Lawrence Lessig
@lessig.bsky.social
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Law professor; activist; not convinced we have time; acting as if we do.
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We are a nation of cowards.

Where are all the free speech warriors who were going to start a revolution because Twitter was throttling Hunter's d*ck pics?

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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Super-interesting essay by one of my favorite legal historians about the 1872 story of a child born to enemy alien parents deemed a US citizen, even though the child left the US almost immediately. #ImagineIfOriginalismAppliedConsistently.
Birthright Citizenship of Child Born to Enemy Alien Visitors – Washington University Law Review
This is the story of Mogridge v. United States, in which the United States asserted, and a multinational commission held, that a child born in Pennsylvania to enemy alien visitors was a U.S. citizen…
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After repeatedly failing to render a cartoon correctly, ChatGPT offered this advice. Got to admire the honesty (also, saves server cycles).
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This is not difficult. EVERY Democrat in the 117th Congress voted for a bill that would have ended partisan gerrymandering, and EVERY Republican voted against it. The GOP didn't want to disarm; this is the consequence of their decision.

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Newsom: 'Donald Trump, you have poked the bear'
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state will move forward with a plan to redraw congressional maps, as Democrats push back against President Trump and the GOP's gerrymandering…
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Fine to include links from those who pay. Not fine to auction truth to the highest bidder. At a minimum, we need transparency about whether an LLM is selling results to the highest bidder. ChatGPT tells me it isn't, but can't promise me it won't.

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ChatGPT - ChatGPT Advertising Policy
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And thus does the end begin?

AI companies need to commit firmly not to permit truth to be bought. "Joe's Tavern seems to be the most liked restaurant in Anytown" should not be a function of whether Joe's Tavern pays an LLM.

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Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok's responses | TechCrunch
The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.
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Ah yes, shoot the messenger.

Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
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The anti-corruption fight in Jon Ossoff is extraordinary.

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Sen. Ossoff on Trump's family business dealings: 'It is really mind blowing'
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) talks to Jen Psaki on The Briefing about President Donald Trump and his family’s business dealings including Jared Kushner taking billions of dollars from the Saudis and the selling of private dinners and White House tours to people who invest in his family businesses. “The depth of corruption and self-dealing and self-enrichment by the Trump family, during this term, is something that we have never, ever seen in the United States.” For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/msnbc Download our new MSNBC app for the latest breaking news and daily headlines at a glance: https://www.msnbc.com/information/download-msnbc-app-n1241692 Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: https://www.msnbc.com/maddowblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of political headlines, commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Inside with Jen Psaki, Morning Joe, The Beat, Deadline: White House, All In, The Last Word, The 11th Hour, and more. Connect with MSNBC Online Visit msnbc.com: https://www.msnbc.com/ Subscribe to the MSNBC Daily Newsletter: https://link.msnbc.com/join/5ck/msnbc-daily-signup
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