CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Is Richard Dawkins losing his marbles?

Conclusion my ass. AI psychosis more likely.

#society #technology #ai #ethics #Anthropic #openai #aipsychosis

Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

A corporation scans your face, adds you to a criminal database, shares it with dozens of retailers, and when it's wrong, you get £25 voucher and silence from the ICO.

We gave algorithms the power to punish. We gave victims a QR code.

#society #technology #ai #statistics #justice #law #facerecognition

Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names

People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Western Europe has cathedrals, Central Europe has survived them.

A short story about what happens when Silicon Valley meets a Moravian water spirit, and the water spirit wins without trying.

#writing #technology #society #ai #centraleurope #folklore #slowtech #slavic #mythology #language #linguistics

'The Clockmaker's Algorithm: Some Lessons Are Not Taught in English'

New read at:
https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-clockmakers-algorithm-some-lessons-are-not-taught-in-english/

Beta-testing it with Discord teens. Truly bringing “discord” back to its original meaning. Chaos, conflict, and the end of tomorrow’s world, one leaked model at a time.

Wes Streeting: Mandelson's playbook, Keir Starmer's branding, now shipping NHS policy with a side of Palantir and calling it "reform".

#society #technology #nhs #palantir #surveillance #ai #data

Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears

Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116410023265099490

I am sure that BlackRock being major shareholder is pure coincidence. Their donation to Agent Orange's ballroom is also act of selfless generosity.

#technology #security #infosec #corruption

Genuinely curious how the same people applauding the EU's new government-ID-linked internet verification app would describe Iran's white SIM card system if a journalist asked them about it.

#internet #censorship #eu #ageverification #technology #security #privacy

The Internet Kill Switch Iran Built While the West Was Busy Debating Age Verification

The most politically significant event of January 8th, 2026, was not broadcast on television, did not trend on social media, and was not reported by wire services for several hours. It was visible, in real time, only to a small number of people staring at network monitoring dashboards, and what

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