Tag: Artificial Intelligence
ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying...
This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.
Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI...
“Is this as terrifying as it sounds?”
Tech giants complicit in Israeli war crimes: How AI and Cloud...
Big Tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are under fire for their involvement in Israel’s military operations in Gaza, providing AI and cloud services that critics argue are fueling human rights violations and genocide.
We can safeguard democracy without giving in to fear and more...
With voter intimidation and political violence on the rise, it’s time to invest in proven nonviolent, civilian-led safety endeavors.
FCC proposes mandating AI disclosure in political ads to safeguard election...
This move aims to enhance transparency and protect voters from deceptive practices.
Lavender’s lethal legacy: AI-driven warfare and the human cost in Gaza
This shift towards algorithmic target selection has ostensibly streamlined operations, but at a significant cost.
Pentagon’s AI dilemma and the call to ban ‘killer robots’
This collective of advocacy organizations has issued a clarion call for ethical clarity, urging Pentagon officials to unequivocally state their stance against the development and deployment of autonomous weapons systems.
The impending wave of AI misinformation in the 2024 election: Experts...
Experts in the field of AI and digital media are raising alarms about the potential impact of this technology on the electoral process.
Artificial intelligence: profit versus freedom
As with previous technological breakthroughs, AI places on society’s agenda both new issues and old contentious ones.
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Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals
An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.
Governor Hochul to make New York center of nuclear revival in US
Governor Kathy Hochul has also become involved in promoting nuclear power nationally.
The rise of AI warfare: How autonomous weapons and cognitive warfare are reshaping global...
The future of warfare may be decided by AI, but will humans have a role to play?
Harm reduction, not border cops, credited for historic drop in US overdose deaths
Experts say grassroots public health efforts—not federal drug crackdowns—are driving the largest decline in overdose deaths ever recorded, despite ongoing political attacks on harm reduction.
The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large
The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.