Human Rights (incl. data-related rights to property and privacy) remain valid regardless how big the group is! Otherwise they are no longer rights… This is a bitter pill to swallow for many tyrants, even regular criminals.
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UK Copyright Defeat: Commercial-Scale Infringement Policy Arguments
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The U.K. government faced a crushing defeat on the Copyright consultation, and is now parading their best remaining arguments. TL;DR:
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Copyright Activism and Data Rights Against Big Tech
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My recent work has been in Copyright activism, see: https://
weboptout.org Fascinating times as people realize their privacy and other data rights have (already) been sold to big tech. Preparing — and hoping — for an epic showdown between the masses and corrupt governments. -
Respecting IP Rights and Data Ethics in AI Development
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I'm not trying to claim that my AI/ML work has always been perfect from the IP & data-rights perspective, but it's consistently been important. To those asking "how do we inspire" those reluctant: you can start with respecting basic rights and taking it from there…
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Random Kernels Replace Learned Statistics in Image Processing
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Welcome to new followers who arrived from here!
— Alex J. Champandard 🌱 (@alexjc) 26 février 2025
FYI: the code in 2016 used about 80Mb of statistics (convolution kernels) learned by training on ImageNet dataset. I since figured out how to make it work with random kernels. The style images used were out-of-Copyright. https://t.co/lZPj08zpESWelcome to new followers who arrived from here! FYI: the code in 2016 used about 80Mb of statistics (convolution kernels) learned by training on ImageNet dataset. I since figured out how to make it work with random kernels. The style images used were out-of-Copyright.
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AI Data Mining Rights and Regulatory Corruption Debate
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If the pan-European campaign from 2012-2018 for text- & data-mining (TDM) "the right to read is the right to mine" was conducted today, it would probably have failed… Whether this campaign succeeds or not depends on the depth of the #corruption behind the legitimization of AI.
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Legal Distinction Between Machine Learning and Human Activities
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It doesn't matter how you try to rationalize machines "learning." There is a legal difference between humans performing activities and machines doing it. The law explicitly makes provisions for machines, because their behavior and impact is not the same.
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UK Data Protection Regime Jurisdiction for AI Model Training
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A restrictive regime in the U.K. would absolutely apply and protect data served in the U.K. from abuses when training models abroad. The location where the infringement occurs has jurisdiction.
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AI Hallucinations: Insufficient Punishment for Repeated Offenses?
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Hmm… Is the punishment for this not high enough that they keep doing it? Are the culprits that unaware of the problems with hallucinations?
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UK opt-out policy risks increase AI industry lawsuits
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If you want to argue against the idea of opt-out, here are some facts and statistics: https://
weboptout.org The U.K. government thinks that relying on opt-out will help create a stable industry, but in fact it'll just result in more lawsuits…