Modernizing How We Assess Broadband Affordability
Thursday, March 7, 2024
March 2024
President Biden would ban TikTok. But candidate Biden is using it for his campaign (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 06:26Microsoft’s AI Tool Generates Harmful, Violent Images, Engineer Warns (Wall Street Journal)
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Former Google AI engineer charged with trade secret theft for China firm (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 16:55Producing more but understanding less: The risks of AI for scientific research (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 16:54On Digital Markets Act Eve, Google whines, Apple sounds alarms, and TikTok wants out
For months, some of the biggest tech companies have been wrapped up in discussions with the European Commission (EC), seeking feedback and tweaking their plans to ensure their core platform services comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) ahead of that law taking force in the European Union on March 7. Under the DMA, companies designated as gatekeepers—Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft—must follow strict rules to ensure that they don't engage in unfair business practices that could limit consumer choice in core platform services. Although the EC has
Once-struggling Frontier may have turned a corner (Fierce)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 16:48Commissioner Carr Applauds Bipartisan Legislation on TikTok (Federal Communications Commission)
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Creating a Culture of Consent for Our Digital Future: A Conversation with Tawana Petty
I'm interested in shifting the culture around our relationship with online consent because I recognize how pervasive dominant narratives are. In this work, a lot of folks have shifted to a mindset of powerlessness. I've learned that the more you encourage people that we still have a voice in the matter, the more folks tend to push back against systems that are unjust. And it's not a given that your data is going to be extracted and weaponized against you. We still have opportunities to mount a resistance against systems that are harmful. To me, that's the general public.