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Newsmast Foundation<p>Today, our co-founder <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:qexhcu2thuo6mg3w3m7lhfgm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@michaelfoster.bsky.social</a> co-signed and delivered a letter regarding the current UK <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TechnologyPolicy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnologyPolicy</a> to the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. We believe it is critical that the UK does not become dependent on US technologies which echo the corporate interests of Big Tech.</p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/106656/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/106656/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Will Donald Trump make European tech great again? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a>&amp;Workforce <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CenterForTechnologyInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterForTechnologyInnovation</span></a>(CTI) <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commentary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a>&amp;Security <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DefenseIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenseIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>&amp;Eurasia <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a>&amp;Development <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalTrade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernanceStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernanceStudies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/presidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>presidency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RegulatoryPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegulatoryPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a>&amp;Information <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a>&amp;Regulation <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechTank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechTank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Economy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.Government&amp;Politics <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S.StatesAndTerritories <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>Hong Jun-pyo, People Power Party candidate, pledges to build 4 Small Modular Reactors by 2032 for AI power supply, aiming to lead global SMR commercialization<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HongJunPyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HongJunPyo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallModularReactors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmallModularReactors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIPowerSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIPowerSupply</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=60401" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=60401</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Are AI Energy Concerns Overblown? <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/940235/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/940235/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIArmsRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIArmsRace</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIEnergyConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIEnergyConsumption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyDemand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergySecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerGrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGrids</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a></p>
Yonhap Infomax News<p>South Korean presidential candidates compete with ambitious AI investment pledges ranging from 100 to 200 trillion won, aiming to position the country as a global AI powerhouse and drive economic growth.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YonhapInfomax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YonhapInfomax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PresidentialCandidates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialCandidates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FinancialMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Securities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Securities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=58772" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV</span><span class="invisible">iew.html?idxno=58772</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>AI infrastructure’s environmental costs clash with Pacific Island nations’ needs <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/809269/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/809269/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AISafetyAndTheGlobalMajority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISafetyAndTheGlobalMajority</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>&amp;ThePacific <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CenterForTechnologyInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterForTechnologyInnovation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cities</span></a>&amp;Communities <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a>&amp;Energy <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commentary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmergingMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergingMarkets</span></a>&amp;DevelopingEconomies <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a>&amp;Development <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernanceStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernanceStudies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RegionalInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalInequality</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a>&amp;Information <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a>&amp;Regulation <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechTank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechTank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheAIEquityLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheAIEquityLab</span></a></p>
Artun Faliro<p>Second Breakfast: &quot;The War on the Imagination&quot;<br />By Audrey Watters • 03 Mar 2025 • New York</p><p><a href="https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/the-war-on-the-imagination/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com</span><span class="invisible">/the-war-on-the-imagination/</span></a></p><p>&quot;We can&#39;t automate this work, obviously. It’s not a task or a routine to be engineered. It’s relational, emotional.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/imagine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>imagine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criticaltheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politicaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politicaltheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/criticalpedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criticalpedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technologypolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technologypolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/criticalpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criticalpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>arts</span></a></p>
2rZiKKbOU3nTafniR2qMMSE0gwZEstablishing AI Rules &amp; Regulations: A Global Framework for Governments, Corporations, and…...<br><br><a href="https://medium.com/@jitendhjayan/establishing-ai-rules-regulations-a-global-framework-for-governments-corporations-and-5091e4c3b538?source=rss------machine_learning-5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@jitendhjayan/establishing-ai-rules-regulations-a-global-framework-for-governments-corporations-and-5091e4c3b538?source=rss------machine_learning-5</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai-ethics-and-regulation" target="_blank">#ai-ethics-and-regulation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank">#artificial-intelligence</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machine-learning" target="_blank">#machine-learning</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology-policy" target="_blank">#technology-policy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybersecurity-governance" target="_blank">#cybersecurity-governance</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=EO2SOc4Hlc19FKKV0EnKEzVRm9Q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Rua M. WilliamsWhat is an Ecology of Protections?
