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David Kaye

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californian. human rights, free expression, tech, international law. uc irvine. fulbright. article 19. prior: UN special rapporteur, GNI chair. edu coalition (dm for details) go bears!
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.c…

Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images 404media.co
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  • Google launched an AI image feature in Google Earth on Thursday and pulled it within a day after 404 Media showed fabricated scenes.
  • The tool used Nano Banana 2 to render text prompts onto real satellite data, generating fake bomb craters, nuclear sites, and protests.
  • Named experts including Henk Van Ess and Ross Burley warned the launch could erode decades of built-up trust in Google Earth imagery.
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this guardian piece is getting a lot of attention here, but this closer truly pushes us toward peak AI absurdity. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 🙄

Could AI be conscious? theguardian.com
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i hope this gets the attention it deserves, beyond AI in a technical sense. lots to grok here.

Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026) vatican.va
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  • Pope Leo XIV's 42,300-word Magnifica Humanitas, signed May 15 and published May 25, addresses AI as the central challenge to human dignity.
  • The encyclical states AI systems are 'cultivated' not 'built' and explicitly denies they possess experience, a body, or the capacity to feel pain.
  • Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah spoke at the Vatican's May 25 presentation alongside theologians and three cardinals.
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Sam Gregory @samgregory.bsky.social

What "on earth"? The prioritization of ground truth for journalism, and our shared sense of reality - is less important to Google than "custom images to help you visualize history, create real estate plans, and more." And no, us checking every image is not the answer. blog.goo…

Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth blog.google
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  • Google launched Nano Banana 2 image generation inside Google Earth on the web on July 30, 2026, available globally.
  • Users zoom to any location, prompt the model, and get images grounded against real satellite, aerial and 3D imagery.
  • The feature is web-only at launch, with no mobile app support and unspecified daily generation limits and subscription tier.
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🧵A quick note to translate what's really happening in this NYT op-ed: Eric Schmidt has always had contempt for non-tech people, reflective of a deeper orientation in the industry. This is more of that. Short 🧵🧵🧵

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sam altman lives on another planet www.ft.com/content/0c2e...

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Jillian C. York @jillian.bsky.social

The absolute absurdity of Anthropic putting out a policy document about stopping authoritarian AI while taking money from Abu Dhabi. "We believe that responsibility should rest with democratically elected governments, not authoritarian regimes" is an actual quote from that doc…

Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors? theintercept.com
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  • MGX, controlled by Abu Dhabi's royal family, participated in both Anthropic's $30 billion February and $65 billion May 2026 funding rounds.
  • Anthropic's May 2026 policy paper warned it is 'essential' for US allies to stay ahead of 'authoritarian governments like the Chinese Communist Party.'
  • CEO Dario Amodei privately called the contradiction a 'Comms Headache' from 'very stupid' critics, per a 2025 memo obtained by Wired.
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We joined partner civil society organisations in writing to Andy Burnham as he becomes PM. We highlight US-based technology firms' excessive power over the UK economy and digital infrastructure, and urge him to curb this influence. Read our letter: www.article19.org/resources/…

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while focusing on AI, pope leo reinforces (quietly, a kind of subtweet) opposition to trump admin's complete denigration of human rights. it has two components. the first is normative, as here:

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i can see various benefits AI technologies bring in specific areas, but overall i have a deep sense of doom about how govts & private actors will be/are deploying the tech to supercharge surveillance, manipulate media, & just f**k with human rights across the board.

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