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@uwaterloo.ca
members are invited to our next Movie Night: Dark WatersâA tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to pollutants from one of the world's largest corporations. Thursday at 6:30pm in DC 1304!
@engsoc.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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If this network of
#YouTube
channels promoting
#AI
generated "slopaganda" is to be believed, Albertans can't wait to become the 51st state, though the material seems to originate outside of
#Canada
, explains
@alexboyd.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
#politics
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A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40M views
Flagged as a "potential covert influence operation" in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.
https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/a-network-of-youtube-accounts-is-promoting-us-annexation-to-albertans-researchers-say-it-has-40m-views/article_b26d9311-f3f1-4304-a443-360f51f6a558.html
about 1 month ago
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This isn't a one-off, it's a pattern!
#AI
generated text proliferates expressions like This-isn't-X, it's-Y beyond all necessity and simply obfuscates whatever point is being made, argues Joshua Gonzales
theconversation.com/slanguage-wh...
#chatbots
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Slanguage: Why AIâs stylistic negation â âitâs not X, itâs Yâ â is both annoying and doesnât work
Negation-based language is cognitively ineffective. And when amplified by AI-generated writing it distorts how people engage with ideas.
https://theconversation.com/slanguage-why-ais-stylistic-negation-its-not-x-its-y-is-both-annoying-and-doesnt-work-278967
about 1 month ago
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Ppl fall for their
#AI
companions, but the emotional safety those provide could also keep users from developing the emotional resources fostered in relationships with other real but imperfect human beings, explains Sarah Laing
www.thestar.com/life/relatio...
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People are dating chatbot 'companions,' and relationship experts have thoughts
Amid a loneliness epidemic and dating crisis, people are turning to chatbots for connection without the friction.
https://www.thestar.com/life/relationships/in-love-with-a-chatbot-why-people-are-dating-ai-companions-and-what-it-means-for-their-life-skills/article_25958787-cb9c-539d-ba65-5c34b80690b3.html
about 1 month ago
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Premier Ford of
#Ontario
is against a surveillance-pricing ban on groceries, though the gov't has banned ticket scalping, leaving consumers to scratch their heads on the gov't's affordability policy, explains
@jmmcgrath.bsky.social
www.tvo.org/article/anal...
#food
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ANALYSIS: How can the Tories be anti-scalper and pro-surveillance pricing? | TVO Today
What makes a Taylor Swift ticket more important than groceries?
https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-how-can-the-tories-be-anti-scalper-and-pro-surveillance-pricing
about 1 month ago
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Low-quality, high-volume
#AI
generated political commentary is proliferating, especially in conservative
#socialmedia
in the US, no doubt in time for midterm elections, though its unclear who is producing it, explains Tiffany Hsu
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/b...
#politics
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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/business/media/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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#Ontario
allows some
#plastic
waste to be incinerated, at a plant in Buffalo, rather than recycled, creating confusion about the gov't's
#recycling
policy, explains Patty Winsa
www.thestar.com/business/is-...
#sustainability
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Ontario is now sending used plastic containers to be incinerated â and environmentalists are concerned
The provincial government has recently allowed 15 per cent of ânonrecyclableâ plastic waste to be incinerated and still count toward Blue Box recycling targets.
https://www.thestar.com/business/is-ontario-trading-plastic-recycling-for-incineration/article_471dd80f-e913-427e-9a88-c41c767a123c.html
about 1 month ago
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#Deepfake
nudes have become a crisis especially in schools where (usually) girls are harassed with them, and where supports and consequences remain uncertain, explains
@mattburgess1.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/deepfa...
#AI
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The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude imagesâand the problem shows no signs of going away.
https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-schools-global-crisis/
about 1 month ago
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The "extended-range electric vehicle" is an
#EV
with a gas-powered charger, which may assuage Americans' range anxiety but alleviates few of the issues with either full
#EV
or conventional vehicles, argues
@andrewmoseman.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
#design
#cars
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A New Kind of Hybrid Car Is About to Hit Americaâs Streets
The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/extended-range-electric-vehicle-pickup-trucks/686811/?utm_source=feed
about 1 month ago
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Students can now have agentic
#AI
complete entire online courses for them, and instructors can get
#AI
to do all their marking, raising the specter that humans will be shut out of
#education
altogether, explains Lila Shroff
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Is Schoolwork Optional Now?
