It's worth commending Tim's decision here, regardless whether he's wrong or not, because Epic will be liable for damages in all cases where infringement is found. Why? Safe Harbor provisions don't apply to online stores "receiving financial benefits":
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Black Swan Risk Management: Preparing for Unprecedented Events
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I think about this from time to time as a risk management lesson. Just because something has never happened before does not mean it will not. And just because an expert has skin in the game does not mean they are right. Take risks of course, but have a plan. #ooda #globalrisk
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Genome editing ethics: embryo modification breach examined
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Genome editing of diseases represents vital progress, offering cures to some unapproachable conditions. But Jiankui's embryo editing was a dangerous breach of medical ethics as I reviewed when his rogue work went public in 2018 https://
nytimes.com/2018/11/27/opi
nion/genetically-edited-babies-china.html
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He Jiankui returns to genome editing after prison release
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The expansive story of He Jiankui, the reckless, contemptible purveyor of CRISPR babies, who, after being released from prison, is now back to genome editing https://
newyorker.com/magazine/2023/
09/11/the-transformative-alarming-power-of-gene-editing
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Mustafa Suleyman on AI Governance and Policy Coordination
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Here’s the full podcast (with transcript). It’s definitely worth a listen. https://
80000hours.org/podcast/episod
es/mustafa-suleyman-getting-washington-and-silicon-valley-to-tame-ai/
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Facial Recognition False Match Leads to Wrongful Arrest
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Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match: Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully… #Technology #Tech #FutureTech https://
nytimes.com/2023/08/06/bus
iness/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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New Jersey Updates Unemployment Insurance Reporting Requirements for HR
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New Jersey Releases Guidance Regarding Unemployment Insurance Reporting Obligations #HRTech #SHRM #BigData https://
shrm.org/resourcesandto
ols/legal-and-compliance/state-and-local-updates/pages/new-jersey-unemployment-reporting.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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AI Doom Predictions Questioned: Experts Debunk Panic Claims
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Next time someone repeats the unbelievable claim that half of over 700 top AI experts predict a 10% chance of AI doom, please share with them this essay from @DrTechlash that thoroughly calls BS. https://
techdirt.com/2023/04/26/the
-the-ai-dilemma-follows-the-social-dilemma-in-pushing-unsubstantiated-panic-as-a-business/
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Yudkowsky eugenics critique platformization ethics
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@VanityFair do you have any idea how many eugenicists were platformed here? Yudkowsky is not an "AI analyst." He is however someone who talks about how children probably don't have the right to life until the age they're smart enough to deserve to be alive.
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TESCREAL Bundle: Tech Billionaires and Transhumanism Vision
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I haven't read this yet but seems to be about the TESCREAL bundle (mostly talking about transhumanism though). https://
vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/m
usk-thiel-zuckerberg-andreessen-alternate-autocratic-reality
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