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Established Policy & governance Analysis 8d ago
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AI hype erases women essay

How AI Hype Helps Render Women Invisible

7 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Roland Meyer
“«As a form of structural invisibility, AI is violent, not just biased.» Important new essay by @eugeniaunivie.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/how-ai-hype-...” evidence ↗
7 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
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Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“«As a form of structural invisibility, AI is violent, not just biased.» Important new essay by @eugeniaunivie.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/how-ai-hype-...”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“In the latest entry in the Hype Studies series on Tech Policy Press, philosopher of technology and media scholar Eugenia Stamboliev writes that AI hype operates as "a gendered regime of visibility," normalizing synthetic images of women while erasing real w…”

Developing Policy & governance Development 1d ago
twelve US state companion bot laws

What 12 State ‘Companion Bot’ Laws Demand of AI Providers

4 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qt…” evidence ↗
4 experts 1 community 2 sources clustered
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qt…”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

““Washington’s law goes furthest by requiring providers to prevent chatbots from expressly representing themselves as human to any user, whereas this requirement exists in several other states only for minor users.” techpolicy.press/what-12-stat...”

Developing Policy & governance Development 1d ago
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Germany AI migration draft law bias

Germany's Draft Law on AI in Migration Raises Rights and Bias Concerns

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“Germany's cabinet approved a bill in July that would allow AI use in visa, residence and asylum procedures. Natalie Welfens, Josefine Flesch and Bernard Quante unpack the rights and bias concerns it raises. buff.ly/SZWJ2GO” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 2 sources clustered

“Germany's cabinet approved a bill in July that would allow AI use in visa, residence and asylum procedures. Natalie Welfens, Josefine Flesch and Bernard Quante unpack the rights and bias concerns it raises. buff.ly/SZWJ2GO”

Developing Policy & governance Analysis 1d ago
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Germany AI security institute essay

What Germany's AI Security Institute Could Learn From Other Countries

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Justin Hendrix, Tech Policy Press
“AI safety institutes test advanced AI systems to help governments understand their risks. Germany should learn from what has (and hasn’t) worked elsewhere before it builds its own, says Martin Wählisch.” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
Shared emphasis

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“AI safety institutes test advanced AI systems to help governments understand their risks. Germany should learn from what has (and hasn’t) worked elsewhere before it builds its own, says Martin Wählisch.”

Established Policy & governance Analysis 4d ago
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AI criminal liability proposed

Make AI Companies Criminally Liable for Preventable Harm

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Justin Hendrix, Tech Policy Press
“Voluntary blog posts and self-audits aren't accountability, argues Darryl Slabe of ERA Cambridge. He lays out a purpose-built corporate offense for AI harm, modeled on the UK's failure-to-prevent-fraud law, that shifts the burden onto the lab.” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
Shared emphasis

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Voluntary blog posts and self-audits aren't accountability, argues Darryl Slabe of ERA Cambridge. He lays out a purpose-built corporate offense for AI harm, modeled on the UK's failure-to-prevent-fraud law, that shifts the burden onto the lab.”

Established AI field signal Development 19d ago
⚡ 46 h early
Brazil kids facial recognition test

Brazil's Data Protection Agency Faces Landmark Test on Kids and Facial Recognition

3 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Justin Hendrix, Tech Policy Press
“With school attendance in Brazilian schools verified via facial recognition serving as a criterion for granting social benefits, the system poses a high risk to children’s rights and the livelihood of thousands of families, writes André Ramiro. Now, the Bra…” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing concern & critique.
Shared emphasis

Concern & critique

2 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“With school attendance in Brazilian schools verified via facial recognition serving as a criterion for granting social benefits, the system poses a high risk to children’s rights and the livelihood of thousands of families, writes André Ramiro. Now, the Bra…”

Established Policy & governance Development 19d ago
courts find platforms addictive dangerous

Courts Find Platforms Addictive and Dangerous by Design

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“Courts are finally starting to treat feeds and chatbots as products and to address harmful design, writes Courtney Radsch, director of the Center for Media & Digital Governance at Open Markets Institute—a turn with consequences for Meta, TikTok, and the AI …” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Courts are finally starting to treat feeds and chatbots as products and to address harmful design, writes Courtney Radsch, director of the Center for Media & Digital Governance at Open Markets Institute—a turn with consequences for Meta, TikTok, and the AI …”

Developing Policy & governance Analysis 1d ago
Germany AI security institute analysis

What Germany's AI Security Institute Could Learn From Other Countries

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“AI safety institutes test advanced AI systems to help governments understand their risks. Germany should learn from what has (and hasn’t) worked elsewhere before it builds its own, says Martin Wählisch. buff.ly/phdY1L6” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“AI safety institutes test advanced AI systems to help governments understand their risks. Germany should learn from what has (and hasn’t) worked elsewhere before it builds its own, says Martin Wählisch. buff.ly/phdY1L6”

Established Policy & governance Analysis 11d ago
Congress AI whistleblower protection

Congress Can Get AI Whistleblower Protection Right On Its First Try

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“Financial whistleblower law was written as crisis response, after the catastrophe. AI is different: the evidence is already here, write Raqda Sayidali, Abra Ganz, and Karl Koch. Congress shouldn't wait.” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Financial whistleblower law was written as crisis response, after the catastrophe. AI is different: the evidence is already here, write Raqda Sayidali, Abra Ganz, and Karl Koch. Congress shouldn't wait.”

Established Policy & governance Analysis 4d ago
AI criminal liability essay

Make AI Companies Criminally Liable for Preventable Harm

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Concern & critique reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Tech Policy Press
“Why not strict liability for AI? Darryl Slabe of ERA Cambridge makes the case for a middle path: a criminal offense a careful lab can defend by proving due diligence, turning a prosecution into "a trial of the safeguards, with evidence, in public." buff.ly/…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“Why not strict liability for AI? Darryl Slabe of ERA Cambridge makes the case for a middle path: a criminal offense a careful lab can defend by proving due diligence, turning a prosecution into "a trial of the safeguards, with evidence, in public." buff.ly/…”