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23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online
Pretty much the worst thing that could happen as an outcome of using a service like this. #Technology [Link]
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The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence
"Advances in AI are amplifying a crisis for human rights online. While AI technology offers exciting and beneficial uses for science, education, and society at large, its uptake has also increased the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression. Automated systems have enabled governments to conduct more precise and
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AGI Researchers Stop Quoting White Supremacists Challenge (Impossible)
White supremacist rhetoric is endemic in AI research. An interesting (and complex) point is also made here about preprint journal sites and how they allow companies to whitewash embarrassing mistakes. #AI [Link]
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X/Twitter may be terrible, but it’s still the go-to place for certain types of conversations
This is still a widely-held sentiment. What do we need to build for this not to be true? #Media [Link]
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Jawboned
Jawboning tech companies is part of a much bigger trend of government influencing the private sector to accomplish what it can't legislatively. These are suggestions to curb and regulate the practice - but do they acknowledge the societal failures of the tech companies themselves? #Democracy [Link]
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Teens Love LinkedIn
I no longer think the kids are alright. #Technology [Link]
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40 global technology companies beating their Western rivals
A fascinating list of 40 market-leading tech companies that are founded and run outside of the west. There are some familiar names here, but lots were new to me - they might be to you, too. #Technology [Link]
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More Thoughtful Reading & Writing on the Web
"The combination of taking more time (as longer form writing encourages) and publishing on a domain associated with your name, your identity, enables & incentivizes more thoughtful writing. More thoughtful writing elevates the reader to a more thoughtful state of mind." #Technology [Link]
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Why side projects are essential for creatives—and employers should embrace them
I firmly agree with this stance (and my career wouldn't have been possible without it): let employees build and release side projects. It'll make them better at their jobs and a lot happier to boot. #Labor [Link]
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BBC Gives Up On Threads (By Instagram), Sticks With Mastodon
"What makes this news more interesting is the fact that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has abandoned its Threads account but is still maintaining its self-hosted Mastodon accounts online." #Media [Link]
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Social media traffic to top news sites craters
"Website business models that depended on clicks from social media are now broken." It was always a good idea to own your own relationships with your audience, but there's never been a better time than now. #Media [Link]
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Bing Is Generating Images of SpongeBob Doing 9/11
To be fair, you could draw a picture of this in Photoshop, too. But I suspect a few brands might have a few things to say about Microsoft hosting this tool. #AI [Link]