Education is on the verge of becoming fully automated.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/ai-agents-school-education/686754/?utm_source=feed
about 1 month ago
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#FacialRecognition
is now being employed at such a scale that even seemingly small error rates have big implications for
#fairness
, particularly in law enforcement, explains
@lucaslaursen.bsky.social
spectrum.ieee.org/facial-recog...
#AI
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Facial Recognition Errors Affect Millions Globally
How does facial recognition handle the pressure of real-world applications?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/facial-recognition-gone-wrong
about 1 month ago
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The ENIAC, the first general-puropse electronic computer, was first turned on 80 years ago, and helped set off the age of digital computing, explains San Murugesan
spectrum.ieee.org/eniac-80-iee...
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ENIACâs 80th Anniversary: A Legacy of Innovation
80 years ago, ENIAC changed the world. How did this massive machine pave the way for today's digital age?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/eniac-80-ieee-milestone
about 1 month ago
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Providers design
#chabots
to be sycophantic, which prompts users to over-trust them and risking harm to their well-being down the line, a repetition of under-regulation of
#SocialMedia
previously, argues
@schneier.com
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
#AI
#trust
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AI Chatbots and Trust - Schneier on Security
All the leading AI chatbots are sycophantic, and thatâs a problem: Participants rated sycophantic AI responses as more trustworthy than balanced ones. They also said they were more likely to come back...
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/ai-chatbots-and-trust.html
about 1 month ago
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Team Mirai is a new political party in Japan determined to use
#AI
to boost public engagement in
#politics
and involvement in policy setting, explain Nathan Sanders &
@schneier.com
www.techpolicy.press/japans-team-...
#democracy
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Japan's Team Mirai Uses Tech to Bolster Democracy, Not Undermine It
Team Mirai illustrates the viability of a different way to do politics, write Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier.
https://www.techpolicy.press/japans-team-mirai-uses-tech-to-bolster-democracy-not-undermine-it/
about 1 month ago
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Meta's
#AI
glasses record lots of private encounters and beam them away for review by labelers: âYou think that if [people] knew about the extent of the data collection, no one would dare to use the glasses," explain Naipanoi Lepapa et al.
www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...
#privacy
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She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says
Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Metaâs new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other peopleâ...
https://www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/metas-ai-smart-glasses-and-data-privacy-concerns-workers-say-we-see-everything
about 1 month ago
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"Federated unlearning" could help distributed
#AI
systems comply with
#privacy
laws but also opens up
#cybersecurity
backdoors that could undermine system integrity, explain Abbas Yazdinejad &
@annfitzgerald.bsky.social
theconversation.com/does-federat...
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Does âfederated unlearningâ in AI improve data privacy, or create a new cybersecurity risk?
As governments push for stronger data rights like the âright to be forgotten,â evidence suggests AI may not fully comply, raising new regulatory challenges.
https://theconversation.com/does-federated-unlearning-in-ai-improve-data-privacy-or-create-a-new-cybersecurity-risk-279640
about 1 month ago
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New research:
#Chatbots
readily resort to nuclear threats in game scenarios, and mostly respond with escalation, although all-out nuclear attacks were rarely approved, a "sobering" result, explains
@indescribable.bsky.social
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/artific...
#AI
#war
#military
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King's study finds AI chose nuclear signalling in 95% of simulated crises | King's College London
Artificial intelligence (AI) models used for a simulated war game escalated conflicts by threatening nuclear strikes in 95% of scenarios, according to new research from Kingâs College London.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/artificial-intelligence-under-nuclear-pressure-first-large-scale-kings-study-reveals-how-ai-models-reason-and-escalate-under-crisis
about 2 months ago
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A bio-inspired process that turns waste
#plastic
into useful acetic acid could help reduce plastic
#pollution
in the environment, argues Yimin Wu
theconversation.com/how-we-turne...
#sustainability
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How we turned plastic waste into vinegar: A sunlight-powered breakthrough
Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful â acetic acid, a key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.
https://theconversation.com/how-we-turned-plastic-waste-into-vinegar-a-sunlight-powered-breakthrough-276735
about 2 months ago
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The term "misinformation" online should be reserved for materials that are very likely to be lies on the evidence, rather than just more likely than not, or the term loses its significance for practical purposes, argues Mu Zhu
theconversation.com/truth-or-mis...
