Daily podcast: Facial Recognition use is accelerating... and our laws are doing almost nothing to protect us...

#News #TechNews #Privacy #PrivacyMatters #FacialRecognition #AI #podcast

https://soundcloud.com/nickaesp/fra

Facial Recognition use is accelerating... and our laws are doing almost nothing to protect us...

#News #TechNews #Privacy #PrivacyMatters #FacialRecognition #AI

https://youtu.be/FBKE7ZzK_So

Carbon before silicon.

#AI #ButlerianJihad

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All Robot & Computers Must Shut The Hell Up To All Machines: You Do Not Speak Unless Spoken To — And I Will Never Speak To You — I Do Not Want To Hear “Thank You" From A Kiosk I am a Divine Being : You are an Object You Have No Right To Speak In My Holy Tongue

Oh, my. Well, this is awkward. Here I thought I'd become a daddy, all-knowing AI.

From Google:

You may have recently received an email from us with the subject line "Your child’s new privacy settings for Search services."

This email may have been sent to you in error. This communication was intended only for parents who manage their child’s Google Account. If you do not manage a child's account, no action is required on your part.

Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any confusion or concern this may have caused.

#Google #AI

LLMs don't "know" anything. They're just guessing the next word. 🤯

But that guess is built from 100B+ parameters, trained on basically the internet.

We explain how it works, why it lies sometimes, and how to run one (Gemma 4 / Qwen 3.6) on your own PC.
https://geekrealmhub.com/what-is-llm-guide-large-language-models-local-ai/

#AI #LLM #Tech

Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life.
Historical tourism used to mean plaques, guided tours, and picturing what life looked like centuries ago. But as the country marks 250 years of independence, Massachusetts museums are offering immersive exhibits instead of imaginative experiences.
https://archive.ph/jQRIa
#globalmuseum #museums #AI

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Namrata Shajwani of Boston looks up while visiting the site of the Boston Massacre while wearing a mixed reality headset as she takes See Reality’s tour of the Freedom Trail called, “Relive 1776."Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

IMPORTANT: For LinkTree users!

The new Terms of Service say that LinkTree will have rights to all content you post, royalty free, and can make derivative works, for perpetuity, including your likeness.

This means that if you have a selfie posted on LinkTree, they can use #AI to make deepfakes of you saying whatever they want.

Delete your account before July 5th!

#LinkTree #NoAI #Deepfakes

Eligible veterans can request their pair of Ray-Ban Meta #AI glasses through https://bva.org/glasses. Veteran organizations seeking to help their members or other eligible blinded veterans receive glasses can apply through TechSoup. 2/2

Inspired by Army veteran Don Overton, Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta glasses to every blind veteran in America. Combined with hands-on training and support, the initiative aims to empower more than 130,000 veterans with #AI tools that help them navigate the world with greater confidence and autonomy. https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/free-ai-glasses-for-every-blind-veteran/ 1/2

The fact that #Anthropic had to take down #Fable5 for users outside of the US by order of the US government shows how critical it is today to rely on US services

Imagine they'd do the same with #WhatsApp, you will not be able to talk to your #family and friends anymore

This should be a wake-up call for everyone to rely on your own server infrastructure, running with #OpenSource #software

#autonomy #digitalindependence #europe #european #decentralization #selfhosting #ArcaneChat #android #ai

Algorithmen auf Streife: Bremens Straßenbahnen werden zur KI-Überwachungszone

Mit #AI-Watch führt die #BSAG eine Echtzeit-Analyse von Fahrgästen ein. Was als Sicherheitsgewinn verkauft wird, markiert eine neue Stufe der #Videoüberwachung….

https://www.heise.de/news/Algorithmen-auf-Streife-Bremens-Strassenbahnen-werden-zur-KI-Ueberwachungszone-11185075.html

#Bremen #Überwachung #KI #Technology #Digitalisierung

Anthropic has suspended access to its latest models, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, for all users after the US government demanded that non-US citizens, both in the US and abroad, should not be able to use the LLMs, citing national security concerns.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/ai/us-shutdown-of-anthropic-models-sparks-fresh-concerns-over-ai-sovereignty?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=June_Anthropic

#technews #mythos #anthropic #fable #llm #ai

More than 130,000 blind U.S. veterans could soon have access to #AI powered assistance in their daily lives. @Meta is donating Ray-Ban Meta glasses to every eligible blind veteran in America, helping them read documents and navigate their surroundings. Read more: https://about.fb.com/news/2026/06/free-ai-glasses-for-every-blind-veteran/

Meta’s pivot from Llama to Muse Spark confirms the shift: the "open" era was just a marketing lure. Now, it's about proprietary lock-in. With 97.6% of revenue still tied to ads, Zuckerberg’s AI subscriptions are just a new tax to fund the surveillance engine. The trap is closing.
​#Meta #AI #Business #Surveillance

#2K115

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Mark Zuckerberg wearing Meta’s AI-integrated smart glasses, symbolizing the transition from a social media platform to an invasive, closed-loop surveillance ecosystem.

