families as senators demand tech platforms do better by kids

“I’m sorry for everything you’ve all gone through,” the Meta CEO said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing called “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis."

www.nbcnews.com

Too late for apologies.

An apology isn't going to stop the bullies.

 

[Teelie]

And neither is Zuckerberg and Facebook. They won't make any meaningful changes to their site and instead finger point at Apple and Google as if the only way to access Facebook is through a phone.

 

[blueharvest]

FCC targets AI-generated robocalls after Biden primary deepfake

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting artificial intelligence (AI) generated robocalls after a digitally altered message created to sound like President Biden urged New Hampshire…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage

Body camera video equivalent to 25 million copies of “Barbie” is collected but rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.

www.propublica.org

 

[squeekness]

Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage

Body camera video equivalent to 25 million copies of “Barbie” is collected but rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.

www.propublica.org

Sounds good to me.

 

[blueharvest]

AI lobbying spikes 185% as calls for regulation surge

AI-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating in the practice — a 185% increase from the year before.

www.cnbc.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names

A higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names.

theconversation.com

Real names lead to more harassment, stalking, SWATting, and other problems. It doesn’t mean more civility but less.

 

[blueharvest]

How AI is quietly changing everyday life

And what Washington is doing about it behind the scenes.

www.politico.com

 

[blueharvest]

US announces new restrictions to curb global spyware industry | Biden administration | The Guardian

State department policy will allow US to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in misuse of spyware

amp.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Meta Oversight Board supports leaving up manipulated Joe Biden video but calls its policies “incoherent”

The board suggested expanding manipulated media rules.

www.theverge.com

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/05/meta-oversight-board-deepfake-president-biden/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Zuck Brags About How Much of Your Facebook, Instagram Posts Will Power His AI

Social media companies claim to own your online profiles, and now they're generating billions by using them to train AI.

gizmodo.com

 

[blueharvest]

Good thing I don't post on either Facebook or Instagram that much anymore.

 

[blueharvest]

Biden's vow of affordable internet for all is threatened by the looming expiration of subsidies

Twenty-three million families will either have to pay more for internet or cancel their subscriptions altogether if a federal subsidy program to help with the monthly bill runs out of money.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

N.H. attorney general says he found source of fake Biden robocalls

New Hampshire’s top law enforcement official said, “We have never seen ... such a blatant attempt to mislead voters.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

OpenAI Wants to Control Your Computer

Sam Altman sees a future where ChatGPT uses your computer for you.

gizmodo.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

OpenAI Wants to Control Your Computer

Sam Altman sees a future where ChatGPT uses your computer for you.

gizmodo.com

 

[blueharvest]

Meta to Detect and Label More AI-Created Posts as Elections Loom

Meta Platforms Inc. will begin labeling more posts that were created using artificial intelligence tools as part of a broader effort to prevent misinformation and deception from spreading on Facebook, Instagram and Threads during a critical election year.

www.bloomberg.com