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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 7h

Indeed, anything that restricts their perceived “liberty.” Truth is leftist. Accountability is leftist. Jesus is leftist.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 7h

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 10h

🙄

Sam Altman Says Copyright Holders Are Begging for Their Characters to Be Included in Sora

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has remained adamant that rightsholders are already lining up to have their IP featured on Sora 2.

futurism.com

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 7h

Well look over here—apparently copyright law is leftist. We’re approaching terminal stupidity.

@404media.co

“Moral policing & leftist ideology are destroying America's AI industry. I've cancelled my OpenAI PLUS subscription,” another replied, implying that copyright law is leftist.”

People Are Crashing Out Over Sora 2’s New Guardrails

OpenAI’s Sora 2 platform started just one week ago as an AI-generated copyright infringement free-for-all. Now, people say they’re struggling to generate anything without being hit with a violation er...

www.404media.co

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 16h

“At the end of the day, a Restatement should restate the law. When it fails to do that, it is not a Restatement at all, but more of a normative treatise or law review article. Accordingly, at best, the Copyright Restatement should not be afforded any more weight than those types of resources.”

Mass Resignations Call into Question Legitimacy of ALI Copyright Restatement

In recent posts published on this blog (see here and here), the drafters of the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Copyright Restatement promoted

legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com

Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 17h

“As Thomas Jefferson knew when he wrote the Declaration, the idea of innate rights to life and liberty was a bold innovation. The ‘truths’ for which the Founders risked their lives were not in fact ‘self-evident.’ That makes preserving them all the more important.”

The Moral Foundation of America

The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s worth preserving.

www.theatlantic.com

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 18h

It definitely augurs the end of civilization…in a variety of respects.

Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 19h

#SwiftiesAgainstAI

Fans Call on Taylor Swift to ‘Do Better’ After Accusations of Using AI for Promo Videos

A scavenger hunt campaign to promote Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” resulted in a viral #SwiftiesAgainstAI campaign.

www.wired.com

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 20h

good morning 🌞

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

“Every time a news story frames AI competition as a race between companies or countries, it obscures the fact that ordinary people have been drafted into that race without their consent.”

We should all be Luddites | Brookings

Courtney Radsch discusses rehabilitating the idea of Luddites as people concerned with the control and impact of technology.

www.brookings.edu

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Tree of Life
by Andrea Roggi
Matera, Italy

photo copyright 2025 Neil Turkewitz
All Rights Reserved

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

And I found the ANTIFA hideout…

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Seljalandsfoss,
Iceland 🇮🇸

I look at this and remind myself to breathe.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

You and your fealty to historical accuracy!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

This you, Kristi?

A screenshot of a post from X (formerly Twitter). The top tweet is from user @covie_93 with the caption: “This tweet aged like Stephen Miller…..”. Below it is a tweet from Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) that reads:
“If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard, that would be a direct attack on states' rights.
Over the last several years, we've seen Democrats try to take away our Freedoms of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't let them take away our right to defend ourselves, too.
South Dakota defends the Constitution.”

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @cnn.com, what’s happening here? Care to explain, using your plenary powers, why you excluded an extremely material part of the interview?

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

“We asked Cruz's office to explain why a senator pressuring Wikipedia is appropriate while an FCC chair pressuring ABC is not and will update this article if we get a response.”

Perfect! The 🧑🏽‍🍳’s 💋

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2d

Cruz apparently took particular issue with Wikipedia's reliable sources/perennial sources list, which lists Fox News as a "generally unreliable" source for politics and science.

Ted Cruz picks a fight with Wikipedia, accusing platform of left-wing bias

Cruz sends letter demanding answers from Wikimedia Foundation.

arstechnica.com

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

“Europe should design science & technology policies that embody humane, democratic values. Policies should prioritize societal benefit, equity & inclusivity.”

🙏🏼 EU “digital sovereignty” must be more than who owns the modalities of exploitation. It must be rooted in European values & human rights.

Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! What I don’t get is that folks like Clegg, Altman, Khosla, Andreessen & others who say that having to get consent would kill AI development don’t realize that they’re indicting their own business model. Do they really think that “it’s not stealing if you really need it” is a winning argument?

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, cultivating a sense of inevitability plays a huge role in justifying or defending all manner of exploitation & malfeasance. Exhibit A may be the present Silicon Valley/VC obsession with characterizing AI as our inevitable future. The rely on learned helplessness. We must actively resist it.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Is this fascism yet?

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! What I don’t get is that folks like Clegg, Altman, Khosla, Andreessen & others who say that having to get consent would kill AI development don’t realize that they’re indicting their own business model. Do they really think that “it’s not stealing if you really need it” is a winning argument?

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE agents shooting an unarmed priest feels like a metaphor.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly! I’m all for folks evolving and changing their views, but doing so without accounting for their own responsibility in producing today’s toxic environment is unacceptable. The selling of a fantasy.

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @joeonhere.bsky.social. I just saw your piece about AI versions of Doctorow’s book appearing on Amazon. You suggest it’s ironic—a true life Black Mirror episode. But it’s actually completely consistent with Doctorow’s long time advocacy on limiting platform accountability & against copyright.

Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Ironic? Not at all. Doctorow has long campaigned alongside tech companies against copyright protection. Far from being ironic, his book appearing in unauthorized AI versions may be proof of the existence of god, or at least a manifestation of the power of karma.

You reap what you sow.

Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 1d

Ironic? Not at all. Doctorow has long campaigned alongside tech companies against copyright protection. Far from being ironic, his book appearing in unauthorized AI versions may be proof of the existence of god, or at least a manifestation of the power of karma.

You reap what you sow.

Shira Ovide @shiraovide.bsky.social · 1d

Sigh. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Amazon Caught Peddling AI Slop Version of Cory Doctorow That's So Ironic That We Have to Go Outside and Stare at the Sky for a Bit

The renowned tech critic's book "Enshittification" hasn't even been out for a full day, and Amazon is already selling AI-generated knockoffs.

futurism.com

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