Troublesome: Reporters Without Borders RSF withdraws from negotiations on European AI Act’s Code of Practice
RSF withdraws from negotiations on European AI Act’s Code of Practice
The third version of the Code of Practice for the European Union (EU) regulation on artificial intelligence, the AI Act, remains largely insufficie...
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the Guardian
Missouri lawmaker proposes registry of pregnant women ‘at risk’ for abortions
Dubbed ‘eHarmony for babies’, bill would create connected databases for pregnant women and those looking to adopt
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Mooie ontwikkeling: Pensioenfonds ABP stapt naast Tesla ook uit Alphabet en Meta https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1545746/pensioenfonds-abp-stapt-naast-tesla-ook-uit-alphabet-en-meta?utm_medium=social&utm_source=app&utm_campaign=earned&utm_content=20250217&utm_term=app-ios&gift=YcPhl
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TechCrunch
German court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections | TechCrunch
Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers' acc...
I Grew Up On Social Media - Here’s Why I’m Protesting Against Meta This Children's Mental Health Week
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de Volkskrant
Schrijvers beginnen rechtszaak tegen AI-giganten om chatbottraining
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“Denmark: AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance and risks discriminating against marginalized groups – report  - Amnesty International” @npub1rd8r...6vs0
Amnesty International
Denmark: AI-powered welfare system fuels mass surveillance and risks discriminating against marginalized groups – report
The Danish welfare authority, Udbetaling Danmark (UDK), risks discriminating against people with disabilities, low-income individuals, migrants, re...
“Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government is extraordinary, and extraordinarily lucrative. Mr. Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, effectively dictates NASA’s rocket launch schedule. The Defense Department relies on him to get most of its satellites to orbit. His companies were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different contracts last year with 17 federal agencies.”
U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them. (Published 2024)
Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.