b_rain, to ai
mimoqc, to random French
@mimoqc@writing.exchange avatar

@Mer__edith , présidente de @signalapp sur le détournement de chercheur·e·s universitaires, ainsi que de fonds publics, vers les qui contrôlent le développement de l'intelligence artificielle. Je me demande si c'est universel comme risque.
https://mastodon.world/

fheinderyckx, to Bulgaria
@fheinderyckx@mastodon.social avatar

John Naughton: “The existential challenge for societies today is whether they are capable of reining in tech power. (…)The question is whether liberal democracies are up to the job. The significance of the DMA is that it’s the first time we’ve really had a proper shot at it. So this is a critical experiment for democracies; and there’s a lot hanging on the outcome.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/09/painful-day-for-tech-titans-as-eu-finally-sinks-its-regulatory-teeth-into-them

metin, to ai
@metin@graphics.social avatar

Wow, this is uncanny. You'd think this is a spoof, but it's real…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEYzERcDxMY

I hope there will be plenty of choice in AI dolls / robots when I'm old. 😅

metin, to ai
@metin@graphics.social avatar

𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟬𝘀…
I worked hard on some 3D artwork. Now I'm going to publish it on social media and enjoy the likes and responses. 😊

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀…
I worked hard on some 3D artwork. Before it will be ready to publish, I need to make a compilation of work-in-progress screenshots and wireframes, to prove that it's not AI-generated, and to avoid people asking what AI prompt I used to generate the image. 😖😖

gregorni, to Signal
@gregorni@fosstodon.org avatar

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HoeX_-RUEa4&t=8s

Wait, this means all my (stupid) WhatsApp friends who refuse to switch to Signal will finally be able to chat with me? 🧐

aral, to random
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

The W3C – the standards body of surveillance capitalism – on privacy.

If you had any “privacy principles” to speak of, what would Adobe, Alibaba, Amazon, Baidu, Bloomberg, Google, Huawei, IAB, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, Samsung, Bilibili, SoftBank, Tencent, Yahoo!, Zoom, etc., be doing on your members list?

#privacyWashing #PR #w3c #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #BigTech #BigWeb #corporatocracy https://w3c.social/@w3c/112060072560559832

joseph11lim, to AdobePhotoshop
@joseph11lim@mastodon.social avatar

Why tech wealth is really important
"To curb e market power of & ensure tt benefit everyone, must invest in developing . The concept of an open-standards tech stack - consisting of digital , system & platform - has gained traction .. But achieving this reqs a change in mindset .. time has come .. to ensure tt potentially transformative technologies benefit everyone"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2754974/why-sharing-the-tech-wealth-is-really-important

jbzfn, to ai
@jbzfn@mastodon.social avatar

💰 How big tech companies like Google, Meta influence academic research
➥ The Washington Post

「 But in interviews, two dozen professors said that by controlling funding and access to data, tech companies wield “soft power,” slowing down research, sparking tension between academics and their institutions, and shifting the fields’ targets in small — but potentially transformative — ways 」

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/06/academic-research-meta-google-university-influence/

devol, to meta Italian
@devol@mastodon.uno avatar

Le regole europee del #DMA per le #BigTech spiegate bene.

Il #DigitalMarketsAct chiede a una manciata di giganti delle piattaforme, tra cui Apple, Google e Meta, di aprirsi:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/07/europes-dma-rules-for-big-tech-explained/

Apple su iOS aprirà ai browser non basati su WebKit, Google modifica alcuni risultati di ricerca e disattiva il tracciamento predefinito dei propri utenti attraverso i servizi.

#Meta ha dato un assaggio dei lavori per l'interoperabilità della messaggistica con #WhatsApp e #Messenger.

filippodb, to Amazon Italian
@filippodb@mastodon.uno avatar

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft

Queste grandi sono state designate dalla UE come gatekeeper ai sensi del .

A partire da oggi a mezzanotte non potranno più ricorrere a pratiche sleali nei confronti di coloro che dipendono da loro - con multe fino al 20% del loro fatturato globale in caso di inadempienze multiple

Il garantirà libertà e interoperabilità sui servizi, ecco come: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_it

Vivaldi, (edited ) to Bulgaria
@Vivaldi@vivaldi.net avatar

As of this week, Europeans will be presented with an option that can help make the web a better place. The Browser Choice Screen will be shown when you update your iOS or Android device or when you set up a brand new one.

Vivaldi’s Co-Founder and CEO Jon von Tetzchner @jon, has been pushing for regulation of Big Tech and better user rights for decades. Finally seeing the impact of speaking up and fighting back is a big win. The browser and search engine choice screens are a massive step in the direction of fair competition and granting users freedom to choose.

As the Browser Choice Screen comes into effect, we urge you to consider Vivaldi as your browser of choice. Why?

Because Vivaldi embodies the spirit of independence, innovation, and user empowerment. Unlike other browsers, Vivaldi is not beholden to Big Tech's agenda or profit-driven motives. Instead, we are driven by our commitment to providing people with a browser that adapts to them.

We are committed to your privacy and security. We believe that your online data belongs to you, not to advertisers or third-party trackers.
Reclaim control of your online experience and make a clear statement. When you see the browser choice screen, choose Vivaldi—the browser that puts you first.

writefreely, to Blog Italian

Tutti i contenuti di Wordpress.com e Tumblr verranno usati per addestrare l' senza l'autorizzazione degli autori.