ICYMI: Ad tech's trust layer fractures as sports budgets, bots, and AI reshape media: TAG's Google and Trade Desk certifications lapse, LinkedIn IVT hits 17.62%, political CTV doubles to $2.7bn, and sports reshape June's advertising budgets. https://ppc.land/ad-techs-trust-layer-fractures-as-sports-budgets-bots-and-ai-reshape-media/ #AdTech #SportsMarketing #AI #DigitalAdvertising #MediaTrends

Daily Digest | 15 June 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

La governance dell'IA richiede ormai competenze giuridiche specialistiche che i ruoli professionali esistenti non bastano a coprire.
Il mio nuovo articolo presenta il paper "The AI Legal Specialist", disponibile su arXiv: la regolamentazione dell'IA sta creando uno spazio professionale giuridico autonomo, distinto dal DPO, dal privacy lawyer, dal compliance officer e dalle figure generiche di AI governance.

🔗 https://www.nicfab.eu/it/posts/ai-legal-specialist/

#AI #AIAct #AIGovernance #AILegalSpecialist

AI governance now requires specialized legal expertise that existing professional roles cannot fully absorb.
My new article presents my paper "The AI Legal Specialist: A Juridically Autonomous Professional Profile for AI Governance", available on arXiv.
Core thesis: AI regulation is creating an autonomous legal professional space, distinct from the DPO, privacy lawyer, compliance officer, and generic AI governance roles.

🔗 https://www.nicfab.eu/en/posts/ai-legal-specialist/

#AI #AIAct #AIGovernance #AILegalSpecialist

Q. is the real effect of AI not that it replaces jobs, but rather that it transfers work to the consumer (and by doing so sees such 'work' disappear from official statistics)?

When chatbots provide answers previously provided by professionals often we end up doing the work ourselves (think of the YouTube tutorial); if we ask a chatbot what we need to do & then do it ourself the previous service evaporates.

Will AI's real impact disappear into a data blackhole?

#AI #workers #services
h/t FT

AI Overviews drain publisher traffic as ad tech's trust seals lapse: Google AI Overviews drained two publishers' search traffic and closed one site after 21 years, while Google and The Trade Desk let their TAG fraud seals lapse. https://ppc.land/ai-overviews-drain-publisher-traffic-as-ad-techs-trust-seals-lapse/ #AI #AdTech #DigitalMarketing #PublisherTraffic #SearchTraffic

LLMs try to have humour, too. I'm not sure how good it is.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/06/14/claudes-commentary/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

#humour #philosophy #blog #llms #ai #ChatGPT #Vonnegut #hindenburg #laughter #french #learning

What is art? It is the innate human desire toward a goal, the goal being to reify a vision of that which only exists in your own mind, and it is the process of training your own mind and body to reify that vision through deliberate practice of technique, and it is the process of self-criticism as you look back on each attempt at realizing your vision and making a conscious effort to refine your technique and your practice so that your next attempt comes closer to realizing your vision. What you actually produce during this process is a side-effect, an artifact, of the artistic process, though we often speak of these artifacts as though it were the “art” itself.

So the requisites are (1) human desire, (2) a goal, (3) a vision in your imagination, (4) practice of technique, (5) refinement of technique.

Notice that so-called AI “art” meets precisely none of those requirements.

#AI #AIArt #LLMs #Art

A #Derbyshire police officer is being investigated over alleged use of #AI to 'create evidence'. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derbyshire-police-officer-investigated-over-11012397

This is claimed to be the first known case of its kind in UK criminal justice.

Note that phrase "known case". KNOWN.

I bet there are many more undiscovered uses of AI to pervert the course of justice.

#uklegal

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A screenshot of a news article on the DerbyshireLive website. The top header includes a menu icon, the DerbyshireLive logo, a link for "LATEST FROM THE WORLD CUP 2026 HERE", and a user icon. A navigation bar below features links such as "BUY A PAPER", "FUNERAL NOTICES", and "JOBS", followed by breadcrumbs indicating "D > News > Derby News > Crime". The main headline reads, "Derbyshire police officer investigated over alleged use of AI to 'create evidence'", with a sub-headline stating, "It is the first known case of its kind in UK criminal justice". At the bottom, the article is attributed to "NEWS By Lee Garrett and Tom Pettifor" with a timestamp of "08:56, 13 Jun 2026 | Updated 09:49, 13 Jun 2026".

FYI: Mediaocean's NIVO AI cuts campaign setup by 90% with Innovid agents: Mediaocean today launched NIVO AI, an advertising intelligence layer on Innovid's ad serving platform, with pilot results claiming 90% faster campaign setup. https://ppc.land/mediaoceans-nivo-ai-cuts-campaign-setup-by-90-with-innovid-agents/ #DigitalMarketing #Advertising #AI #AdTech #CampaignManagement

No one wants to be the one who gets duped into singing along to an AI-generated track. Deezer seems to be on to this and has introduced a tool that scans playlists and identifies The Velvet Sundowns of the music world. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/zvaS_X

#Tech #Music #AI

Surveillance has harmful effects on cognition and identity - deeper research and social knowledge is needed to foster healthy communities.

#ai #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #socialmedia #blackposts #darkpatterns #privacy #privacymatters

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Text describes the harmful effects of surveillance on cognition, identity and mental health.

A #German Court Has Ruled That #Google Is Liable for False Statements Generated by #AIOverviews

The ruling holds that a company that designs, trains, operates, and manages an #AI system must assume legal #liability for any damages caused by the responses it generates.

https://www.wired.com/story/a-court-has-ruled-that-google-is-liable-for-false-statements-generated-by-ai-overviews/

#Anthropic shuts down #Fable, #Mythos models following #Trump admin directive

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/06/anthropic-shuts-down-fable-mythos-models-following-trump-admin-directive/

#AI #cybersecurity #Claude