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@Edent related: https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

“Bloomberg ($) reports lawyers are already finding that Apple's always-listening tech is at odds with the law in several U.S. states. Some states require all parties' consent before being recorded, setting up the feature for potential legal battles down the line. This comes amid the rise of smart camera-enabled "pervert glasses" like those made by Meta and Snap, which have supercharged abuse and harassment against people by recording them without consent.”—@zackwhittaker

https://this.weekinsecurity.com/watch-what-you-say-apple-opens-the-door-to-a-nightmare-world-of-always-listening-tech/

Je vois venir gros comme une maison des procès d'assises où des robots tueurs auront à répondre d'homicides commis sous hallucination artificiellement intelligente, devant des magistrats intelligemment artificiels. Une fois condamnés, il faudra leur aménager des "lieux de privation de liberté", comme on doit dire désormais, adaptés à leur condition de robots. Rationnement électrique et réseautique etc.

RE: https://social.osb-alliance.de/@OSBA/116928619770426231

Die öffentliche Vergabe ist einer der zentralsten Hebel die wir als Gesellschaft haben, um notwendige Veränderungen in unsere IT #Infrastruktur herzustellen.

Mehrere Millionen Euro jährlich für Lizenzkosten von closed Software sind insbesondere bei Einsparungen im öffentlichen Haushalt absolut unverantwortlich.

#opensource #publicprocurement #dighum #digitalesouveranitat

@catsalad the most terrifying thing there is "durchsotzen/durchgesotzen". WTF?

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The settings on the website automatically carry over to the apps.

#FediTips #Mastodon

@gabrielesvelto depends on the game! i think I am tempted to go “yes hahaha 💪 “ when I have a glorious victory in the battles, not necessarily at the end

Oh well, CTO of Amazon has decided to start patronising the Nazi Bar

previously: doing marketing for open source is hard

now: we are AI free

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There Is No AI (It's Just People) with Jaron Lanier

https://singjupost.com/startalk-there-is-no-ai-really-its-just-people-w-jaron-lanier-transcript/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49687869

#HackerNews #AI #JaronLanier #Technology #HumanIntelligence #DigitalCulture

When CFCs were destroying the ozone layer they were removed from society.

When leaded petrol was rotting children's brains, it was phased out in favour of unleaded alternatives.

When asbestos was found to cause horrible deaths it was banned.

When radium was found to be incredibly dangerous for general use, it was restricted to just a small niche of medical applications.

Technology is not something that has to be accepted forever, no matter how popular it seems. It can be recalled and restricted if it is found to cause a lot more harm than good.

#AI #LLMs #GenAI

@lowqualityfacts now that comment is hypocritical.

Just a quick reminder that if you’re (rightfully!) upset about AI water usage, you should also be aware that the projected ~600B gallons for AI use is about 1/3 to 1/2 of what’s used to grow golf grass in arid climates in the US alone.

And roughly 7/8 of the water the US will lose to residential private pool evaporation.

It’s important not to lose sight of long-standing problems in the fight against new ones.

@neil

"The ending of the joke varies in most interactions. An article by Bruce Sterling for the magazine Wired in 2008 had a version of the joke ending with Enron selling one cow to buy a new president of the United States, no balance sheet provided with the annual report, and ultimately the public buying Enron's bull.[6] In 2002, Power Engineering ended the joke by announcing Enron would start trading cows online using the platform COW (cows on web)."

@TheBreadmonkey

"Patient data from GP surgeries is being added to the #NHS’s #Palantir-built data platform in a significant expansion beyond its current use in hospitals."

"GP records contain the most comprehensive picture of a patient’s long-term #health and their inclusion expands the FDP beyond its current role as a hospital operations platform."

#UKPol

https://www.ft.com/content/5d15de64-49cc-4b6a-a2ea-51061f1cddc7?accessToken=zwAAAaCcNT5Rkc9dFd5kScxLatOi6lEGHxzdxw.MEUCIGzkvrWeFJf9_IQsNtg9FMPmGLC63RtY_-5uCNYToBloAiEA2iDwttWU1_qkik_i7fZBJ5MSqx4ZA1otHIC7iw75V70&sharetype=gift&token=3e282773-404c-4420-a46d-00ad6bfdb9d0&syn-25a6b1a6=1

Auf den #mrmcd erzählt @HonkHase, warum Berlin gehackt wurde und wie desolat gehandelt wird. Anschaubefehl!

https://app.media.ccc.de/v/2026-773-warum-berlin-gehackt-wurde-und-wie-desolat-gehandelt-wird