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The EU AI Act survived final negotiations, which wrapped Friday. To understand what was agreed, @justinhendrix spoke to @Euractiv tech editor Luca Bertuzzi (@BertuzLuca), who reported on the trilogue in Brussels.
https://t.co/CME4rhD8tx

[CIGI @CIGIonline]

To mitigate threats to society and democracy, unsecured open-source AI systems need regulation.

"The threat posed by unsecured AI systems lies in the ease of their misuse," writes @davidevanharris.

Read more from @techpolicypress: https://t.co/P3DRSu69gL

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New Study Suggests Right-Wing Bias in YouTube Recommendations https://t.co/FbvntSjoEc

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"@microsoft, like its competitors, has opted to base its business model and stake its reputation on solving problems of its own creation."

✍️Op-ed in @techpolicypress by Jessica Dheere of @openmicmedia

https://t.co/WNUSW1II2F

[Cristiano Lima-Strong @viaCristiano]

Today for the first time, the Technology 202 newsletter is on a byline strike. That's because I'm walking out with 700+ of my colleagues for fair wages, good faith bargaining & management decisions that don't gut critical coverage teams

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A shareholder resolution that will be voted on today asks Microsoft to address concerns about generative artificial intelligence and its impacts on democracy, writes Open MIC (@openmicmedia) advocacy director Jessica Dheere.
https://t.co/OH9l4h6PWH

[Evan R. Murphy @evanrmurphy]

New op-ed for @techpolicypress places the @CLTCBerkeley AI Risk-Management Standards Profile for General-Purpose AI Systems (GPAIS) and Foundation Models within today's broader AI governance context. 1/

https://t.co/Cy7neoDdFh

[MMitchell @mmitchell_ai]

New from me, and I think important:
How do we regulate AI?
Here's how:
https://t.co/7gkfBDrFOm
Even includes some charts to fill out, for direct operationalisation within a tech company.
(1/n)🧵

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Podcast! @justinhendrix in conversation with individuals who have held content moderation roles for OpenAI, Facebook, and TikTok in Africa who are now pushing for better treatment and pay:
https://t.co/BnGHABKaZl

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Unsecured “open-source” AI systems pose a massive series of threats to society and democracy, says David Evan Harris (@davidevanharris), offering a set of proposals for how to regulate them: https://t.co/WixekyM65J

[Nicol Turner Lee @drturnerlee]

I've been watching what is going with @OpenAI and decided to write an #op-ed about it. Thanks @techpolicypress for picking it up. I am concerned about the #doublestandards in #VC funding for #diversefounders. Read it here:

https://t.co/vmqEvb4GpM

[Juan David Gutiérrez @JuanDGut]

"the most urgent AI risks receive far too little attention in the global conversation. These relate to how AI will perpetuate and worsen global inequalities and systemic injustices." Recommeded essay by P. Gruver-Barr and G. LaForge at @techpolicypress:
https://t.co/9U96ZefD0Q

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US Senate AI ‘Insight Forum’ Tracker - @__gabbymiller with updates and reflections on forum 7:
https://t.co/fO58tWeNIr

[Open Tech Institute at New America @OTI]

@JohnBHorrigan’s (@Benton_Inst) analysis in @techpolicypress demonstrates how the #ACP is an effective tool for closing the #digitaldivide and increasing internet adoption. Read more https://t.co/52gt7Kv9ob

[Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix]

It looks like it is surprisingly easy to extract training data from a supposedly sophisticated and closed source large language model. @techpolicypress program manager @PrithviIyer3 on results of a new preprint research paper: https://t.co/o2C1ZFfTb8

[Lilian Coral @lcoral]

NEW in @techpolicypress: analysis from @JohnBHorrigan @Benton_Inst indicates the ACP is an effective tool for closing the digital divide and increasing internet adoption. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/bnZMiCveSq

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It looks like it is surprisingly easy to extract training data from a supposedly sophisticated and closed source large language model. @techpolicypress program manager @PrithviIyer3 on results of a new preprint research paper: https://t.co/tNqtnOW0H8

[The Competitive Comms and AI Infrastructure Assoc. @INCOMPAS]

New in @techpolicypress: analysis from @JohnBHorrigan @Benton_Inst indicates the ACP is an effective tool for closing the digital divide and increasing internet adoption. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/GOAwk40HWk

[Anastasiya Zhyrmont @AZhyrmont]

The fifth Belarus Internet Governance Forum (https://t.co/zTOiC4NjMX 2023) was a farce. Check my op-ed at @techpolicypress
https://t.co/l6sy5ElUY3