Avery

Computer Technician with a degree in computer therapy, Lurker of the internet. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ She/Her/32 | | Wiccan | Mother to 1 plant ||

[Avery @AlastorX50]

Leaders should reflect the ideals and values of those below them rather than those above them.

Promoting those leaders is the fastest way to fix a company's broken culture.

-@docjamesw

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

1. 22 Republican AGs have sent a letter to the American Academy of Pediatricians.

They threaten that endorsing trans care as beneficial may be illegal, and demands extensive internal docs.

They could target abortion with this tactic as well.

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[Avery @AlastorX50]

It has video jump on over, no excuse to stay in this rotting fascist platform!

[Bluesky @bluesky]

BLUESKY NOW HAS VIDEO

what are you waiting for? https://t.co/x6v5YW0WFT

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag Yeah, I really liked the customization Android offered. But that’s been getting better over the years on iOS, especially with iOS 18. The gap between them is closing, but the one thing I will give Apple is how well their ecosystem works together.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag I eventually switched to iOS I really couldn’t stand the inconsistency and the warranty support for most manufacturers.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@_mlktea They expanded that room, it’s now a Capital Omen Cafe lol.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

Such a good 1A episode from NPR:

https://t.co/lTcjQl9ylr

Thank you @Imi_Ahmed for being the only one to talk against the narrative that social media can’t do anything to combat hate speech and talk about actual solutions, we know who those bad actors are!

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@The_Flan_Thief You can purchase a season off of Ankama launcher:

https://t.co/YPoL84q9tA

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag Idk sounds like interviewer was taking “they were roommates” pretty seriously.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

The US is so behind in everything that it does and it feels like it's just cruel on purpose.

[Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @LuizaJarovsky]

🚨BREAKING: The European Parliament has just APPROVED the AI Act. What everyone should know:

➵ The AI Act follows a risk-based approach. Some AI systems are banned, such as those involving:

- Cognitive behavioral manipulation of people or specific vulnerable groups;
- Social scoring: classifying people based on behavior, socioeconomic status, or personal characteristics;
- Biometric identification and categorization of people;
- Real-time and remote biometric identification systems, such as facial recognition.

➵ Some AI systems fall in the "high-risk" category, such as those involving:

- Critical infrastructures (e.g. transport) that could put the life and health of citizens at risk;
- Educational or vocational training that may determine the access to education and professional course of someone’s life (e.g. scoring of exams);
- Safety components of products (e.g. AI application in robot-assisted surgery);
- Employment, management of workers, and access to self-employment (e.g. CV-sorting software for recruitment procedures);
- Essential private and public services (e.g. credit scoring denying citizens opportunity to obtain a loan);
law enforcement that may interfere with people’s fundamental rights (e.g. evaluation of the reliability of evidence);
- Migration, asylum, and border control management (e.g. automated examination of visa applications);
- Administration of justice and democratic processes (e.g. AI solutions to search for court rulings).

➵ High-risk AI systems will be assessed before being put on the market and also throughout their lifecycle. People will have the right to file complaints about AI systems to designated national authorities.

➵ Generative AI, like ChatGPT, will not be classified as high-risk but will have to comply with transparency requirements and EU copyright law. Some of the obligations are:

- Disclosing that the content was generated by AI;
- Designing the model to prevent it from generating illegal content;
- Publishing summaries of copyrighted data used for training.

➵ The AI Act is expected to officially become law by May or June, and its provisions will start taking effect in stages:
- 6 months later: countries will be required to ban prohibited AI systems;
- 1 year later: rules for general-purpose AI systems will start applying;
- 2 years later: the whole AI Act will be enforceable.

➵ Fines for non-compliance can be up to 35 million Euros or 7% of worldwide annual turnover.

➵ If you want to learn more about the AI Act, including challenges, opportunities, and practical insights, join my live session with @BertuzLuca, @JcMalgieri & @RistoUuk on April 4th (register using the link below).

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag Well we have Wayback here in NC, thanks for the rec. this place is dead in regards to good burgers :(

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag On my list now. Have you been to twisted root?

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@lil_swag Excuse me, where?

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@_mlktea Thanks 😊.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

Wanted to give an update on my life.

After a decade of questioning and therapy I am coming out as Transgender!

I have never felt more comfortable and myself. Until I fully transition I’m they/them.

Name will be announced once I figure that one out.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@MattBroderi @charlesfromtx @LeBlancWes Yup. It’s called shareholders and the never ending “make money line go up” even though they make billions in profits.

The fix is stronger labor laws (like Japan) and unions.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@jennycohn1 @threadreaderapp unroll

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@SheepishVampire @missssty_ow @baskinator

This thread and comments offer a treasure trove of content for Helldivers 2.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@AriDrennen @ParkerMolloy @threadreaderapp unroll

[Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉 @migueldeicaza]

If the public is going give these folks the
Tax write off, this work should go to the public domain.

[Avery @AlastorX50]

@KarenFOrlando @ErinInTheMorn @nytimes Begone TERF.