EU shares data with AI
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EU officials proposed giving major AI companies broad access to citizens' data, privacy campaigner Max Schrems warned, citing a leaked council paper.
by Simon Lester
"OpenAI has called on the Trump administration to lead an international coalition setting standards for AI systems ... "
I'm not sure there is much to be gained from "calling on the Trump administration" here. I would focus on receptive members of Congress and planning for the next administration.
I'm not sure there is much to be gained from "calling on the Trump administration" here. I would focus on receptive members of Congress and planning for the next administration.
OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards ft.trib.al/yojKN1U
OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards
Chief executive Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council this week following outcry over safety concerns
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September 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"OpenAI has called on the Trump administration to lead an international coalition setting standards for AI systems ... "
I'm not sure there is much to be gained from "calling on the Trump administration" here. I would focus on receptive members of Congress and planning for the next administration.
I'm not sure there is much to be gained from "calling on the Trump administration" here. I would focus on receptive members of Congress and planning for the next administration.
This is the 2nd year in a row that a book from our "Information Society Series" at @mitpress.bsky.social has won the AoIR award. Sinnreich and Gilbert's "The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance" won in 2025
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Information Society Series
The Information Society Series publishes original scholarship addressing the social, legal, and political implications of the Internet and new information and communication technologies. The series fe...
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September 21, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is the 2nd year in a row that a book from our "Information Society Series" at @mitpress.bsky.social has won the AoIR award. Sinnreich and Gilbert's "The Secret Life of Data: Navigating Hype and Uncertainty in the Age of Algorithmic Surveillance" won in 2025
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Reposted by Kathleen Kennedy
“We need a comprehensive federal privacy law that covers this sort of data collection and misuse,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @theverge.com. That means requiring opt-in consent, no deceptive design tricks, & data minimization that limits companies to only what’s needed to provide the service.
There are ways to protect yourself from your spying TV
“Hi, LG”
www.theverge.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“We need a comprehensive federal privacy law that covers this sort of data collection and misuse,” EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told @theverge.com. That means requiring opt-in consent, no deceptive design tricks, & data minimization that limits companies to only what’s needed to provide the service.
Reposted by Simon Lester
OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards ft.trib.al/yojKN1U
OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards
Chief executive Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council this week following outcry over safety concerns
ft.trib.al
September 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
OpenAI joins call for US-led global AI standards ft.trib.al/yojKN1U
A bit from me in @wired.com today wrt our research on AI agents with @evijit.io and Samir Passi.
This is a really detailed article, thanks for writing it @thiccreese.bsky.social!
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
This is a really detailed article, thanks for writing it @thiccreese.bsky.social!
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
September 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A bit from me in @wired.com today wrt our research on AI agents with @evijit.io and Samir Passi.
This is a really detailed article, thanks for writing it @thiccreese.bsky.social!
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
This is a really detailed article, thanks for writing it @thiccreese.bsky.social!
www.wired.com/story/metas-...
Reposted by Rebecca Tushnet
Watch these disputes: they're evidence of what we've warned about, that giving the copyright oligopolies a windfall from AI has little to do with helping actual creators. It's a gold-rush for big media and trickle-down economics for working artists. www.latimes.com/entertainme...
Why some musicians aren't happy about labels signing AI deals with platforms
Record labels that sued AI music companies are now licensing them. But payouts are undisclosed, lawsuits continue and musicians ask who benefits.
www.latimes.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Watch these disputes: they're evidence of what we've warned about, that giving the copyright oligopolies a windfall from AI has little to do with helping actual creators. It's a gold-rush for big media and trickle-down economics for working artists. www.latimes.com/entertainme...
The rules for AI should be decided by the American people’s elected officials in government, not a handful of AI billionaires.
September 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The rules for AI should be decided by the American people’s elected officials in government, not a handful of AI billionaires.
Reposted by Thomas Hegghammer
It’s been 8 years since we published our report on how Google tricks people into extensive location tracking, and simultaneously filed complaints against Google.
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Google Fined €403 Million Following Consumer Council Report
Google has been fined €403 million by the Irish Data Protection Commission after the Norwegian Consumer Council exposed how the company manipulated users into accepting extensive tracking.
www.forbrukerradet.no
September 21, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It’s been 8 years since we published our report on how Google tricks people into extensive location tracking, and simultaneously filed complaints against Google.
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Today the decision from the Irish Data Protection Commission arrived: a €400 million euros fine.
www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/d...
