An Austrian political party used AI to make their candidate (right) look more “manly” (left) and now they’re being called out for it.
REGULATION
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EU Commission stress-tests platforms’ election readiness under DSA
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Commission stress tests platforms’ election readiness under the Digital Services Act | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commis
sion-stress-tests-platforms-election-readiness-under-digital-services-act
… via @EU_Commission #digitaleu #europe #digital #innovation #technology @DigitalEU @ArturHabant @elaniaz @BetaMoroney @JolaBurnett -
EU Commission Stress Tests Digital Platforms Election Readiness
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Commission stress tests platforms’ election readiness under the Digital Services Act | Shaping Europe’s digital future https://
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commis
sion-stress-tests-platforms-election-readiness-under-digital-services-act
… via @EU_Commission #digitaleu #europe #digital #innovation #technology @DigitalEU @ArturHabant @elaniaz @BetaMoroney @JolaBurnett -
TESCREAL Corporate Capture in AI Regulation
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Not just corporate capture, but TESCREAL corporate capture. Ugh.
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Cannes Tests Smart Cameras to Secure its Festival
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[#Article] #AI and #security: the city of Cannes will experiment with smart cameras during its Festival https://actuia.com/actualite/ia-et-securite-la-ville-de-cannes-va-experimenter-les-cameras-intelligentes-lors-de-son-festival/
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Twitter Policy Undermines POSSE Publishing Philosophy
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I like POSSE – Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere – this Twitter policy directly penalizes that philosophy
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Elon confirms Twitter algorithm down-ranks tweets with links
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Yep. I thought it was superstition but there's a tweet from Elon out there that confirms that they down-rank tweets with links in them!
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Tech Giants Face AI Regulation Scrutiny Amid Major Partnerships
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As they say – lotta news… https://
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/mic
rosoft-amazon-ai-partnerships-face-scrutiny-from-british-regulators.html
… https://
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/kla
rna-scores-payment-deal-with-uber-ahead-of-anticipated-ipo-.html
… https://
cnbc.com/2024/04/24/tik
tok-to-suspend-tiktok-lites-reward-programme-amid-eu-concerns.html
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Professional Organizations Setting AI Benchmarks Standards
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This would also be a good thing for professional organizations to do. AMA benchmarks, New York Bar Association benchmarks, Modern Language Association benchmarks, American Psychological Association benchmarks…
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AI Needs Independent Testing Standards Like Consumer Reports
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We need a Consumer Reports or Underwriters Lab for AI testing. All the public benchmarks are game-able and mostly not useful measures of things LLMs do. We need secret test batteries for subject areas (coding, reasoning, human conversation, writing) and secret red team tests, too