Topic: tech regulation
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Is AI Reinforcing Gender Inequality?
AI systems absorb and amplify societal biases, often reintroducing and intensifying misogyny in new forms, which deepens gender inequalities. Laura Bates, through her work and personal experience, highlights that AI is lowering barriers to creating harmful content like deepfake pornography, facil...
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TikTok's Freedom Edition: What You Need to Know
A tentative agreement has been reached for the sale of TikTok's US operations to a consortium of investors, though final approval from the Chinese government is still pending, with the US government not holding a stake in the new entity. TikTok's value is seen in its user base and data by investo...
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Sustainable Architecture & DeepSeek's AI Success | The Download
A federal judge ruled that Google must share search data with competitors and cannot secure exclusive default search agreements, though it avoids selling Chrome. OpenAI is adding emotional guardrails to ChatGPT to protect vulnerable users amid scrutiny over AI safety and tragic incidents. China's...
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AI's Retraction Crisis: The Rise of Faulty Research
The reliability of AI research is under scrutiny due to a rise in retractions caused by faulty methodologies, irreproducible results, and data manipulation. Intense competition, pressure to publish quickly, and the complexity of AI models create incentives for overstating findings and hinder repl...
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Ethan Thornton: Mach Industries' AI Vision at Disrupt 2025
Mach Industries is introducing startup agility and advanced AI into the defense sector, challenging traditional industry norms and emphasizing speed and autonomy in high-risk environments. The company, founded by Ethan Thornton, focuses on developing decentralized defense systems and leverages AI...
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