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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 6h

FG to adopt European digital governance model

The Federal Government is set to adopt a European-style model of digital governance, as the European Union has announced plans to support the country in

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 16h

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Your plumber has a new favorite tool: ChatGPT | CNN Business

The roughly 20 plumbers of Oak Creek Plumbing & Remodeling in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area don’t just bring toolkits with wrenches, pliers and Teflon tape to customers’ homes these days. They also br...

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 19h

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Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 20h

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Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
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Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 1d

Job! Postdoc in Digital Cultural Heritage: Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems, on new EU funded grant. 3.5 years, @designinf.bsky.social, Edinburgh. Design ethical processes, & evaluate open source tools for Digital Cultural Heritage Objects, with me! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems)

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Cultural Heritage Data Ethics & Software Ecosystems to join the Institute for Design Informatics, Edinburgh College of Art.

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Atwater
“With each passing day, the AI space looks more and more like the USA’s home mortgage securitization at the peak of the 2007-8 housing bubble with its overlapping series of capital conveyor belts.”

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Inga Ulnicane @ingaulnicane.bsky.social · 1d

On 23 October I will give a talk 'Reimagining AI policy for societal challenges: Politics, ideational power & wicked problems' in our @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social 'Global Politics of AI' research stream

If you would like to attend in person or online, let me know www.lcfi.ac.uk/research/pro... #AI

Global Politics of AI - LCFI

An interdisciplinary project that contributes cutting-edge research on the geopolitics of AI and the implications of AI development and deployment on international political systems. The Global Politi...

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 20h

Google told to loosen control over search by UK competition regulator - on.ft.com/4q2Th8H via @financialtimes.com

Google told to loosen control over search by UK competition regulator

Big Tech company becomes the first to be designated with special status under strict new digital laws

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 20h

The transformative potential of AI in healthcare - on.ft.com/47hZzKd via @financialtimes.com

The transformative potential of AI in healthcare

Accelerating the technology’s safe adoption in hospitals should be a priority

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 21h

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AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage

: Researchers argue that this dark pattern poses a legal risk

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 21h

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AI gets more 'meh' the more you use it, researchers find

: Most scientists now use the tech in their work, but still question its usefulness

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 21h

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ExplanAItions: an artificial intelligence study by Wiley

Discover ExplanAItions, Wiley's groundbreaking study on artificial intelligence, exploring its impact, applications, and future trends in technology.

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 21h

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Coal making a comeback as US datacenters demand power

: High gas prices and surging AI demand send operators back to the dirtiest fuel in the stack

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 21h

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Explain it to me quickly: why are runners and riders freaking out about a feud between Strava and Garmin?

Strava, the Instagram for exercise, is suing Garmin for allegedly copying its features. Josh Taylor explains it to Miles Herbert

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 1d

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Exclusive: Peter Thiel in talk on 'Antichrist' says he told Elon Musk not to give wealth to charity

Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has urged long-time associate Elon Musk to quit the Giving Pledge under which signatories leave the majority of their wealth to charity.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

The New York bank is overriding an earlier plan for voluntary enrolment amid heightened security concerns at corporate offices on.ft.com/4oi84e9

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 1d

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Kate warns too much screen time damages family life

The Princess of Wales says that smartphones and digital devices are causing an

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 1d

The pope just condemned AI hype ✌🏼

Jonasnuts @jonasnuts.bsky.social · 1d

Este título é ABSOLUTAMENTE genial :-)

(Têm de seguir o link para perceber a coisa, mas vale mesmo a pena).

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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 1d

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Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report

Partial refund to be issued after several errors were found in a report into a department’s compliance framework

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

This wouldn't happen in the US... Oh wait... "China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users. As China struggles w/econ. discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts re: work or marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

"4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

"A new Michigan bill aimed at banning online pornography is drawing concern from privacy and cybersecurity experts, not just for its moral stance, but for its potential impact on virtual private networks, tools millions of people use for security and remote work." www.wilx.com/2025/10/09/e...

Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs

Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 1d

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The AI data gold rush is over. Here's what comes next

Publishers are suing. Cloudflare has turned into the internet's bouncer. And AI companies are discovering they may have poisoned their own well

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Data controversies, James Stewart @datacontroversies.bsky.social · 1d

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An AI became a crypto millionaire. Now it's fighting to become a person

In the past year, an AI made millions in cryptocurrency. It's written the gospel of its own pseudo-religion and counts tech billionaires among its devotees. Now it wants legal rights.

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