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.
@alexjc
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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… -
Microsoft’s board seat at non-profit organization raises governance questions
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Microsoft has a seat on the non-profit board too, no?
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Copyright and opt-out: bridging the AI debate gap
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This has been a strange project to work on. Advocates and representatives on both sides of the debate don't really want to talk about © and opt-out, because the facts are inconvenient from both perspectives… What's necessary for this conversation to happen?
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86% of Top Websites Opted Out of AI Training
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Oops. I think I accidentally opted-out most of the web… At least, I followed best practices from © regulations and recent court cases to determine the Opt-Out status of the top websites:
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EU Consortium AI Project Faces ROI Challenges Against DeepSeek
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Bureaucrats made a budget for this, thinking they'd get a model 10x bigger/better than DeepSeek-R1. Then they decided to create a consortium, and in practice that means 0.1x ROI for a project that finishes 18 months after R1 that was released. #BrusselsEffect
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Data transparency leadership in AI regulation efforts
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It's been very confusing, thanks for clarifying. Overall, the one that's on Data Use & Access is actually very encouraging. They're leading the charge in some aspects (transparency) that other contries have ignored.