Bytes Europe<p>Global economy faces a conflux of change <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/522631/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/522631/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a>&amp;Workforce <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commentary</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a>&amp;Multilateralism <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a>&amp;Development <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalEconomyAndDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomyAndDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalEconomyAndMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomyAndMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalTrade</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InternationalAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a>&amp;Information <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a>&amp;Regulation</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/MediaPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CommunicationGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunicationGovernance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/MediaStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaStudies</span></a>: "The Global Media Policy Working Group is pleased to announce the publication of Global Communication Governance at the crossroads, the 20th title in the Palgrave/IAMCR book series Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research. Edited by Claudia Padovani, Véronique Wavre, Arne Hintz, Gerard Goggin and Petros Iosifidis.</p><p>The collection celebrates 20+ years of activity of the Working Group on Global Media Policy, addressing current challenges, trends and transformations in global communication governance. Exploring changes in the actors, issues, values and contexts of media and communications, it investigates the crossroads that media policy is facing and offers visions for the future. A diverse range of scholars and expert practitioners discuss what regulatory reforms and governing mechanisms are required to advance democratic participation and fundamental rights in platform societies.</p><p>Organized around five sections, the volume considers the geopolitics of emerging communication orders; the changing roles of actors and stakeholders; the challenge of embedding rights and values in regulatory arrangements; the intersection of technology and policy; and the need to rethink epistemologies and methodologies for researching this field.</p><p>Contributions from different disciplines and cultural backgrounds include provocative think pieces and longer analyses. All chapters are grounded in historically-aware understandings of contemporary transformations, while anticipating dynamics of our communication futures." </p><p><a href="https://iamcr.org/publications/iamcr-book-series/padovani-et-al-2023" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iamcr.org/publications/iamcr-b</span><span class="invisible">ook-series/padovani-et-al-2023</span></a></p>
DAIR Institute<p>Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, Episode 22 - Congressional 'AI' Hearings Say More About Lawmakers (feat. Justin Hendrix)</p><p><a href="https://peertube.dair-institute.org/videos/watch/4467d192-4768-43b2-a062-e3b5ac22fb8d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">peertube.dair-institute.org/vi</span><span class="invisible">deos/watch/4467d192-4768-43b2-a062-e3b5ac22fb8d</span></a></p>
E Rosalie<p>🧵 Thread on AI and Big Tech Dominance </p><p>Big Tech's grip on AI is undeniable. Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are not just tech giants; they're the backbone of AI development and deployment. Most AI startups and labs depend on their infrastructure. </p><p>This concentration of power in AI isn't just a market issue; it's a democratic one. Relying on a few corporate giants for essential AI infrastructure raises concerns about democracy, culture, and individual agency. </p><p>Remember Cambridge Analytica? It's one example of the risks posed by concentrated AI power. This setup creates vulnerabilities and systemic risks, as noted by SEC chair Gary Gensler. 📉🔒</p><p>Even open-source AI initiatives, like Meta's LLaMA-2 or Eleuther's Pythia, can't fully break free from industry concentration. The term "open-source AI" is complex and varied in its meaning. 🔓</p><p>The AI industry's business model heavily relies on cloud profits for Big Tech. AI services are often bundled with cloud infrastructure, reflecting a dependency that's hard to break. </p><p>Regulation could be a solution, but it often ends up reinforcing Big Tech's power. Microsoft's recent £2.5 billion investment in UK cloud infrastructure is a prime example of this dynamic. 💰</p><p>Big Tech companies are using their economic and political clout to maintain dominance. From lobbying efforts to strategic investments, they're actively shaping AI policies and regulations. 🏛️💪</p><p>AI's future is heavily influenced by Big Tech's infrastructure and policy maneuvers. This dominance poses challenges for market competition, democratic values, and the shaping of AI's ethical and societal impacts.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DigitalDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalDemocracy</span></a> 🤖🌍👁️ </p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084393/make-no-mistake-ai-is-owned-by-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2023/12/0</span><span class="invisible">5/1084393/make-no-mistake-ai-is-owned-by-big-tech/</span></a></p>
zeruch<p>"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's letter is a huge blow to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>' rights and is a puzzling move considering that President <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> and his administration have repeatedly championed the right to repair and have specifically stated that they do not believe that right to repair laws pose cybersecurity concerns." </p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bbkv/biden-administration-tells-car-companies-to-ignore-right-to-repair-law-people-overwhelmingly-voted-for" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/m7bbkv/bid</span><span class="invisible">en-administration-tells-car-companies-to-ignore-right-to-repair-law-people-overwhelmingly-voted-for</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a></p>
