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Accelerating Policy & governance Development 10h ago
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AI local laws database built

LawZero | Home

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Ethan Zuckerman
“LawZero (lawzero.org/en) has $300m from the Canadian and German governments to build AI as a global public good, with a focus on building safe, responsible and equitable AI.” evidence ↗
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“Exactly the crazy model the Canadian gov is promoting: let's give Benjio, with donors from all the usual suspects, even more money to burn so we can build "AI you can trust" with the same AI 🙄 lawzero.org/en”

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“LawZero (lawzero.org/en) has $300m from the Canadian and German governments to build AI as a global public good, with a focus on building safe, responsible and equitable AI.”

2 experts discussed this · 3 posts
Olivia Guest: Sup dawg, I heard you trust AI, so I put an AI in your AI so you can trust AI while you trust AI.
Teresa Heffernan: Exactly the crazy model the Canadian gov is promoting: let's give Benjio, with donors from all the usual suspects, even more money to burn so we can build "AI you can trust" with the same AI 🙄 lawz…
Olivia Guest: prob I should sue
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Established Culture, work & education Analysis 12d ago
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against AI campus higher ed essay

Against the AI Campus: Building Power in Higher Ed

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Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“Against the AI Campus: Building Power in Higher Ed Oct 23 > Employers and legislators are pushing Ed Tech and Artificial Intelligence through universities and colleges across the USA. Organized labor needs a comprehensive response Read more and sign up: www…” evidence ↗
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“Against the AI Campus: Building Power in Higher Ed Oct 23 > Employers and legislators are pushing Ed Tech and Artificial Intelligence through universities and colleges across the USA. Organized labor needs a comprehensive response Read more and sign up: www…”