USCO's report is correct and obvious; nothing new or unknown 18 months ago. Most notable is that it's released at a time and in a context that opens up maximal debate: left/right polarization, executive vs. legislative, not final publication. (Should have published last year!)
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Tech Industry Coordination Undermines Individual Rights for Profit
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No single person is behind the final decision, more likely an interest group. There's always been a well-funded and coordinated tech campaign to undermine individual rights for profit (e.g. privacy, property).
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Fair Use Remains Valid Despite For-Profit Opposition
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Fair Use is determined on a case-by-case basis (always was), and that was exactly the conclusion of the USCO report. Fair Use is still alive and well. The fact for-profit organizations are upset about it is irrelevant.
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AI Hallucinations and Professional Accountability in Legal Practice
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Surely, such behavior is grounds for being disbarred? Unless that becomes the default response, the hallucinations will continue.
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Whistleblower Case Against Tech Company Lacks Valid Excuse
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The excuse of being busy doesn't hold up: he has a large team handling many cases, he already made the time and commitment, it's a highly relevant whistleblower for many of his cases, it's a company named as defendant in their complaints too.
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Class-Action Lawyer Accused of Malpractice Before OpenAI Whistleblower Death
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The class-action lawyer previously jointly accused of malpractice by judge ("unwilling or unable to litigate") is now alleged* to have been involved just before the death of the OpenAI whistleblower.
— Alex J. Champandard 🌱 (@alexjc) 18 avril 2025
Artists: time to remove Butterick & Saveri from your lawsuit until this is… https://t.co/GsHLgVtPhsThe class-action lawyer previously jointly accused of malpractice by judge ("unwilling or unable to litigate") is now alleged* to have been involved just before the death of the OpenAI whistleblower. Artists: time to remove Butterick & Saveri from your lawsuit until this is
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Twitter Hashtag AI History SXSW Panel 2015
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The date-range search now works again here, so I traced back the history. There was a SXSW panel in March 2015 which used the Twitter hashtag first. Towards the end of 2015 people were increasingly using the tag with projects/research, but 2016 was the popularization.
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Funding Pressure Silences Truth in AI Industry
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They know that's not true, but they could kiss goodbye to their funding if they tell the truth.
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Technology Limits: Legal Restrictions and Responsible Usage
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Yes? The best tools in the history of technology have limits or restrictions on their usage. Some uses violate the law, so obviously the government steps in. Even organizations or families should limit it, e.g. the CEO of TikTok forbids his kids from using his own product.
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Cognitive Decline and Friction Reduction in Digital Technology
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There was a recent paper that shows the cognitive decline of the average person since the broad introduction of smartphones… to say that "reducing friction" is by default a good thing goes against the statistics. It can be good for certain artists and specific contexts.