Richard Hull<p>Jeez - our media in the UK are getting worse and worse at (not) reporting what is happening in the rest of Europe. For instance, last July the EU announced a really stunning, forward thinking and radical New European <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> Agenda. Not a word about it in the UK. Shocking.<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/STS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>STS</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/SciencePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciencePolicy</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/InnovationStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InnovationStudies</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/support-policy-making/shaping-eu-research-and-innovation-policy/new-european-innovation-agenda_en" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">research-and-innovation.ec.eur</span><span class="invisible">opa.eu/strategy/support-policy-making/shaping-eu-research-and-innovation-policy/new-european-innovation-agenda_en</span></a></p>
Rua M. WilliamsCall for Survey Participation on Assistive Technology
Joanna Bryson, blathering<p>I just want to say that <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.tnhh.org/users/tnhh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tnhh</span></a></span> is a terrific follow here for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologyPolicy</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIEthics</span></a>.</p>
Lukasz Olejnik<p>Smart meters mean that people cannot not pay for energy. Like in the UK where energy operators used the technology to... remotely switch the meters to prepayment scheme. Do you think it could be abused? "Before smart meters existed, energy firms would have to get a warrant to enter your home and physically install a prepayment meter" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technologypolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologypolicy</span></a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63554879" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.com/news/business-63554879</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sonia Roberts<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post! My name is Sonia Roberts (she/her) and I'm a postdoc at Northeastern developing <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/knit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knit</span></a> sensors for <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/soft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soft</span></a>, fully knitted <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a>. My PhD work was on <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/legged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legged</span></a> robots running around in the desert (ever gone for a beach run?). I use my robots to test ideas about <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/affordances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affordances</span></a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DirectPerception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirectPerception</span></a>. I have also done some <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SciencePolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciencePolicy</span></a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/TechnologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologyPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> work around algorithmic transparency and regulating the use of mobile sentries by law enforcement.</p>
Michael Veale<p>A load of new law/technology/policy/society people have joined very recently that many will (or should start to!) know. Flagging for public service:<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@wsisaac" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wsisaac</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@linnetelwin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linnetelwin</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://akademienl.social/@Frederik_Borgesius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Frederik_Borgesius</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@zsk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>zsk</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@blakereid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blakereid</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@valeriodestefano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>valeriodestefano</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://scholar.social/@abebab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>abebab</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@richardmoorhead" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>richardmoorhead</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mrchrisadams" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mrchrisadams</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@riptari" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>riptari</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SuVergnolle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SuVergnolle</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gwbstr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gwbstr</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@danbogdanov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danbogdanov</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@carmelatroncoso" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>carmelatroncoso</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://federate.social/@mattblaze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mattblaze</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@andreamm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>andreamm</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@drdrmc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drdrmc</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://assemblag.es/@pondswimmer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pondswimmer</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://akademienl.social/@roeldobbe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>roeldobbe</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@SophieStalla_B" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SophieStalla_B</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@laurence" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>laurence</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Margotkaminski" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Margotkaminski</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/tags/internetLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internetLaw</span></a> <a href="https://someone.elses.computer/tags/technologyPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technologyPolicy</span></a></p>