Daniel Hinkle

Senior State Affairs Counsel @JusticeDotOrg. Tweets/opinions are my own.

[Bigad Shaban @BigadShaban]

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1) Hit-and-run in San Francisco hurls pedestrian into the air, tossing her onto path of oncoming driverless Cruise car, which then runs her over.

Officials couldn't find witnesses, but Cruise car had cameras rolling.

I got access to the video. Here's what I saw.

@nbcbayarea

[Daniel Hinkle @danielmhinkle]

When companies want to reassure people about their AI product, they know the best way is to take responsibility for its output.

Meanwhile, @Cruise, @Waymo, @theavindustry, @autosinnovate are fighting for immunity when they kill people. Really inspires confidence in AVs.

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Adobe indemnity clause designed to ease enterprise fears about AI-generated content https://t.co/mEEUtBrAEO by @ron_miller

[ProPublica @propublica]

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took a luxury fishing trip to Alaska with billionaire Paul Singer, whose hedge fund then had repeated business before SCOTUS over the years that followed.

Alito never disclosed the trip or recused himself from Singer's cases. (THREAD)

[CJ&D (centerjd on Threads)☮️ ⚖️ @centerjd]

Check out our new study: "Nuclear Fizzle: How Jury Grievance Reports Whitewash Corporate Misconduct and Dehumanize Victims." When corporations lose cases, they dehumanize the people they’ve hurt, and mock jurors. It’s disgusting, and we’re fighting back! https://t.co/7cIjymvISZ

[The Associated Press @AP]

Goldman Sachs will pay $215 million to settle a years-long class action lawsuit that claimed the bank discriminated against women when it came to pay, performance evaluations and promotions. Filed in 2010, the lawsuit was set to go to trial next month. https://t.co/cCX8e0LT2K

[Paul Bland @FPBland]

Forced arbitration is a rigged system that hurts workers, consumers, investors, medical patients. The time to #Endforcedarbitration is now https://t.co/GDr2TH0i2a

[Consumer Federation of America @ConsumerFed]

#CFA's research found that #NY drivers w/ a perfect driving record + excellent credit pay $730 a year for basic insurance. A driver with the same driving record + poor credit pay almost $2,100. That's auto #insurancediscrimination.

@DougHeller @nytimes

https://t.co/9TC9fst9zY

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Me: I live in a world where people think we should kill other people who annoy us
Hobbes: On no. Sounds like you live in the State of Nature. The solution to that is authoritarianism.
Me: You say that, but in my world the authoritarians ALSO support vigilante justice
Hobbes: Wut?

[Elizabeth Chamblee Burch @elizabethcburch]

The plot thickens on Johnson & Johnson's 2d attempt to use #bankruptcy to bail itself out of its #talc mess.

The U.S. Trustee has joined advocates for cancer victims in asking the judge to dismiss J&J's "bad faith" bankruptcy case.
https://t.co/LNS9hYwyGS

[Danny Wilf-Townsend @drmtown]

DoNotPay, Inc (whose mission includes "to help consumers fight against large corporations" and "to level the playing field," and which has previously flagged arbitration clauses to help consumers get out of them) has now filed for arbitration in the consumer lawsuit against it.

[National Center for State Courts @StateCourts]

Jury service is an essential part of our democracy. Jurors are key to upholding fairness and impartiality in our courts. Thank you to all who have served for your dedication and diligence.

#JurorAppreciationWeek #CivicDuty

[Daniel Hinkle @danielmhinkle]

“a driverless Waymo vehicle subsequently proceeded to meander into the middle of things, like an autonomous Mr. Magoo.” https://t.co/THyswKND6A

[Devon Guerrero @DevonGuerrero]

"I might just take a nap back here. And I'm drunk"

Goldcollarlavish is really taking the FSD beta testing to new heights 🤣

Notice the dumbbell in the driver seat. The driver monitoring is a joke.

2 years later this is still happening and only @AlexRoy144 and I talked about it

[Annie Lowrey @AnnieLowrey]

I am writing a book about time taxes and I need your help! Tell me about the insurance snafu ruining your life, the years you spent waiting for benefits, your immigration process, your FAFSA cluster, your healthcare nightmare. I'm [email protected]. https://t.co/zu5XF3R4W7

[Phil Williams @PhilNvestigates]

🚨BREAKING 🚨
Six hours after we first confronted Republican Rep. Scotty Campbell, he has now RESIGNED!

[Algorithmic Justice League @AJLUnited]

It's 💸 tax season & @AJLUnited is launching the #NoCaseNoFace campaign.
🆘No private company should handle your data & waive your legal rights. This is what happens when you sign up as a new user to access your taxes via IDme.
📨Share your story https://t.co/M1lPMaKZ1m

[Dr. Joy Buolamwini @jovialjoy]

The IRS is still using IDme for access to critical tax services...IDme requires you to give up your right to join a class action lawsuit even if your face data is stolen or you are accused of fraud. We deserve better. - Learn more in my open letter here: https://t.co/G0RYNafDo7

[Daniel Hinkle @danielmhinkle]

ADS developers should be responsible for the driving behaviors of their vehicles. They won't become *better* drivers if we let them off the hook.

To accomplish this, our laws should acknowledge them *as the driver* so we can hold them accountable for driving related errors.

[Daniel Hinkle @danielmhinkle]

On March 23, Cruise committed a "driving" error and crashed into the back of a city bus in San Francisco.
On April 4, Cruises CEO blamed car crashes on "human" error.
This is deeply disingenuous doublespeak. Let me show you why. 🧵

[Daniel Hinkle @danielmhinkle]

Cruise, and everyone else in the AV industry, is lobbying to write rules that allow them to avoid responsibility for *driving* an automated vehicle.

If we crash into a bus, we get a ticket or face a claim for negligent driving. Cruise is fighting to avoid this responsibility.