This is probably preaching to the choir here, but @jonathanzong.com and @frank.computer have a 🔥 new @techpolicypress.bsky.social op-ed on how AI co-opts, tokenizes, denigrates, and drains the political economy of disability rights. 1/2
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The Web Is Being Made Accessible for AI, Not People | TechPolicy.Press techpolicy.press
AI Doesn't Have ROI wheresyoured.at
Detecting and preventing distillation attacks anthropic.com
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Microsoft AI chief on why it’s ‘dangerous’ to call AI ‘alive’ theverge.com
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With the caveat that Ed's posts are pretty hyperbolic, I think this is at least directionally right about the likelihood that costs will go up, not down, if what's happening in the software industry is any indication.
If you’re only bummed at anti-AI folks for opportunistically invoking IP-adjacent concerns as a proxy for AI policy priorities, I’m sorry to report you‘ve not reached the limits of your disappointment
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Barf. Microsoft's AI CEO gave some of the most subtly offensive possible responses to @reckless.bsky.social's grilling here. The worst were the retreats on metrics and value of generative AI services, which implied an shockingly low opinion (and understanding) of human needs a…
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