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blair

113 trust researcher @blairaf.com · 3,457 followers
Policy & governance AI research Responsible AI
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Researcher with public evidence across Policy & governance, AI research, Responsible AI.

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Asst. Prof, Amii Fellow, sci-fi creator @ UAlberta Transfeminist AI governance, ethics, policy: blairaf.com Gay trans cyborg warriors vs. AI monsters: objecttype3.app
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Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app

"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 noyb.eu
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  • Ireland's EU Presidency circulated Article 88bis (previously 88c), which would let AI companies process personal data 'in the context of AI' without normal GDPR restrictions.
  • noyb founder Max Schrems calls the move 'digital expropriation' and names OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX as the primary beneficiaries.
  • A noyb survey found only 7% of users want Meta training AI on their data, though 75% said they had heard of the plans.
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants AI smart glasses to replace smartphones. Other tech giants are following suit with more wearables. In a world where anonymity is already a precious resource, what does that mean for privacy? New by me for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/tec…

Did someone wearing Meta Glasses film you today? Are you sure? theguardian.com
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  • Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses use a small white LED to signal recording, but the Guardian says it is easy to miss in daylight.
  • The paper points to a grey market of modified glasses whose recording light has been disabled entirely.
  • A Swedish investigation cited by the Guardian found glasses footage, including intimate home recordings, was reviewed by contractors in Nairobi to train Meta's AI.
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There's no such thing as rogue AI, whenever you see this term the subject is actually rogue AI developers www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...

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@tryangregory.bsky.social

Once again planning to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...

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Dr. Angelica Lim @petitegeek.bsky.social

GAID aligns with established behavioral addiction criteria. Affected individuals struggle to limit AI interaction despite negative consequences. Attempts to reduce usage may lead to withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, or restlessness. www.sciencedirect.com/scien…

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@nationalobserver.com

INVESTIGATION: Canada’s National Observer has discovered a network of deceptive, AI-generated websites promoting Albertan separatism. The websites, rather than targeting human readers, are targeting chatbots — trying to influence the answers they provide.

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@thewalrus.ca

Canada has unveiled its long-awaited national AI strategy, but experts say key questions around regulation, privacy, and accountability remain unanswered. Can Ottawa translate its AI ambitions into public confidence? https://thewalrus.ca/canada-ai-plan/

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One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

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I'm looking for a new PhD student to come join me at UAlberta & Amii to study trans perspectives on AI policy & the future of AI as part of my new lab. The position is fully funded and offers access to a range of supports - more details in the poster below!

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Disappointing to see an increasing number of tech critics see the recent AI security events and conclude "maybe the doomers are correct and AI is an existential risk" rather than "maybe the tech execs are an existential risk"

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A frequent gap in AI policy papers at FAccT is that many assume policymakers always act in the public interest

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If you want to summon an army of geopolitics guys on LinkedIn to explain your own research to you, all you have to do is post a little criticism of "sovereign AI"

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📣🚨 AI guys calling for moratoria to stop "rogue superintelligence" 🦗🦗 AI guys when governments pass moratoria on data centers

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AI critique needs to spend less time explaining why sci-fi AI scenarios like catastrophic global risk, superintelligence, singularity aren't actually possible and more explaining how weird billionaires are hyperstitioning ersatz versions of these scenarios into existence

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Recently heard an elected official say "AI adoption is not political" and it is still playing on loop in my mind

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Working at the intersection of AI governance x trans stuff is fun because one like will come from account with a bio like "Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair of Global Political Thought" and the next like will be from "RABID TRANSSEXUAL DEMONGIRL"

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If I say AI governance over and over does it make it come true?

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