When Silicon Valley elite say the want to 'save the world,' it probably doesn't mean what you think it means 🌎 🤖

A significant essay published this month by @[email protected] on Mastodon and Dr. Émile P. Torres outlines the #TESCREAL worldview.

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Believe it or not, there are currently no federal laws against the sharing or creation of harmful deepfake images.

Creating non-consenual deepfake p*rn is an act of sexual violence.

Both Meta and Google have announced 2024 AGM dates. Now it's time to bring out the vote:

Vote YES for an annual report on the risks of AI disinformation, and what the companies are doing to fix it.

✅ Proposal 6 at Meta
✅ Proposal 12 at Alphabet

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Elections are coming, disinformation is rampant, and tech companies like Meta aren't doing enough to prevent it.

That's, in short, why the company is under investigation by the EU, with possible fines up to 6% of global revenue.

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'Angry phone calls overwhelmed the front desk. Employees felt afraid. Security was tightened.'

Turns out it was just a #deepfake , according to Baltimore Police

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Great job everyone 👏 who worked so hard to restore Title II, bringing us closer to ensuring everyone has access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.

Misinfo & disinfo are nothing new, but #gAI lowers barriers and creates new challenges (like voice cloning).

AI is 'a component of the threat landscape' for elections.

Julia Angwin of Proof News interviews Irene Solaiman of Hugging Face

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India's elections are fast approaching, and misinformation is a major concern -- largely facilitated by American social media platforms like YouTube and WhatsApp.

✍️ Manasa on Tech Policy Press

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On Friday, the Senate passed RISAA, H.R. 7888, which reauths & expands FISA Section 702 for 2 yrs. In doing so, the Senate rejected privacy amendments, including amendments to close the backdoor search and data broker loopholes. (1/2)

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Is China striking back against the USA's proposed TikTok legislation?

Apple says the Chinese government ordered them to remove several messaging apps from the App Store, including WhatsApp, Threads and Signal

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'Deepfake' videos created with AI tools are already reaching millions of Indian voters. Whether sanctioned by candidates or not, these videos will likely have a major effect on elections in the world's largest democratic nation.

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