Morgen verhandelt die Ratsarbeitsgruppe Strafverfolgung über die Verordnung mit der Chatkontrolle. Die Ratspräsidentschaft legt einen "Kompromissvorschlag" vor, der den Entwurf noch verschärft. EU2022_CZ fordert Netz-Sperren und Suchmaschinen-Delisting. netzpolitik.org/2022/gesetz-zu…

A very interesting discussion with Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyright Office, regarding copyright in AI prompts and outputs. They don't rule out either prompts or outputs, it will be fact-dependent based on the level of human intervnetion.youtu.be/1ZdOI2inQ4A

With Twitter's change in ownership last week, I'm probably in the clear to talk about the most unethical thing I was asked to build while working at Twitter. 🧵

Super important and on point thread by Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK (AFK) (as always) on platforms and privacy

The amount of daily upkeep required to prevent a situation where you have a huge pile of clothes that you move between your chair and bed is insane. It would ultimately amount to a part-time job

There's straight time (think classical music). There's swing time (think Jazz). Then there's 'Dilla time'. Great piece in London Review of Books about how J Dilla used new technology to recreate rhytem in a way which reflects the fragmented life of today lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/…

Ever noticed how Frank Sinatra didn't have one very good year between 21 and 35? Makes you think 🤔😂🥲

Today I feel gay, and tomorrow I’m banning an armband that is worn to promote inclusion and send a message against discrimination of any kind. Wat een schaamteloze man is dit zeg. #infantino #onelove #WK2022

Opt-outs for artists are real now A first step in the journey towards consenting AI training

Appreciate this. In fact, there's something I've been calling the "algorithmic irrelevance" theory, where I suspect that most of what is problematic about online platforms (ie. addiction, misinfo, radicalization) is actually mostly due to design elements outside of the algorithm.

The statements from Thierry Breton of the European Commission about shutting down social media during riots are shocking. They vindicate every warning about the DSA that experts from the majority world (aka global south) have been shouting throughout this process. 1/

Our Spawning Browser Extension is now available on Chrome, allowing you to discover if the data on the web pages you browse has been included in public AI training sets. If you discover your work is included, you can choose to opt-out! site.spawning.ai/browser-extens…

🚨 Jobs - Jobs - Jobs 🚨 Exciting news! From October on, I will lead the new #humanet3 project group. We'll work interdisciplinary (behavioral sciences, competition, and European/international law) on the ‘human-centered’ digital transition. All vacancies are full-time positions!

Finally, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. Here's what's in the final text on high-risk systems, General Purpose AI, and the Act's new governance system. PAUL FRIEDL (Paul Friedl) and GUSTAVO GIL GASIOLA (Gustavo Gil Gasiola) with a deep dive: verfassungsblog.de/examining-the-…

🚨🚨 Very worth reading this very insightful and forensic analysis of the new and long anticipated EU Artificial Intelligence Act by Paul Friedl and Gustavo Gil Gasiola . h/t Verfassungsblog Steve Peers Alexander von Witzleben EU Law & Policy verfassungsblog.de/examining-the-…

Last summer Gabriel Nicholas and me brought together +30 scholars from law and computer science to discuss how to regulate large language models. Today, we publishe our report on the roundtable!:

Wie könnten Autoritäre den Bereich des Datenschutzes in Thüringen missbrauchen? PAUL FRIEDL & LOUIS ROLFES betreiben „threat modelling“ und machen Verbesserungsvorschläge für eine resilientere Datenschutzaufsicht. verfassungsblog.de/datenschutz-ge…