But sadly Californian companies enforce noncompetes in other places. Imagine a preferential AI for California and another for the rest of the world! Misaligned values.
POLICY
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DMCA Claims Preemption: Judge’s Divergent Ruling on Copyright
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The article mentions claims are remaining (both contractual and Copyright), but overplays the importance of the DMCA claims. In other lawsuits, the DMCA claims were considered by judges to be "pre-empted" (falling *under* Copyright). This judge made the same decision differently.
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Breaking Down the Overton Window in AI Discourse
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There should be no Overton window because there should be no Overton wall.
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AI Assistants as Tools for Political Influence and Control
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In the future you’ll have an AI whispering in your ear all day long. What politician wouldn’t love to get a hold of that?
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Microsoft’s Climate Initiative Drives Momentum for Direct Air Capture
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Agreement comes as tech groups seek to meet climate promises while expanding power-hungry artificial intelligence Good initiative by MSFT. Hopefully this will create momentum for the DAC players.
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Non-compete clauses duration debate in fast-moving tech field
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I should add these are my opinions, but I would love to hear other opinions to understand this better, and revise my beliefs accordingly. There might be room for compromise too. 6-month and 1-year non-competes seem awfully long in a field that moves so fast. Would a max of 3
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AI Scientists Demand Non-Compete Bans Through Activism
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AI scientists and engineers need to make their voices heard when it comes to non-competes. I hope this becomes a topic of discussion at @icmlconf and other venues. We urgently need more activism in this area. I believe non-competes should be banned because: 1. They give
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Copyright breach threatens social contract and societal stability
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Sure. If you break the society-wide agreement that is Copyright, then society breaks down.
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OSS Advocate Testifies at U.S. Generative AI Hearings
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Yeah, there was an OSS advocate who said exactly that in the U.S. hearings about generative technology.
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