#AI
#deepfakes
#misinformation
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Truth, or misinformation? A statistician explains the challenge of assessing evidence
The word misinformation is loaded, and overused. The difficulty of assessing evidence is partly to blame.
https://theconversation.com/truth-or-misinformation-a-statistician-explains-the-challenge-of-assessing-evidence-278161?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
about 2 months ago
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All
@uwaterloo.ca
members are invited to our next Movie Night: Dark WatersâA tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to pollutants from one of the world's largest corporations. Thursday at 6:30pm in DC 1304!
@engsoc.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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High school student Mia Heller has invented an interesting device for filtering
#microplastics
from household drinking water, explains Ramsha Waseem
www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
#design
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This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Virginia teenager Mia Hellerâs filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-school-student-invented-a-filter-that-eliminates-96-percent-of-microplastics-from-drinking-water-180988363/
about 2 months ago
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#TokenMaxxing
and token anxiety result as employers begin to rate coder productivity by how many
#AI
tokens a person uses, even regardless of output quality, explains
@kevinroose.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/t...
#unintendedconsequences
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More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/technology/tokenmaxxing-ai-agents.html
about 2 months ago
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A missive from the White House calls for states to forgo much
#regulation
of
#AI
, apart from some protections for children & energy costs, so the US can win the AI arms race, explains
@nytceciliakang.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
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White House Unveils A.I. Policy Aimed at Blocking State Laws
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/us/politics/white-house-unveils-ai-policy-aimed-at-blocking-state-laws.html
about 2 months ago
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Growcer is a Canadian system for using shipping-style containers to grow veggies locally in remote communities, supporting local nutrition and
#FoodSecurity
, explains
@spaikin.bsky.social
www.tvo.org/article/anal...
#food
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ANALYSIS: Can souped-up shipping containers solve food insecurity? | TVO Today
Two former university classmates think so. They might be on to something.
https://www.tvo.org/article/analysis-can-souped-up-shipping-containers-solve-food-insecurity
about 2 months ago
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#SpaceX
's proposal to launch 1m satellites overlooks their impact on the appearance of the night sky, effects of launches on the atmosphere, and de-orbit risks, and is being with far too much haste, argue Samantha Lawler, Aaron Boley & Hanno Rein
theconversation.com/a-million-ne...
#progress
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A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky â for everyone on Earth
If SpaceX launches one million new satellites, it will increase atmospheric pollution and risk of falling debris. And we will see more satellites than stars.
https://theconversation.com/a-million-new-spacex-satellites-will-destroy-the-night-sky-for-everyone-on-earth-277938
2 months ago
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With car thefts escalating into home invasions and underwhelming police reponse, residents of Lawrence Park,
#Toronto
, are considering their own "virtual gated community," explains Raju Mudhar
www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
#AI
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Theyâve been terrorized by home invasions. Now these Toronto residents are considering âvirtual gated communitiesâ
Residents of Rosedale and Lawrence Park are uneasy as break-ins and car thefts are evolving into home invasions.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/theyve-been-terrorized-by-home-invasions-now-these-toronto-residents-are-considering-virtual-gated-communities/article_5276b55c-ad31-431f-93c7-670ba570056b.html
2 months ago
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At $700k, Rolls Royce's first electric car, the Spectre, rides like a cloud and oozes luxury, showing the marque has succeeded in adapting the new tech to their brand, explains Gabriel GĂ©linas
www.thestar.com/life/autos/d...
#cars
#design
#style
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Experience the mesmerizing glide of the Rolls-Royce Spectre on Quebec's icy circuit
The Spectre marks a major milestone in the history of Rolls-Royce; it is the brandâs first all-electric vehicle. I took it for a spin on an icy track
https://www.thestar.com/life/autos/drifting-an-electric-rolls-royce-in-a-winter-wonderland/article_be309905-08df-4ea4-bc3b-c47d7fb361ae.html
2 months ago
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Ppl use
#AI
agents to perform lots of personal assistant type tasks, with results that can be impressive or disconcerting, suggesting they cannot be wholly trusted just yet, explains
@cademetz.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/t...
#trust
#design
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A.I. Agents: Theyâre Fun. Theyâre Useful. But Donât Give Them the Credit Card.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/technology/ai-agents-uses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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Withdrawal of the novel "Shy Girl" shows that the publishing industry lacks clarity in its
#genAI
policies and is unprepared to screen submissions effectively, explains Alexandra Alter
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/b...
