I agree. AI video could have many wonderful uses, but without laws to protect people, especially children, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc will have it their way. Shockingly, they use RL to optimise the length of time users stay on the site and to ensure that they return. They
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Republic vs Rose Njeri: Legal Case Technology Analysis
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“The Republic vs Rose Njeri — A Techies view of the case.” The online webapp sought to enable citizens with a web portal to view a template for submissions, customise their comments on the bill, and click a button to conveniently send an email to the correct mailbox. (Link in
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Stanford Program Addresses Human Impact of AI Solutions
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Too often, AI solutions are built without a deep understanding of the human impact, leading to unintended consequences. This program by @StanfordHAI and @stanforddschool aims to nurture a community of informed civil society leaders to address this gap: https://
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Career Decisions Based on Lifestyle Priorities in AI Era
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Have you made career decisions based on lifestyle priorities?
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AI: Entrepreneurship’s Golden Age vs. Mass Unemployment’s Dark Age
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Ironically AI is ushering in the Golden Age of entrepreneurship at the same time as the Dark Age of mass unemployment.
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Higher Education’s Ideal Versus Reality Gap Requires External Shock
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Indeed. So many of us have such a deep seated appreciation for the *ideal* of what higher education is all about, and its historical civilizational role. But the ideal and the reality have diverged a long time ago, and at this point only an external shock could possibly correct
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Work as Play: Redefining Labor in the AI Era
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Red pill: he was *never* “working”; he has just been having fun for decades, and to the normies it looked like work.
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Software Engineer’s Website Forces Kenyan Government Action
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Finally. Free.
— Erik Hersman (@whiteafrican) 3 juin 2025
This little lady with a website sure scared the Kenyan government…@rtunguru thanks for showing what an impact software engineers can have! https://t.co/cuVsvWKsneFinally. Free. This little lady with a website sure scared the Kenyan government… @rtunguru thanks for showing what an impact software engineers can have!
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Higher Ed Policy Abolition Could Cause Collapse More Than AI
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If this toxic policy is indeed abolished once for all, that, rather than the advent of AI, would be the single biggest reason for the higher ed to collapse.
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Government Liability vs Tech Innovation Responsibility
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In this case, if the *government* is negligent or liable (not Tech Bros) that changes everything.