The debate between @elonmusk (Twitter) and @ylecun (Meta) is presenting us with a false dichotomy of two different paths to digital totalitarianism. I couldn't put it better than Karl Popper does in the preface to "The Open Society and its Enemies"
POLICY
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AICan 2026: Canada’s AI Strategy and Vision
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Excited to be in Banff this week to take part in AICan, the annual meeting for the pan-Canadian AI strategy . Looking forward to hear from Canada’s technical leadership in AI, hear about compute and safety, and I get to give this year’s keynote on Visions of AI.
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Voice Cloning and Deepfake Technology Security Concerns
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non mais pas forcément chez eux, a partir du moment où tu sais quelle techno est utilisée (et y'en a d'autres qui permettent de cloner et faire du lip sync), un peu de montage et c'est possible… c'est un peu plus plausible que du dépôt de cerceuil a Paris
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AI and Deepfakes: Election Misinformation Crisis
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là on arrive au moment sportif avec l'IA et les fakenews en période électorale
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Political Deepfakes Rise: Detection Tools Combat Election Disinformation
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More political deepfakes exist than you think, according to this AI expert With so many elections happening globally this year, TrueMedia founder Oren Etzioni hopes the company's deepfake detection tool can help reduce disinformation. Here's how. https://
zdnet.com/article/ai-exp
ert-says-there-are-more-political-deepfakes-than-you-think/
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California AI Bill Requires Pre-Creation Model Safety Certification
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Not a joke: California's AI bill would require companies to certify that models are safe before they're even created.
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Starlink’s Strategic Importance: America’s Space Capability Revival
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Yeah say what you will about Musk – America literally lost the ability to space and needed to rely on Russia – that was absolutely wild to me. Starlink’s strategic and geopolitical important cannot be understated esp for connectivity in denied regions. Finally, Tesla is a big
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Content Creator Contracts Expand Rights to Cover Space Ventures
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A recent change in my content creator contracts: They used to ask for global rights Now they say “in the universe” Guess the lawyers wanna make sure they can air my AI courses on the moon and promote AI products on Mars?
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Corporate exploitation and moral division in tech industry
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Lots of words to miss the point! It's neither about Art nor AI; it's about old-fashioned exploitation. Corporations knowingly abusing their power, causing division among those who think they should be stopped & those that will use anything to get ahead without moral inhibitions.
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Corporate Exploitation and Ethical Concerns in AI Development
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There are so many misguided people on both sides and it's turning nasty *because* of the underlying corporate exploitation. You can't just be innocent on the AI "side", as there are many sociopaths and assholes that pleasure in abusing others no matter what — part of their fun.