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📣 Webinar: The #metaverse has been touted as a revolutionary technology but is marred by an alarming rise in sexual violence and harassment. We will be joined Carlotta Rigotti and Gianclaudio Malgieri, Vulnera - The Observatory. Wed, 24 April, 2pm UTC. Register:
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Today’s landmark rulings by the European Court of Human Rights confirm that climate change poses existential risks for humankind impacting on #HumanRights and that states are obliged to act to fight it. They give victims clarity on the way forward in protecting their rights #ECHR

What role can AI play in ameliorating the impacts of polarization? Join Joanna J Bryson & Ivana Bartoletti to explore the the intricate connections between dehumanization, AI design, and how AI regulation can foster empathy, understanding, & societal harmony: bit.ly/4ar50Wi

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The 'coded gaze,” as coined by Dr. Joy Buolamwini, highlights how AI reflects societal biases and urges us to question the power dynamics behind tech development. This critical lens is essential for moving toward a tech and AI landscape where diversity and equity are upheld, while harms…

An important commentary by ⁦Jessica Dorsey (@jessicadorsey.bsky.social)⁩ and Marta Bo which could not come at a more pressing time. Symposium on Military AI and the Law of Armed Conflict: The ‘Need’ for Speed - The Cost of Unregulated AI-Decision Support Systems to Civilians opiniojuris.org/2024/04/04/sym…

You may have seen the headlines this morning with yet another paper showing that women who have an earlier menopause are at a higher risk of dementia.

This is something we have known for decades now and it’s because oestradiol has protective effects all around the body -…

'This follows on from the finding by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) that the European Commission’s use of Microsoft 365 breaches data protection law.'
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German state moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/0…

Exclusive: Ukraine awards foreign vigilantes for hacks on Russia. A team of civilian hackers attacking Russia has been sent awards of gratitude by Ukraine's military. The certificates are a controversial sign of how modern warfare is shifting. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

Google considers charging for AI-powered search in big change to business model

Madhumita Murgia with the big scoop.
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AI is not some Godzilla-like monster the UN needs to battle.

My Response to the UN Interim Report Consultation (New blog post)

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So much of what we see as automated is really powered by humans in hidden corners of the world. A student I spoke to in Bulgaria used to watch old people in a US geriatric ward and trip an “AI”alarm if they fell. As Anjli Raval says, this is Chapter 1 of my book Code Dependent.

Italy´s Garante says that the processing of biometric data based on users´ consent cannot be valid as such consent is issued on the basis of insufficient information. Plus the promise of free tokens negatively impacts the 'free and unconditional' aspects of consent. Garante Privacy

One to read. Well done Raphaële Xenidis, excellent as always.

Don't be fooled by AI hoaxes. This article from The The New Yorker traces one family's experience with an increasingly common AI voice hoax scam.

We encourage you to share this piece and consider ways to mitigate the impact of these scams on your own family - and if you've been…

🚨BREAKING: Historic privacy settlement in which Google agrees to delete browsing data collected in Incognito Mode and more. Quotes:

➡️'Google with this Settlement agrees to rewrite its disclosures to inform users that “Google” collects private browsing data, including by…

OPINION: Disinformation has become the single biggest threat to electoral integrity in many countries around the world.

Maintaining trust in the electoral process will require proactive, direct communication with voters on an ongoing basis.

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Kaja Kallas, current prime minister of Estonia, has won the backing of the United States, France, Germany and UK to become the next secretary general of NATO, becoming the first woman and the first from eastern and central Europe to lead the alliance. estonianworld.com/security/eston…

Microsoft baut KI-Supercomputer: KI ist die Zukunftstechnologie, ihr Bedarf nach Rechenkraft schier unersättlich. Nun sind gewaltige Pläne von Microsoft und dessen Partner Open AI dazu bekannt geworden. sz.de/1.6509900?utm_…