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The UK’s Online Safety Act pushes for a safer internet with smarter age checks, but its broad rules spark concerns about curbing digital freedom.

Let’s unpack its legal story in 10 tweets. 🧵

#OnlineSafety #TechLaw

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What are your thoughts on the influence of the AI revolution on the biotech sector for the next 5 years?

A great take on this I found by historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari. He warns that the fusion of AI and biotechnology is creating the power to "hack humans". He predicts that this convergence will transition life on Earth from the organic realm governed by natural selection to a new era of inorganic life designed by intelligent engineering.

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2011: software is eating the world.

2026: Now, artificial intelligence is eating software and creating new worlds.

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Many people now trust digital systems more than what they can see with their own eyes.👀

That shift may be more consequential than the technology itself.

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Moravec’s Paradox reminds us that what is hardest for humans is often easiest for machines—and vice versa.

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@TommiPedruzzi Guide

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@TommiPedruzzi Start

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@matt_gray_ Li!

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@IAmPascio NOTION!

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Copies of Genesis became scripture nodes. 📖

Copies of the genesis block became ledger nodes. ⛓️

Same human instinct: preserve “truth” by distribution.

The book was our first immutable tech.

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@aaditsh AI!

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AI in politics will soon be as normal as a phone in a minister’s pocket.

The difference?

Phones connect you to people.

AI can shape your ideas.

And for that, transparency isn’t optional—it’s a democratic duty. 🗳️

Stay informed, stay compliant.

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🇸🇪 Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson admits he uses ChatGPT & LeChat for “a second opinion” in his role.

Critics call it risky.

Supporters say it’s the future.

But what does this mean for democracy, privacy & transparency?

Let’s break it down 🧵

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The real danger?

Not that the PM thinks alongside AI,
But that it happens without a legal framework, transparent disclosure, or secure systems.

Without those, trust erodes.

And trust is democracy’s currency. 💡