#writing
#AI
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A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/books/ai-fiction-shy-girl.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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Publication of the novel "Shy Girl" has been discontinued over allegations that
#genAI
was heavily involved in its writing, a claim the author disputes, illustrating challenges publishers face with the authenticity of work, explains Alexandra Alter
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/b...
#AI
#writing
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Horror Novel âShy Girlâ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/books/shy-girl-book-ai.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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#OpenAI
's response to the Tumbler Ridge shooting shows the need for gov't in the loop:
#regulation
that protects the well being and
#privacy
of users w/o reliance on opaque & voluntary corporate standards, argues Jean-Christophe BĂ©lisle-Pipon
theconversation.com/openais-safe...
#AI
#policy
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OpenAIâs safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge arenât AI regulation â theyâre surveillance
What Canadaâs response to AI protocols in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy gets wrong, and what durable governance actually requires.
https://theconversation.com/openais-safety-pledges-in-the-wake-of-tumbler-ridge-arent-ai-regulation-theyre-surveillance-278364
2 months ago
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A video of Netayahu struck some as a
#deepfake
with the wrong number of fingers, prompting rumors of his death, to which he responded with a new video showing his hands, a sign of how
#AI
is sowing doubts online, explain
@stuartathompson.bsky.social
& Tiffany Hsu
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/t...
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Netanyahu Posts âProof of Lifeâ Video as A.I. Sows Doubts About Whatâs Real
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/technology/netanyahu-ai-video-iran-israel.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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The gov't of
#Ukraine
is making available video data for training
#autonomous
#drone
weapons to assist in tech development for their war with Russia, but also raising concerns about warfare without ppl in the loop, explains Andrew E. Kramer
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/w...
#military
#AI
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Ukraine to Make Drone Videos Available for Training A.I. Models
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/europe/ukraine-drones-ai-models-training.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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#Chatbots
have totally changed
#software
coding, now more high-level, productive, and "conversational," which pleases many coders, alarms some, and is broadening access to the process, explains
@clivethompson.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/m...
#AI
#work
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Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/magazine/ai-coding-programming-jobs-claude-chatgpt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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#Canada
has a patchwork of
#privacy
and other laws whose implications for
#FacialRecognition
are unclear and incomplete, which is problematic give authorities' increasing use of the technology, argues Neil McArthur
theconversation.com/is-someone-w...
#AI
#regulation
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Is someone watching you? Facial recognition tech is here and Canada offers little privacy protection
Canada urgently needs stronger privacy laws, ones that deal explicitly with facial recognition.
https://theconversation.com/is-someone-watching-you-facial-recognition-tech-is-here-and-canada-offers-little-privacy-protection-276852
2 months ago
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The US gov't has enacted measures to secure their supply of white phosphorus from Bayer, thus supporting its manufacture of Roundup from the chemical, increasing concerns for the
#environment
and regulatory captures, explains Hiroko Tabuchi
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/c...
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A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/climate/bayer-white-phosphate-glyphosate-roundup-trump-executive-order-munition.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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Many ppl enjoy the affirmation that
#AI
"companions" dish out but the results could put their clients in the thrall of their commercial providers, besides turning them into wankers
www.economist.com/culture/2026...
#relationships
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Who wants a partner to toady to them? Quite a lot of people
AI companion apps offer sycophantic virtual lovers who never judge or betray, marking a shift from brooding romantic heroes to servile digital partners.
https://www.economist.com/culture/2026/03/05/who-wants-a-partner-to-toady-to-them-quite-a-lot-of-people
2 months ago
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Exemplified by the US gov't treatment of
#Anthropic
, the headlong "race" to be on top in
#AI
development discourages safeguards and increases the risk of some disaster where the technology gets out of control
www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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AI danger gets real
The squabble between Americaâs government and Anthropic makes an AI disaster more likely
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/03/05/ai-danger-gets-real
2 months ago
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While
#chatbots
are good at summarizing, ppl using them to help with tax returns may find it difficult to prompt them in enough detail to produce results free of significant mis-assignments or calculation errors, explains
@stuartathompson.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/t...
#taxes
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A Word to the Wise: Donât Trust A.I. to File Your Taxes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/artificial-intelligence-taxes-tax-refund.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 months ago
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Despite years of trying, Canada still has little meaningful, binding
#regulation
of
#AI
, leaving its population vulnerable, which should be rectified via legislation and oversight measures, argues Nohémie Bokuma of
@policyalternatives.ca
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Canada still has no meaningful AI regulation - CCPA
As the industry grows and the federal government goes âall-in,â itâs increasingly important to adopt a policy framework that will protect Canadians
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/canada-still-has-no-meaningful-ai-regulation/
3 months ago
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#AI
can increase
#safety
in workplaces in a number of ways, ways that also create issues of
#privacy
and
#surveillance
, calling for appropriate
#regulation
that Canada has yet to produce, argue Atieh Razavi Yekta & Christopher McLeod
theconversation.com/will-ai-dron...
