#Stop politicizing the pandemic and other commentary

#Stop politicizing the pandemic and other commentary

“#Stop politicizing the pandemic and other commentary” Libertarian: Stop Politicizing the Pandemic “There is an all-too-familiar gracelessness in politicized conversations about the coronavirus,” sighs Reason’s Matt Welch. Anti-lockdowners and dour mask fanatics alike “feel surrounded by murderers and denialists,” who “are either intentionally trying to make things worse or just too blinkered to admit there’s…

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#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary

#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary

“#Beware Section 230 repeal and other commentary” Speech watch: Beware Section 230 Repeal Those on the left and right calling for a complete repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act need to realize it would “return us to the legal no-man’s land” that prohibits even “good Samaritan” censorship, explain Sen. Ron Wyden and…

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#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report

“#Google told scientists to take ‘positive tone’ on AI research: report” Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and in at least three cases requested authors refrain from casting its technology in a negative light, according to internal communications and interviews with researchers involved in…

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#Huawei tested ‘Uighur alarms’ to help track Muslims: report

#Huawei tested ‘Uighur alarms’ to help track Muslims: report

“#Huawei tested ‘Uighur alarms’ to help track Muslims: report” Chinese tech titan Huawei tested a facial-recognition tool that could spot oppressed Uighur Muslims and alert authorities to their presence, surveillance researchers say. Huawei worked with Megvii — one of China’s largest artificial intelligence firms — to validate the “Uighur alarms” as Beijing carried out a…

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