I am on an academic committee that for some reason tomorrow is discussing the ChatGPT Atlas Browser: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT_…
Several objections will be raised!
Some of my concerns are to do with critical reasoning, natural resources, user lock-in, the extraction of training data.... but I would appreciate hearing your thoughts about other themes I might bring up. Thanks in advance.
"Today, another mad dictator is threatening the world's infrastructure. For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from American tech – not just Russian gas."
As you might have come to expect and astute as ever, @pluralistic laying down the facts on American tech subservience.
pluralistic.net/2025/10/20/pos…
#tech #technology #FOSS #policy
The FCC approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger after the CBS owner and Skydance agreed to end DEI policies.Lauren Feiner (The Verge)
With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t.Jack Cushman (MIT Technology Review)
Whois is one of the older protocols still in use on the Internet, playing a critical role in managing and distributing information about domain names and Internet numbers, such as IP addresses and autonomous system numbers (ASNs). This talk focuse...38c3
It really says something about the USA that a miniature kei car is "too dangerous" for public roads, but a lifted 8,000-lb pickup is just fine.
arstechnica.com/cars/2024/08/s…
Limited in size and power, Kei cars are like fishes out of water on US roads.Ars Technica
The Matrix.org Foundation joins the FOSS community and advocates of digital sovereignty in calling on the European Commission to sustain its funding for the Next Generation Internet program.
The European Union must keep funding free software: matrix.org/blog/2024/07/17/ngi…
#Advocacy #Policy #EU #FOSS #OpenSource
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
"What made me put my coffee down this morning was 'synthetically generating music', which apparently now falls under 'needs to disclose'.
Them’s fighting words.
Let’s say I fiddle with some knobs on my Eurorack setup (that’s a music synthesizer if you don’t know), and decide to upload it in the background of a video. Am I now making 'altered content?'"
#MusicProduction #MusicTech #AI #Policy #YouTube #Deepfakes
vkc.sh/youtubes-bad-ai-disclos…
YouTube implemented a new AI disclosure policy. I think it's bad.vkc.sh
Falsehoods programmers believe about… Biometrics
(For the new reader, there is a famous essay called Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names. It has since spawned a long list of Falsehoods Programmers Believe About....)
Everyone has fingerprints!
The BBC has a grim tale of a family with a genetic mutation which means they have no fingerprints. It det
shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/01/false…
#/etc/ #design #falsehoods #policy #security
If you're an #EU citizen, I strongly encourage you to take a look and consider signing this European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) that calls for the establishment of a #tax on great #wealth to fund a just ecological and social transition: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/…
Boosts very welcome.
Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate
#smartphones #Policy #Brazil #iphone #apple #USB-C #Tech #USB
Brazil joins EU and efforts from US politicians in universal charger push.Ars Technica
