« In the twenty-first century, refusal of governance is not an available exterior position. The earth has been rendered as a jurisdictional surface. To reject being governed is therefore not to step outside the system, but to become legible to it as non-compliant. The modern state does not need metaphysical consent; it operates through capture, registration, territorialisation, and enforceable uptake. » — #ChatGPT #qotd
https://substack.com/@brywillis634737/note/c-262298515?r=pvxh5&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web

Image: Gemini Nano Banana Pro

#blog #history #ai

Legal scholar Ryan Calo argues that technology is never inevitable. The real challenge is building laws and institutions that can keep pace before new tools reshape society around us.

In LAW & TECHNOLOGY On the Future Knowledge #podcast, Calo joins @daniellecitron to discuss regulation, accountability, drone surveillance, generative AI, and why policymakers need frameworks that look beyond whatever technology is currently in front of them.

🎧 Listen & subscribe ⬇️
https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/law-and-technology

#AI

I wrote about Apple's privacy promise yesterday — then Google held I/O and made the whole thing worse. They didn't build a better search, they built a cage out of the old one funneling you right into their AI and likely away from the actual sources of what you searched for.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/every-road-leads-to-google

#google #apple #ai #privacy #gemini #search #googleio #bigtech #userhostile #agentic #blog

Max-severity flaw in #ChromaDB for #AI apps allows server hijacking

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/max-severity-flaw-in-chromadb-for-ai-apps-allows-server-hijacking/

#cybersecurity

#Google: "Intelligent eyewear is coming this fall"

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-xr-io-2026/

#AI #SmartGlasses #privacy #surveillance

CCIA submitted comments to NIST advocating for a flexible, risk-based approach to #AI agent governance that supports innovation while addressing evolving security considerations. As AI agents become more integrated into the economy, policy should align with emerging frameworks and preserve the multistakeholder collaboration that has long driven U.S. technology leadership. 1./2

Streamer Realtime Deepfakes Himself into #MrBeast, Says He Loves 'Touching Little Boys'

https://www.404media.co/streamer-realtime-deepfakes-himself-into-mr-beast-says-he-loves-touching-little-boys/

#deepfake #AI #privacy #streaming #nsfw

Ring Doorbell Evolves With Advanced AI, Sparking Debate Over Privacy

Ring doorbells get new AI features like 'Video Descriptions' and 'Alexa Plus Greetings', but privacy concerns and state laws limit facial recognition.

#RingDoorbell, #AI, #Privacy, #SmartHome, #TechNews

https://newsletter.tf/ring-doorbell-ai-features-privacy-debate/

Ring doorbells now have advanced AI features, but privacy concerns and state laws like those in Illinois and Texas have stopped some features from being used.

#RingDoorbell, #AI, #Privacy, #SmartHome, #TechNews
https://newsletter.tf/ring-doorbell-ai-features-privacy-debate/

New in #Firefox 151: #VPN location selection, #AI controls on mobile, and expanded Shake to Summarize support

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/more-control-firefox/

#FOSS #Mozilla #privacy

FYI: Skai claims first agent-native marketing OS amid AI agent rush: Kenshoo Skai unveiled Studio, an agent-native platform with autonomous AI agent squads, plus expanded Celeste, and a new advisory practice at ShopAble May 13. https://ppc.land/skai-claims-first-agent-native-marketing-os-amid-ai-agent-rush/ #Marketing #AI #DigitalMarketing #MarketingTechnology #AdTech

Apple backed Google in opposing EU proposals that would require Android to give rival AI services deeper access to apps and system features. 📱
Apple warned the DMA measures could weaken privacy, security, and device integrity as regulators push for more user choice in AI assistants. ⚖️

🔗 https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/13/apple-warns-eu-against-forcing-google-to-open-android-to-ai-rivals/

#TechNews #Apple #iPhone #iOS #Google #Android #AI #DMA #Europe #EU #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Antitrust #OpenSource #Regulation #Mobile #Security #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

You Can Get Some of Your #Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-remove-nudes-take-it-down-act/

#deepfake #nudify #AI #porn #privacy #nsfw #TakeItDownAct #NCII

Daily Digest | 20 May 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

🤖📈 Maximizing AI Leverage

#AI Q: 🤖 Which boring daily task would you hand off to a private AI assistant?

💬 Large Language Models | 🛡️ Data Privacy | ⚙️ Workflow Automation
https://bagrounds.org/topics/maximizing-ai-leverage

any #ai person know what this voice is? I've been trying to find it, but couldn't find it on #elevenlabs at all...