Tutto quanto scritto su queste piattaforme di serviranno quindi ad addestrare le intelligenze artificiali dei .

Quale miglior momento per la de-wordpressizzazione?

https://Noblogo.org è la piattaforma italiana del basata su , creata per avere un proprio blog minimale, senza pubblicità e senza profitto sui tuoi contenuti!

geekybodhi, to random

Long time Linux writer with gigs in all reputable Linux outlets & magazines.

Always been interested in security and privacy (compiled and maintained the Linux security wiki at IBM developerWorks back in the day). Finally have an editor who lets me highlight how has created a cesspool that now engulfs everyday users.

Syringomyelia makes me spend most hours in rehab. It's a followup to a decade old condition, some of which I could reverse because of Facebook --> https://vimeo.com/49256882

Tutanota, (edited ) to Bulgaria
@Tutanota@mastodon.social avatar

Apple's response to its ~$2 billion fine is telling.

It's the same mentality Apple shows with the .

This must be the start of the 's crackdown on . 💪

Here's why we're in revolt against 's malicious compliance with the DMA
➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/apple-eu-dma-malicious-compliance

lobbycontrol, to apple German
@lobbycontrol@bewegung.social avatar

Die EU hat mit dem Digital Markets Act () wichtige Regeln zum Schutz gegen den Machtmissbrauch von geschaffen, von denen wir alle profitieren werden. Aber die Stärke der Regeln steht und fällt mit ihrer Durchsetzung. Derzeit fehlt es an qualifiziertem Personal.

Techkonzerne wie reiben sich schon die Hände, weil es zu wenige Ressourcen gibt, um den DMA wirklich durchzusetzen. Sie haben bereits angekündigt, sich kaum an die neuen Regeln halten zu wollen. Ein solches Verhalten ist Gift für unsere Demokratie.

Nur mit zusätzlichen Ressourcen kann die Durchsetzung des gestärkt und können wir effektiv vor dem Machtmissbrauch durch Big Tech geschützt werden.

🖍️Jetzt Appell unterzeichnen und Konzerne zur Kasse bitten.
https://www.lobbycontrol.de/macht-der-digitalkonzerne/europas-schutzschild-gegen-die-macht-von-big-tech-starken-114126/

Morishima, to security
@Morishima@ieji.de avatar
ilumium, to Futurology
@ilumium@eupolicy.social avatar

🎉 The folks at @algorithmwatch and have made a formal data access request to the 🇩🇪 under the new .

They seek to obtain access to internal data to check whether and how the company is making sure its not-so-intelligent isn't bullshitting around in dangerous ways.

Kudos to @olivermarsh and for leading this work!

https://algorithmwatch.org/en/dsa-platform-data-request-2024/

ChrisMayLA6, to business
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us avatar

Another week, another #BigTech (#gigeconomy) share buyback... this time its #Uber.

Ostensibly to help reduce stock dilution caused by stock awards to core staff (including the CEO), once again (as I've pointed out before), it shows that Uber's #business model is nothing to do with investment in #innovation & everything to do with #wagetheft & expoiting #workers.

Uber doesn't need any tech innovation or new kit, so investment not required; just keeps sh*ting on the drivers to make a profit!

aral, to ai
@aral@mastodon.ar.al avatar

When I first started calling Silicon Valley’s business model “people farming” I was told I was being hyperbolic and alarmist.

I don’t get told that much anymore.

#SiliconValley #BigTech #AI #surveillance #capitalism #PeopleFarming

metin, (edited ) to ai
@metin@graphics.social avatar

Just spent at least two hours deleting all of my work from Tumblr, before their AI scraping shit hits the fan, although it's probably too late. In that case, the deletion functions as a gesture of protest.

This shameless large-scale intellectual property theft by greedy tech business assholes everywhere is starting to make the internet pretty annoying. 😖

#AI #ArtificalIntelligence #ML #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #scraping #BigTech #tech #technology #IP

smallcircles, (edited ) to fediverse
@smallcircles@social.coop avatar

#Fediverse attn..

Give @julian #Github comment some good reactions to show the folks of the #W3C Federated Identity CG that there's more than #BigTech #identity providers to take into account..

https://github.com/fedidcg/FedCM/issues/240#issuecomment-1968574265

🚀 Boosts appreciated.

janvlug, to foss
@janvlug@mastodon.social avatar

Update on the @purism First Public Offering (#FPO).

US$240,472.48 raised by 101 #investors.

This is an opportunity to #invest in #FOSS, the #Librem5 #Linux #phone, #privacy, and hardware by a #social #purpose #corporation.

Minimal investment is US$500.

#Purism makes becoming independent of #BigTech and #surveillance #capitalism possible!

Previous report:
https://mastodon.social/@janvlug/112000224332448483

ralb, to privacy

First, big tech scraped and sold our data for advertising. Now they are also scraping and selling our data for training large language models. Is anyone still doubting that there‘s huge value in our data? 🤔

Tutanota, to privacy
@Tutanota@mastodon.social avatar

We had a great talk with XMTP_Labs last week 🎙️
https://blog.xmtp.com/tuta/

We love seeing more companies embrace #privacy & join the fight against #bigtech & government #surveillance. ✊🔒

Here's to making the #web a better place #together! 🥂

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