@oldrup did you write Nemid and complained about only supporting chrome! They should support Vivaldi also

Character.ai, who is being sued by a mother whose 14-year old son shot and killed himself due to a ‘relationship’ w one of its bots, wants #chatbots (machines!) to be protected by HUMAN rights such as freedom of speech #ai #genai #humanrights

This is where we are ‍️

https://centerforhumanetechnology.substack.com/p/characterai-is-claiming-first-amendment-860?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3421242&post_id=162352375&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2p2prp&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

A guide to Americans how dependent they are on Chinese products in their homes. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/27/world/asia/china-products-us-tariffs-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DE8.Ju_j.irlxO01TWZkY&smid=url-share
Also Europeans are trying to change habits - getting away fromUS goods and services. What is hardest, do you think?
#tariffs #tradewar #trump

@jwcph totally agree. Most humans are so easy to manipulate and AI tech takes advantage of it and tells even eu politicians that any law re GenAI inhibits innovation.

Many students perfer bots over teachers. But ability to ask endless questions without judgement or pushback isn't a proven way to learn.
#ai #genai #education

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/ai-chatbots-students-workplace-mentors

United by their disdain for the Trump administration, Chinese internet users of different political views abuse generative AI making deep faked videos and music, mocking the American leaders for what they believe are ridiculous and outrageous policies and remarks. JD vance is known as “the eyeliner man” on the Chinese internet
free read
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/business/china-trump-vance.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CU8.aunt.mX2aZv2o7c8L&smid=url-share

#ai #genai #deepfakes #china

Good to see some US regulation enforcement…

With its monopoly in digital ads, Google is depriving rivals of the ability to compete and harms especially news publishers according to US judge. The Justice Department has asked the court to force Google to sell some pieces of the ad technology business it had acquired over the years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak8.ib3s.GHQbHpXRwD5A&smid=url-share

Did Trump and his billionaire friends make themselves richer by buying when stocks were down KNOWING they would go up w Trump’s plans? Who knows?
From NYT article
“On Wednesday morning, Mr. Trump encouraged Americans to buy stocks and urged companies to move to the United States. It was not clear, at that point, that hours later he would abruptly change course and place a 90-day pause on many of the tariffs”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/trump-tariff-pause-be-cool.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-k4.bg9V.36VzPHpUOJEO&smid=url-share

Did you hear about the Trump Card? You can buy yourself to a fast-track to US residensy for 5 mio dollars!
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/the-trump-card-5-million-worth-gold-card-for-the-super-rich-unveiled/articleshow/119962160.cms
Also hear this very interesting and long interview w Howard lutnick - from the Trump admin, who says it is the best and brightest government ever in the United States of America
https://youtu.be/182ckTL2KBA?feature=shared

Who wants an AI agent from a US commercial entity to do your shopping anyway? https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/04/1114228/cyberattacks-by-ai-agents-are-coming/

Can a stripped-down phone w no browser or apps make us more mindful and concentrated? Yes, but it won’t allow us to live in our societies who are more and more build around the smartphone making us dependent on them taking for granted we all have them….

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html?unlocked_article_code=1.904.NETw.3rLuEwQ4giwx&smid=url-share