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Farewell from Protocol

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15 Nov 2022

This makes me so sad. I really loved Protocol.  #Media

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OpenAI

Notable links: July 24, 2026

America's AI dominance is under threat; AI vendors put us at risk; meanwhile, everyone's staying in their jobs for the health insurance.

24 Jul 2026

AI vendors can't be trusted to secure their systems. Newsrooms need to act accordingly

There were two big lapses in the Hugging Face / OpenAI hacking story: the lack of security protections on OpenAI's end, and Hugging Face's vulnerable production database. That should worry anyone who uses AI with sensitive data.

23 Jul 2026

Private healthcare makes industries less innovative. It's time for change.

1 in 4 American workers stay in their jobs because of the healthcare. It suppresses wages and working conditions - and prevents innovators from heading out on their own.

23 Jul 2026

People are transcribing your conversations without asking. That puts you at risk.

Apps like Granola make it easy to transcribe conversations without asking for consent. Those transcripts are a subpoena honeypot.

20 Jul 2026
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