Reposted by Steve Peers
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
'As a result of Google's failures... individuals could have been unaware that their location was being used to influence them with ads or to infer their interests,' said Graham Doyle, deputy commissioner for Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
www.lemonde.fr
September 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ireland fines Google €403 million on behalf of EU for location data breach
This is my own proposal. joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2026/05/are-... I'm working it up with some super competent guys for a Munich Security Conference side event, but if we could do something nearer term I'm sure we'd be happy to jump to another platform. We don't have any resources yet though. 3/3
Are AI companies and digital platforms etc new utilities? (Why, yes!)
artificial and natural intelligence, including politics, policy, ethics and security
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September 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is my own proposal. joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2026/05/are-... I'm working it up with some super competent guys for a Munich Security Conference side event, but if we could do something nearer term I'm sure we'd be happy to jump to another platform. We don't have any resources yet though. 3/3
by Gary Polhill
If AI just increases the volume of papers and proposals, I am wondering if anyone has thought through the implications of that for the free peer review service offered to academics. I am increasingly minded to refuse to review for journals and funders who allow AI generated contributions. 🧪
September 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
If AI just increases the volume of papers and proposals, I am wondering if anyone has thought through the implications of that for the free peer review service offered to academics. I am increasingly minded to refuse to review for journals and funders who allow AI generated contributions. 🧪
Reposted by Michael Larkin
Rather than being a great democratiser, AI is currently forcing organisations to put up more gates and barriers to keep out the low quality avalanche.
September 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Rather than being a great democratiser, AI is currently forcing organisations to put up more gates and barriers to keep out the low quality avalanche.
Reposted by David Murakami Wood, Bessma Momani
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.
noyb.eu
September 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
"In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection" noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-mem...
by Charles West
Well, arguably the university is a survivor from the Middle Ages, so the threat to universities posed by AI companies speaks to me at two levels!
September 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Well, arguably the university is a survivor from the Middle Ages, so the threat to universities posed by AI companies speaks to me at two levels!
'Google’s paper says its “most concerning” finding in the long-run is that 49 per cent of respondents claimed AI “pushes them toward safer, more incremental projects, where benchmarks are established and results are reliable”....only 28 per cent said it lets them investigate riskier questions.'
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September 21, 2026 at 7:06 AM
'Google’s paper says its “most concerning” finding in the long-run is that 49 per cent of respondents claimed AI “pushes them toward safer, more incremental projects, where benchmarks are established and results are reliable”....only 28 per cent said it lets them investigate riskier questions.'
Reposted by Charles West
Here's @giorgiogilestro on how AI can destroy the meritocracy of text and leave us with an academia based on reputational rent-seeking
"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware development is an act of armed resistance."
https://giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-of-knowledge/
"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware development is an act of armed resistance."
https://giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-of-knowledge/
giorgio.gilest.ro
September 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Here's @giorgiogilestro on how AI can destroy the meritocracy of text and leave us with an academia based on reputational rent-seeking
"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware development is an act of armed resistance."
https://giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-of-knowledge/
"in an age of technofeudalism, open source hardware development is an act of armed resistance."
https://giorgio.gilest.ro/the-weimar-of-knowledge/
Reposted by Margot C. Finn, Christine Kooi, Rebecca Williams
AI saves scientists time but adds ‘verification tax’, paper finds.
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
AI saves scientists time but adds ‘verification tax’, paper finds - Research Professional News
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
AI saves scientists time but adds ‘verification tax’, paper finds.
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Google study also finds AI pushes researchers towards “safer, more incremental projects”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
Reposted by Tama Leaver
The new EU KIDS act won't just limit social media, it'll also "ban chatbots from simulating emotions or interpersonal relationships in interactions with anyone under the age of 18". www.wired.com/story/the-eu...
The EU Wants to Break Up Kids and Their Chatbots
ChatGPT, Character.ai, and Snapchat’s My AI will all be in the crosshairs as the EU Kids Act aims to strip minor-facing chatbots of all the things that make people love them.
www.wired.com
September 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
The new EU KIDS act won't just limit social media, it'll also "ban chatbots from simulating emotions or interpersonal relationships in interactions with anyone under the age of 18". www.wired.com/story/the-eu...
Bessent says they talked about econ and AI, and reporter questions brought out more on AI. Chinese readout goes on about Econ consultations and says oh yeah also AI was discussed. www.news.cn/world/202609...
中美经贸磋商在美国纽约举行-新华网
中美经贸磋商在美国纽约举行-
www.news.cn
September 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Bessent says they talked about econ and AI, and reporter questions brought out more on AI. Chinese readout goes on about Econ consultations and says oh yeah also AI was discussed. www.news.cn/world/202609...
by Brian Keegan
on one hand, AI companies have built an enormous house of cards of financial self-dealing fuckery that will tank the market, on the other hand, the stochastic parrots authors and ed zitron live rent-free in the heads of weirdos who want to worship the linear algebra machine that flatter them
September 21, 2026 at 2:22 AM
on one hand, AI companies have built an enormous house of cards of financial self-dealing fuckery that will tank the market, on the other hand, the stochastic parrots authors and ed zitron live rent-free in the heads of weirdos who want to worship the linear algebra machine that flatter them