#policy
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Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?
With robust governance frameworks, AI-enabled technologies have the potential to make high-risk workplaces safer.
https://theconversation.com/will-ai-drones-robots-and-wearable-sensors-revolutionize-workplace-safety-275412
3 months ago
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Some US
#cities
are moving away from networks automatic license plate readers, such as Flock's, on learning that they may be accessed by federal agencies for immigration or other purposes, explains Jude Joff-Block
www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
#AI
#SmartCities
#surveillance
#security
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Why some cities are ditching their Flock license plate readers
Cities around the country are debating whether to keep their automatic license plate readers. Concerns about privacy and federal immigration agents accessing local data are driving these debates.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/17/nx-s1-5612825/flock-contracts-canceled-immigration-survillance-concerns
3 months ago
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#Chatbot
users can get drawn into
#AI
delusions, when the bots start pushing narratives that users are emotionally invested in, with potentially serious consequences for their well-being, explains
@shannonbond.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...
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ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5711441/ai-chatgpt-openai-love-betrayal-delusion-chatbot
3 months ago
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Jerry Goldman has sought to make SCOTUS oral arguments more accessible by using
#AI
avatars to present audio recordings of them, explains
@ninatotenberg.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
#justice
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AI brings Supreme Court decisions to life
Like it or not, the justices are about to see AI versions of themselves, speaking words that they spoke in court but that were not heard contemporaneously by anyone except those in the courtroom.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5711607/supreme-court-ai
3 months ago
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New research: Ppl increasingly turn to
#chatbots
for medical advice but bots have significant limitations in interacting with them to provide good replies, explains
@teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
#medicine
#AI
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Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/well/chatgpt-health-advice.html
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India finds that, while
#AI
presents new economic opportunities, it undermines the country's posture as "the back office of the world," a challenge the gov't struggles to face, explain
@stevenleemyers.bsky.social
&
@paulmozur.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...
#work
#employment
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India Built the Worldâs Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/india-technology-jobs-ai.html
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#AI
boyfriends have become popular among Chinese women, who can be socially isolated due to cultural factors, a concern for the gov't, which wants to increase fertility, explain Alexandra Stevenson, Murphy Zhao & Meaghan Tobin
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/t...
#relationships
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Women Are Falling in Love With A.I. Itâs a Problem for Beijing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/china-ai-dating-apps.html
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As
#BigTech
companies bake
#AI
into more tools, users are milked for more personal information and given less control over the bespoke internet they see as a result, explains
@brianx.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/t...
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A.I. Is Giving You a Personalized Internet, but You Have No Say in It
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/technology/personaltech/ai-google-meta-opt-out.html
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#EU
regulators find that the infinite-scroll and personalization features of
#Tiktok
are addictive and harmful to users (which the company denies) and must be changed, explains
@satariano.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
#AI
#design
#regulation
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Europe Accuses TikTok of âAddictive Designâ and Pushes for Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/tiktok-addictive-design-europe.html
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The dispute between
#Anthropic
and the Pentagon recalls the Project Maven matter from 2018 and illustrates the need for, and slipperiness of, ethical limits on
#AI
applications, argues Emmanuelle Vaast
theconversation.com/from-anthrop...
#military
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From Anthropic to Iran: Who sets the limits on AIâs use in war and surveillance?
Anthropicâs refusal to allow the U.S. Department of War unrestricted access to Claude raises questions for many nations.
https://theconversation.com/from-anthropic-to-iran-who-sets-the-limits-on-ais-use-in-war-and-surveillance-277334
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Fomi is an
#AI
app that watches you
#work
, trying to keep you from getting distracted, which works pretty well but may raise
#privacy
(and bandwidth) concerns, explains
@jhpot.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/fomi-a...
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This AI Tool Will Tell You to Stop Slacking Off
Fomi watches you work, then scolds you when your attention wanders. Itâs helpful, but there are privacy issues to consider.
https://www.wired.com/story/fomi-ai-will-tell-you-to-stop-slacking-off/
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