Merve Hickok
@HickokMerve
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Founder - https://t.co/utjX22hTT4 | President @TheCAIDP Center for AI & Digital Policy | Data Ethics Lecturer @UMSI University of Michigan School of Information
Joined April 2020
We believe everyone should have a voice in how to shape AI systems & that these systems should benefit all of us. We hope Trustworthy AI Cards™ help you avoid unintended consequences across the lifecycle of AI, or contest these systems if necessary. https://t.co/Vs7CwfY0es
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An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s AI creations to 'engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual' and generate false medical information https://t.co/BwjXczqyZp
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🔥Just LAUNCHED my new LinkedIn course - to support the developers, governance and other technical teams to prepare for the requirements of the EU AI Act. https://t.co/Dfm4nN7nBe
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Learn how the EU AI Act impacts AI development, deployment, and governance. Learn how to comply with requirements, protect rights, and ensure AI systems are trustworthy.
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This Wholesome thread dedicated to all Dads.🧵 1. Father and daughter dancing on their walk. Happy Father’s Day 💕
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The CEO of 23andMe just got exposed. They KEEP your genetic information, even if you “delete” it. And now they’re about to sell it. 23&Me hasn’t been honest to their customers or the public. I hope consumers sue them into oblivion
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📸 Session 5b looking ahead at the USA’s global influence on the future of AI: ‣@KarenKornbluh (@CenDemTech) ‣@ChandlerMorse (@Workday) ‣César Parga (@OAS_official) ‣@HickokMerve (@theCAIDP) ‣Moderator: @Swiftstories (@mlexclusive) #AI2025USA
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EXCLUSIVE Starlink was installed at @WhiteHouse over objection of security officials who feared foreign hacking -- and still do. WH claimed Starlink would fix "dead" zones at complex; but Post sources say it was so DOGE could transmit reams of data. @josephmenn
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The U.S. DOGE Service and allies in the Trump administration ignored White House experts worried about potential security breaches when they installed Musk’s Starlink internet service in the complex...
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Ultimately, we human beings depend on nature, so we must preserve our close relations with her. Sometimes we seem to think that technology will solve our problems and allow us to do whatever we like. This Earth Day let’s remember that the reality is we have to protect our world.
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Frontier AI models are more capable than they've ever been, and they're being rushed out faster than ever. Not a great combination! OpenAI used to give staff months to safety test. Now it's just days, per great reporting from @CristinaCriddle at the FT. 🧵
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Pretty stunning testimony here from Sarah Wynn-Williams, the latest Meta whistleblower to come forward, to Sen. @MarshaBlackburn: "Facebook was targeting 13-17-year-olds. It could identify when they were feeling worthless, or helpless... and share it with advertisers."
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The Soviets put the first woman in space in 1963. The U.S? 20 years LATER. NASA had 13 elite female astronauts ready before the USSR—some outscored the best astronaut, John Glenn... But then they mysteriously disappeared... (thread)🧵
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In 1945, six women pulled off a computing miracle. They programmed the world’s first computer—with no manuals, no training. Then, a SINGLE assumption erased them from tech history for decades. The story of how ONE photo nearly deleted computing’s female founders: 🧵
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AI using just the ambient radio wave of a WiFi router can now “see through” walls and visualize where people are.
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South Korean researchers developed a gummy-like robot using water droplets coated with Teflon particles PB can shape-shift, pick up debris, move across water, and merge with another similar robot https://t.co/XXEPkGwIJ8
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In 2023, FTC alleged that Amazon Alexa kept recordings of little kids’ voices *forever.* Even when parents asked it to delete them, Amazon *still* kept the transcripts. FTC sued and stopped that. What happens to these cases when tech CEOs have unlimited power in our government?
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @FreedomofPress.
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As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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There's lots of companies that harvest and sell sensitive personal data about us. Today, @CFPB updated the list of companies that broker our data, as well as info on how you can exercise your rights to freeze access and dispute errors on these reports.
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Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual list of consumer reporting companies.
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