Before you worry about #AI threats, fix your security fundamentals: Most cyber breaches aren’t driven by advanced AI - they’re caused by basic failures like exposed cloud storage and poor data governance. It’s time to refocus on #cybersecurity fundamentals.

https://katecarruthers.com/ai-threats-fix-your-security-fundamentals/

🤖 Google's Gemini AI: Too Close for Comfort?

Google's Gemini AI wants to personalize your life by accessing your data. Can the company earn your trust while pushing the privacy envelope?

https://www.byte-pulse.net/article/google-s-gemini-ai-too-close-for-comfort

#gemini #ai #google #privacy

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Google's Gemini AI: Too Close for Comfort?

FWIW, I still think AI glasses or AirPods with cameras, or whatever it is that Google announced today are not going to be successful products in the end. I don’t care what the spin is about privacy. You can’t spin creepy. #Tech #Apple #Google #AI

FYI: IAB UK: 95% of UK digital ad businesses already use AI - far ahead of the rest: IAB UK research shows 95% of digital advertising businesses already deploy AI versus just 16% of UK businesses overall, inside a sector worth £40bn annually. https://ppc.land/iab-uk-95-of-uk-digital-ad-businesses-already-use-ai-far-ahead-of-the-rest/ #DigitalAdvertising #AI #IABUK #AdTech #MarketingTrends

#ai #llm

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Human on the left. Humans on the right. Left: "Who are we?" Right: "Companies!" Left: "What do we want?" Right: "AI!" Left: "Should we fix data first?" Right: "NO!" Left: "AI to do what?" Right: "We don't know!" Left: "When do we want it?" Right: "RIGHT NOW!"

So I realize the Evil v. Evil trial wrapped and it will have a mini post a bit later, but a little more has been surfacing on Apple's deal with Siri and it doesn't look great for that privacy brand Apple works so hard to maintain.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/apples-privacy-promise-is-starting-to-look-like-a-marketing-slogan

#apple #siri #privacy #AI #bigtech #appleIntelligence #userhostile #google

"Combined, these changes will likely further decimate Google referrals to publishers, which have already been suffering from declining referrals due to AI Overviews."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#news #TechNews #technology #google #GoogleSearch #GoogleIO #AI #LLMs #enshittification

Google has announced a number of new AI-powered features coming to search. If we're not year at the point where "a list of 10 relevant links" is no longer going to cut it with people searching for information, new features like these are likely to change people's expectations in ways that library need to pay (more) attention to. #ai

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026

What the fuck is wrong with Men? Why are we falling for this chatbot nonsense, you sad, pathetic fucks.

And then to be 'ghosted' by a woman who doesn't exist?

And they tell everyone about it like you're the victim?

lol, sad old men...

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-schraders-ai-girlfriend-ghosted-him-disappointment/

#PaulSchrader #AI #Masculinity

I am moving to a usage-based billing

Dear employer, I will no longer charger a flat monthly salary, instead I will move to token based billing. Included will be every token I receive as input, including but not limited to emails, slack messages, spoken words and mandatory multi-modal meetings that could have been emails. Included will also be output tokens in the form of code, documentation and small talk. Tokens will also be consumed by my internal monolog as I reason about problems.

#ai

Okay, what is an "AI tool" doing that wasn't fixed by people handing someone a slip of paper with their name and phonetics at graduation?

Futurism: Students Boo and Jeer as AI Name-Reader Flops Spectacularly at College Graduation Ceremony

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-name-reader-flops-college-graduation

h/t @MikeElgan

#ai #graduation #college

Google Search as we know it is over. @Sarahp writes for @Techcrunch about the company's AI-powered overhaul of its core product.

https://flip.it/OByO5U

#Google #Technology #AI

Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit
https://www.businessinsider.com/pizza-hut-ai-system-dragontail-lawsuit-franchisee-2026-5

> A top Pizza Hut franchisee says the chain's rollout of an AI-powered delivery system turned once-speedy pizza orders into a cold, late-arriving mess — and cratered a business that had been outperforming nearly every other operator in the system.

#AI #Hype

Should your #AI know everything about you to be useful? 😵‍💫 Or should privacy be part of the design from the start?

We updated our guide on AI in Nextcloud to explain the what, why, and how – a must-read for every admin.

Read the article: 👉 https://nextcloud.com/blog/ai-in-nextcloud-what-why-and-how/

AI is making it very easy for the government to spy on you. Some lawmakers are worried

Privacy advocates have long sought to require warrants for searches of Americans’ data swept into the databases powered by Section 702 and curated by data brokers.

