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Study Suggests AI Capable of ‘Strategically Lying’
“We think that it is important to work now, while AI models do not pose catastrophic risks, to understand threats that might become more…
Month: <span>December 2024</span>
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Teamsters Union Launches ‘Largest Strike Against Amazon in US History’
“We are fighting against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to win,” said one Amazon warehouse worker. The Teamsters launched what the…
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Democrats Urge Federal Agencies to Abandon Use of Facial Recognition
“Facial recognition tools pose a serious threat to the public’s civil liberties and privacy rights, and Clearview AI’s product is particularly dangerous,” warn four…
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Cantwell Delay of FCC Confirmation Called ‘Gift to AT&T’
“With Sen. Cantwell caving to unreasonable demands from opponents to Sohn, we’re going to see a hearing full of political posturing that serves no…
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How About We Don’t Ever Put Surveillance Robot Dogs on the US Border
These machines—some of which can be fixed with weaponry—are less cute-video or selfie fodder and more of a civil liberties-invading hellhound. On February 1,…
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Technology Is Not the Answer to Our Many Human and Ecological Crises
From Ladakh and Bhutan to Sweden and Australia, a clear pattern has emerged: as people are pushed into deepening dependence on large-scale, technological systems,…
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‘Fighting Back Works!’ IRS Ditches Pilloried Facial Recognition Plan
Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a “creepy and disturbing strike” at privacy and…
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Rights Groups Demand Hearings on the ‘Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act’
The longer Congress waits,” warned one advocate, “the stronger and more dangerous this industry will become. More than four dozen consumer advocacy, media justice,…
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State AGs Allege Google Deceived Users to Profit From Location Data
Google has a powerful financial incentive to obscure the details of its location data collection practices and to make it difficult for consumers to…
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Humanity at “Doom’s Doorstep” Says Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of “how close we are to destroying our world,” remains at 100 seconds to midnight. Top scientists responsible for…
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Lyft Makes Largest Donation in Massachusetts History to Keep Drivers Down
The more than $14 million went to a coalition fighting to stop ride-hailing and delivery companies from having to classify their drivers as employees.…
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New Project Launched as ‘Direct Counterweight’ to Big Tech
We are at a watershed moment with bipartisan support to finally break up the Big Tech monopolies that hurt consumers and small businesses. The…
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‘Major Win’: Judge Says Suit to Break Up Facebook Empire Can Proceed
Facebook has bulldozed competition to dominate the market,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. “We need to break up Big Tech and hold Facebook accountable for…
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Holiday Season Ultimatum From Amazon Workers: Bargain or We Strike!
“If Amazon chooses to ignore us, they’re the ones ruining Christmas for millions of families. We’re not just fighting for a contract; we’re fighting…
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Green Group Sounds Alarm Over Meta’s Nuclear Power Plans
“In the blind sprint to win on AI, Meta and the other tech giants have lost their way,” said a leader at Environment America.…
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‘Flawed and Dangerous’: US Appeals Panel Upholds Potential TikTok Ban
“This is a deeply misguided ruling that reads important First Amendment precedents too narrowly and gives the government sweeping power to restrict Americans’ access…
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AI Firm Sued Over Chatbot That Suggested It Was OK for Child to Kill Parents
“In their rush to extract young people’s data and sow addiction, Character.AI has created a product so flawed and dangerous that its chatbots are…
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Campaigners Declare ‘No… Democracy With Oligarchy’ at Twitter HQ
“Ultimately,” said one critic, Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform “is all about preserving and metastasizing oligarchy.” Dozens of artists, labor advocates, and climate…
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Calls for US Facial Recognition Ban Grow After Mom Booted From Theater Over Her Job
“This is exactly why we need an outright ban on all use of facial recognition surveillance in places of public accommodation like bars, restaurants,…
Human Rights Expert Sounds Alarm Over Israeli Firm’s ‘Dystopian’ Video-Altering Tech
“A scenario in which someone is accused of something and doesn’t know if the evidence presented against them is real or not is truly…