Russia's parliament today approved a law that would allow businesses to use cryptocurrencies for foreign trade. It comes as the country is facing huge pressure from Western sanctions over the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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UK India Technology Security Initiative Strategic Partnership
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The Technology Security Initiative (#TSI) is a collaborative effort launched by the Prime Ministers of India and the United Kingdom to enhance the strategic partnership between the two nations.
UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy announced during his visit to India that he was -
Global India AI Summit Addresses Safety, Access, Sustainability
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During the recent #GlobalIndiaAISummit, the Innovation Workshop "Tackling AI Safety, Democratising AI and Sustainability" discussed key issues such as AI safety, democratizing AI access, and sustainability. The workshop emphasized the need for the international community to
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Major Platform Content Moderation Policies Under Criticism
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(Deleted my original tweet – don't want to amplify rubbish like this anymore than is already possible with X's chaotically bad content policies – v strongly considering quitting this platform now)
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Social Platform Owner Spreads Misinformation About Democratic Nominee
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The owner of one of the biggest social platforms spreading misinformation about the Democrats' like presidential nominee – this is already an immensely problematic election
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Location Data Privacy: Opt-In Requirements and Re-identification Risks
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needs to be opt-in, not opt-out (if even)
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X Auto-Opts Users Into Grok Data Sharing Without Consent
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X is automatically opting users in to sharing data w/ the Grok chatbot for training and fine-tuning. Historically this is the kind of thing that pisses people off, particularly if they're not aware of it in advance. You can turn it off here: https://
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Copyright Traps Paper Enhances Membership Inference Attacks Detection
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Quoted in nice article by @Melissahei
, on a #ICML2024 paper on "copyright traps" by @matthieu_meeus @ffuuugor @ManuelFaysse @yvesalexandre Cool idea to enhance the efficacy of membership inference attacks to detect copyrighted data. Caution tho: similar to Glaze, not futureproof -
U.S. AI Leadership: Presidential Decisions Shape Future
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this is not a republican or democratic issue; it's an american issue. no matter who the next U.S. president is, they will make some very big decisions about shaping the future of U.S. AI leadership.
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Powerful AI Governance: International Coalition Against Authoritarian Control
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the most powerful AI controlled by countries or groups that want to use it to cement their hold on power rather than to improve the lives of their citizens is a scary thing. a U.S.-led coalition of nations is the best way to prevent that.