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Concerned with technology, media & democracy. Editor at @techpolicypress. Research & Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Opinions mine.

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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
2 years
X (Twitter) is no longer a platform where I wish to invest my time, given its depraved leadership. You can find me on Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads (and for those I work with) LinkedIn. This account will lie dormant until there is a change in the platform's ownership.
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@techpolicypress
Tech Policy Press
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The EU AI Act survived final negotiations, which wrapped Friday. To understand what was agreed, @justinhendrix spoke to @Euractiv tech editor Luca Bertuzzi (@BertuzLuca), who reported on the trilogue in Brussels. https://t.co/CME4rhD8tx
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techpolicy.press
A conversation with EURACTIV technology editor Luca Bertuzzi.
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
2 years
The EU AI Act survived final negotiations, which wrapped Friday. To understand what was agreed, I spoke to @Euractiv tech editor Luca Bertuzzi (@BertuzLuca), who has followed the AI Act since its introduction in 2021 and was in Brussels for the trilogue. https://t.co/WshfEjo3fU
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A conversation with EURACTIV technology editor Luca Bertuzzi.
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Justin Hendrix
2 years
Microsoft's partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI is under US and UK antitrust scrutiny, the British regulator and a media report said on Friday- Reuters: https://t.co/CRV9bZYyYq
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reuters.com
Microsoft's partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI is under US and UK antitrust scrutiny, the British regulator and a media report said on Friday, following the startup's boardroom battle that led to...
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@justinhendrix
Justin Hendrix
2 years
So @NYCMayor slashed the @NYCParks budget, and more cuts are proposed. Already 1,450+ frontline workers have been lost. More cuts mean unsafe, trash-filled parks, playgrounds & ballfields. Send a letter: https://t.co/m1CB5RN3R8 @NYCParks @NYCCouncil @NY4P @nycspeakeradams
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@risj_oxford
Reuters Institute
2 years
đŸ‘©â€đŸ’»Some newsrooms have turned to open-source investigation techniques, often referred to as open-source intelligence or OSINT journalism. Our new piece  looks at the power (and the limits) of these techniques https://t.co/n6mHLTAxYS
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reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
“This war has emphasised the need for newsrooms to build out this type of skill set,” says Nadine Ajaka of the ‘Washington Post’.
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@RichardKimNYC
Richard Kim
2 years
BREAKING from @yoavgonen NYPD Imposes No Discipline on Cops Who Drove SUVs into Protesters in 2020 Comish Caban’s dismissal of the misconduct charges is among his first high-profile disciplinary actions https://t.co/oGKOoSIFMY
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thecity.nyc
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban cleared officers Andrey Samusev and Daniel Alvarez of misconduct charges sought by the Civilian Complaint Review Board for improper use of force at a 2020 George Floyd...
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@ryanjreilly
follow @ryanjreilly on bluesky, signal in bio
2 years
One of the clips they posted is footage I've a pending request for since September. It shows one of the angles of one of the assaults on Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide shortly after the Capitol attack. His death was in the line of duty. https://t.co/nHImARQloo
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@CBSNews
CBS News
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court partially reinstates a gag order in former President Trump's 2020 election case.
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cbsnews.com
A federal appeals court heard arguments in November over the gag order limiting what Trump can say about the 2020 election-related case filed against him in Washington, D.C.
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@jimsciutto
Jim Sciutto
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New: Israeli tank fire killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and injured six other international journalists in a double strike in southern Lebanon on October 13, forensic analysis by CNN suggests, confirming reports by two news organizations and two human rights groups. 1/
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Justin Hendrix
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Yes, Senator Schumer was asking folks to estimate p(doom) and p(hope) at this week's AI insight forum on "doomsday scenarios," one of two sessions that concluded the series. @__gabbymiller has details:
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techpolicy.press
Gabby Miller rounds up what we do (and don’t) know about Senate Majority Leader Schumer's forums, including documents and statements.
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@danwilliamsphil
Dan Williams
2 years
New essay: I argue that misinformation is often better viewed as a symptom of deep societal problems rather than their cause. When that’s true, interventions like debunking and censorship are unlikely to help – and might make things worse. (1/15) https://t.co/l6Ki6eVzUM
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iai.tv
We are more conscious than ever of the harms of misinformation for the common good. This concern is driven by a widespread understanding of misinformation as a public disease in need of an urgent...
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@AttorneyNora
Nora Benavidez
2 years
BREAKING! Big Tech Backslide, our @freepress report detailing Meta, Twitter, YouTube rollbacks that jeopardize election integrity & democracy. We lay out what gov’t & tech must do to safeguard platforms from disinfo & extremism: https://t.co/eMGZoxAyxE
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
2 years
key figures in the OpenAI drama continue to give interviews while not saying anything about what actually happened.. this is very strange! https://t.co/TqJkGGCAnF
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wsj.com
In an interview, Helen Toner, an AI academic from Australia, explains her posture in the power struggle at OpenAI.
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@lmatsakis
Louise Matsakis
2 years
Scoop: @ruchowdh, @mathbabedotorg, and others are starting a new professional organization for AI auditors
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semafor.com
Lawmakers have called for independent reviews of AI technology, but the industry remains a wild west.
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@BertuzLuca
Luca Bertuzzi
2 years
#AIAct: here is my account of the key parts provisionally agreed upon in the first part of the trilogue and what critical issues remain on the table for tomorrow. https://t.co/oUVuy6t2DI
euractiv.com
After 22 hours of intense negotiations, EU policymakers found a provisional agreement regulating the most powerful AI models but strong disagreement in the law enforcement chapter forced the exhaus...
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