The Trump administration fired US Copyright Office head Shira Perlmutter; her office had raised concerns about using copyrighted content to train AI models
stoking fears about deregulation of AI Committee on House Administration : Morelle's Statement on Abrupt Firing of Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights Dennis Crouch / Patently-O : Transformative ...
Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production
8% rate hike for utility customers —millions in tax incentives for data center companies to bring tax revenue and jobs... -...resulting in Maricopa having the 2nd largest concentration of data cente...
A look at the Allen Institute for AI's plan to build “open” generative AI model OLMo; the nonprofit research center is led by former Apple ML leader Ali Farhadi
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research. X: @stevelohr , @vore_jm , @dataengines , @al...
A look at the Allen Institute for AI's plan to build “open” generative AI model OLMo; the nonprofit research center is led by former Apple ML leader Ali Farhadi
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research. X: @stevelohr , @vore_jm , @dataengines , @al...
OpenAI and DeepMind executives, Geoffrey Hinton, and 350+ others sign a statement saying “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority”
and says computer scientists need ethics training Brian Fung / CNN : AI industry and researchers sign statement warning of ‘extinction’ risk Alka Jain / Livemint : Industry leaders warn ‘AI poses risk...
The open-source AI boom is precariously built on top of Big Tech's giant models like LLaMA and GPT-3, and could fold if Meta and OpenAI decide to close up shop
but the next generation of AI breakthroughs will be entirely back in the hands of the biggest, richest AI labs in the world” https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... Matt Rogerson / @mattrogerson : This ...
An investigation finds Google Maps isn't proactively deleting location data consistently when users visit abortion clinics, after Google pledged to in July 2022
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post : LinkedIn: Zach Praiss and Heidi Saas Tweets: @snowjake , @abortionfront , @alphabetworkers , @biancarecto , @washingtonpost , @washingtonpost , and @washingtonp...
An interview with Cory Doctorow on lessons from science fiction, Big Tech's comeuppance, AI dangers, surveillance capitalism, smart contracts, dApps, and more
From cyberpunk to interoperability and monopolies to how to be productive. Highly recommended. https://www.newyorker.com/... Liam Proven / @lproven : “There is, among blockchain enthusiasts, a kind of...
Mark Zuckerberg's appearance on Joe Rogan's show did little to help his metaverse pitch and suggests he may not be the best spokesperson for these efforts
Forget about the devastating reviews from the video game press, the cringe-worthy digital “selfie,” and the notable lack of legs … Tweets: @chafkin , @chafkin , @padresj , @krisholt , @film_girl , @ka...
Researchers say Big Tech's political ad bans are a charade and likely had minimal impact on curbing misinformation while hurting smaller advocacy groups
they actively advantage corporations over advocacy groups and unions. Platforms either need to fix this or drop the bans entirely. More of my 🌶️ takes in this 🧠 piece by @issielapowsky: https://www.pr...