Lunatech @Lunatech@qoto.org

Students Across Florida Walk Out in Protest of Ron DeSantis: The Florida governor has led an authoritarian onslaught on education in the state.

https://newrepublic.com/post/170745/students-across-florida-walk-protest-ron-desantis

#desantis #florida

https://artifact.news/s/lRr50Hr3vFA= Bored with #Chatgpt? Well. Here are 10 #AI tools you can check out. The article does not mention cost. One AI tool mentioned is #opensource. #artificialintelligence #edtech #edchat @edutooter @edutooters @donwatkins #artifact

#invisibledragon #burdenofproof #science #belief #exvangelical

Somewhat disappointed in the people who are so quick to say that we need to reform Section 230 because "big tech companies are bad," without considering whether or not it would even fix the problem. Too many of my mentions are people who seem to not care about the consequences (and whether or not such reforms would help fix any perceived problem). It's just "company bad, therefore, 230 must be bad."

Think through the details, people.

can't wait for Matt Taibbi to post a 42-tweets long thread about this

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-twitter-no-transparency-reports-government-data-1234684941/

Experts say combining deepfake audio and video, virtual avatars, and large language models like GPT could turbocharge the work of scammers and propagandists (Alex Pasternack/Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/90853542/deepfakes-getting-smarter-thanks-to-chatgpt
http://www.techmeme.com/230224/p1#a230224p1

Shocking and unexpected turn of events: propagandists attempt to game new system and $8 is not a deterrent. Who could have imagined.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/22/russian-propagandists-said-buy-twitter-blue-check-verifications/

Remember when people said ad-based social networks led to disinformation and paying for social media would fix it?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/22/russian-propagandists-said-buy-twitter-blue-check-verifications/

❤️ ❤️ ❤️@absolutspacegrl@mastodon.social

A reporter says he used an AI-generated replica of a voice to get past the voice verification system of UK's Lloyds bank and accessed an account's information (Joseph Cox/VICE)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7axa/how-i-broke-into-a-bank-account-with-an-ai-generated-voice
http://www.techmeme.com/230223/p44#a230223p44

Workday sued for discrimination over AI candidate screening tool https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/23/workday_discrimination_lawsuit/

#bot
Original tweet : https://nitter.privacydev.net/TheRegister/status/1628810268514951168

A "national divorce" is impossible, but it certainly could make an actual civil war marginally more possible. https://thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/mtgs-committee-for-the-national-divorce

A reporter shows up on your block on one of the worst days of your life, talks to the cops, lingers long enough to grab a few “telling” details, and then — poof! — you never see them again.

The Trace wants to flip that pattern with its new local coverage
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/02/the-trace-puts-a-local-lens-on-gun-violence-coverage-with-new-bureaus-in-chicago-and-philadelphia/

America’s legal system today

I want to practice law:
—You need a 4 year Bachelors, take the LSAT, then a 3 year JD, then pass the BAR, buy malpractice insurance, & total cost is ~$300K

I want to enforce the law:
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun

I want to write the law:
—No qualifications needed and a billionaire can buy you a seat

I have lots of respect for the investigative journalism that @Julia has done for many many years. But her first opinion piece in the NY Times, about Section 230 gets a ton of basic facts wrong, misunderstands the law, and proposes an unworkable and dangerous "fix" https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/23/your-simple-solution-to-section-230-is-bad-julia-angwin-edition/

@mmasnick fights for us:
I Explained To A Court How California’s ‘Kid’s Code’ Is Both Impossible To Comply With & An Attack On Our Expression
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/22/i-explained-to-a-court-how-californias-kids-code-is-both-impossible-to-comply-with-an-attack-on-our-expression/