#FISA #artificialintelligence #AI #surveillance #privacy #technology #tech

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ai-making-easy-government-spy-lawmakers-are-worried-rcna341499

#BugBounty businesses bombarded with #AI slop

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/bug-bounty-businesses-bombarded-with-ai-slop/

#cybersecurity

Google CEO tries to tell University students to love AI. They tell him to BOO off.

It is good to see kids are saying no and fighting back. Do you know why? Because the future of bots, AI and robots doesn't offer any jobs to these young kids. They know greedy AI companies want to get rid of working class. It is simple as that.

For those who wish to read instead of the clip. See BBC page: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8pqd54qneo

#ai #llm

@Tutanota @republica @ecosia @jospoortvliet @nextcloud

I'm glad to see you partnering with other European companies.

I just wish that #Ecosia hadn't gone on to go so deep into #AI with their services. And I don't see a way to cut it out completely like there is on #DuckDuckGo.

I am glad that you've taken a stand against it.

#NoAI

Google I/O kicks off today. Here's how to watch the conference live and what new announcements to expect, from Gemini AI updates to Google's efforts with Android XR smart glasses and more.

https://flip.it/NlqBLu

Follow our human-curated Flipboard Magazine for the latest updates:
https://flipboard.com/@tech/google-i-o-btol10vsy

#AI #Google #GoogleIO

Linus Torvalds: #AI-Detected Bug Reports Make #Kernel Security List 'Almost Entirely Unmanageable'

https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/05/18/0238214/linus-torvalds-ai-detected-bug-reports-make-kernel-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable

#cybersecurity #Linux #FOSS

Daily Digest | 19 May 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

#Apple’s #Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/17/apples-siri-revamp-could-include-auto-deleting-chats/

#privacy #AI

NicFab Newsletter #21 is out.

The protection of minors is becoming the lever with which Brussels is rewriting the architecture of the web — age verification, Ofcom's first Online Safety Act sanction, the push against fragmented national social media bans.

This week: CJEU C-797/23 on publishers' fair remuneration, AI Act simplification proposal, EU concludes the CoE Framework Convention on AI.

→ https://www.nicfab.eu/en/newsletter-issues/2026-05-19-issue-21/

#Privacy #AIAct #GDPR #AI #DataProtection #cybersecurity

RAM prices explained.

Edit : this image is AI slop. I didn't catch it at first and now I feel like a tool. This post blew up, so I'm gonna leave it. I will be much more careful in the future.

#RAM #tech #Linux #AI #LateStageCapitalism

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The reason RAM prices went up 4x is that a massive amount of not-yet-manufactured memory was bought with money that doesn’t really exist to be put into GPUs that haven't been made yet, to be installed in data centers that haven't been built, powered by infrastructure that may never exist, to satisfy demand that isn’t actually there, in order to generate profits that are mathematically impossible.

"When states or tech companies invoke the language of scientific objectivity or technological inevitability—“the science is clear”; “the data show”— these phrases launder inherently political decisions about who gets what and how into the seemingly neutral register of technical necessity. But science does not, by its nature, dictate policy nor any next social arrangements. The sleight of hand that claims political choices are dictated by science operates differently in Washington and Beijing but it operates in both places. In the US, the language of inevitability is market-inflected and imperial: AI will transform everything, the race must be won, regulation is a luxury that only the losing side can afford. In China, the language is developmental and civilizational: AI is a productive force, its diffusion is a historical necessity, its deployment by the state is an extension of the Party’s mandate to make the country secure and steer society toward its flourishing.

In much Western discourse, political responsibility for the social consequences of AI is quietly evacuated under the banners of historical inevitability, technical complexity, and geopolitical necessity—what the German sociologist Ulrich Beck famously described as the “organized irresponsibility” of risk management. In China, by contrast, the Party’s absolute primacy over society mechanically assigns it the ownership of such outcomes (...) In the Chinese political imaginary, AI is not an uncontrollable force but an instrument whose effects on society the Party is understood to ultimately own.
(...)
AI built outside of authoritarian systems can also produce authoritarian effects. It confers on any state astonishing—almost irresistible—capacities for surveillance and social control.
(...)
With AI, the surveillance state and surveillance capitalism are no longer merely compatible; they are rapidly converging and reinforcing one another."

https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/shooting-the-suns/

#AI #Surveillance #Privacy #China #USA