Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default.

Be sure to disable it :]

Age verification will NOT make the internet safer!

Pass it on!

Twitch says quiet part out loud: Amazon AI is opt out because "nobody would opt in"

aftermath.site/twitch-ai-amaz...

Twitch now uses your channel to train generative AI by default.

You can opt out of some training here: www.twitch.tv/settings/sec...

@yaelwrites.com You might want to check these out. May want to contact them about your list in regards to data brokers.

databrokerswatch.org

consciousdigital.org

yourdigitalrights.org

Major announcement posted at #Patreon yesterday: I'm producing a big #specevo #dinosaur book devoted to a "no K/Pg impact" scenario over the next 18 months. I'll be sharing updates on the project at Patreon throughout development, so sign up if you want previews! www.patreon.com/markwitton #sciart

Saving a Tiny Endangered Porpoise One Pixel at a Time

Would you care to see a very content kitten?

@vic.re

x.com/kataangshope...

Context: I had stumbled on this image in a Facebook ad for voice casting for a video game called "LGame"

However, aside from only one person talking about it outside of Facebook, I can't find much info. I also HEAVILY suspect the image is AI.

Age verification will NOT make the internet safer

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This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.

Pass it on!

International students say they are deleting social media, keeping their views to themselves and staying on campus to avoid being deported.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate Minority Leader, has launched a new online portal for individuals to report corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety, with the legal protections afforded to whistleblowers.

The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.

(Read more: The Verge)