No mention of Microsoft licensing terms in the Ofcom referral. Just spoke with someone from the CISPE – he compared Microsoft's cloud licensing practices to the equivalent of forcing a driver driving their Jag on the motorway to repurchase their car for the privilege.
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UK Regulator Refers Cloud Industry Probe to CMA
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This is big. Ofcom, the media watchdog, has referred its probe into the UK cloud industry to the CMA. This means that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, the market leaders, will face much tougher scrutiny.
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Responsible AI and Algorithm Accountability: A Speaking Tour Initiative
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responsible AI, algorithm accountability, and most importantly, our human responsibility, both individually and collectively. Geoff and I enjoyed the conversation so much that we said we should start a tour and travel around and give talks as a duo 5/
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AI’s Societal Impact: Opportunities, Risks, and Catastrophic Consequences
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…and now the profound human and societal impact this powerful technology brings to our world, both the positive possibilities but also the sobering catastrophic risks, including economic changes, dis/misinformation, bias and privacy issues, weaponization, and… 3/
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Amazon’s Project Nessie Algorithm Faces FTC Antitrust Allegations
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“People familiar with the FTC's allegations in the complaint told the Journal that it all started when Amazon developed an algorithm code-named "Project Nessie." It allegedly works by manipulating rivals' weaker pricing algorithms and locking competitors into higher prices”
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AI Deepfake Video Scams Target Tom Hanks MrBeast Gayle King
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In the past few days, Tom Hanks, MrBeast and Gayle King have all said AI deepfake video ad scams have been created with AI without their permission.
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Wearable Recording Tech Ethics: Permission and Privacy Concerns
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I really appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit here, and the willingness to take and respond to critique. I think best in practical situations. First time I see my buddy with one of these on, he asks for permission to record our coffee meeting, maybe it’s business related. I
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Questioning AI Infrastructure Costs During California Drought
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"walking underneath a grove of hundreds-of-feet-tall, centuries-old California Redwoods…I wondered: Why are we…spending billions on GPUs & data centers, fueling a spike in water consumption during a drought? For products consumers may or may not want or need?"
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Learning from Past Tech Transitions for AI Impact
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Thanks Andrew – I strongly agree with this message. I'd love to see more concrete ideas and details on what worked and didn't work in previous tech transitions, and what we should do about that.
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US-China Conflict Risks Rising Amid Global Tech Supply Chain Concerns
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Odds of a hot conflict between the U.S. and #China are rising, says Jacob Helberg, of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Companies diversify #SupplyChains #WSJCIO @mims @jacobhelberg https://
wsj.com/articles/congr
essional-u-s-china-commissioner-warns-of-global-tech-supply-chain-risk-ae49ad2d?st=av18jh9k3hrlhs9
… @bellelin_