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Must read on #AI
‘I do not think ethical surveillance can exist’: Rumman Chowdhury on accountability in AI
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Neat tutorial!
Self-hosting VSCode #opensource #selfhosting #vscode fribbledom.com/posts/sel…
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But nothing brought home the need for a Twitter alternative like last night’s disastrous launch of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign. It was a mashup of everything wrong with Twitter: It featured “free speech absolutist” Musk cavorting with a literal fascist book burner, and the whole announcement went down in flames because of technical difficulties.
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AI experts, journalists, policymakers, and the public are increasingly discussing a broad spectrum of important and urgent risks from AI. Even so, it can be difficult to voice concerns about some of advanced AI’s most severe risks. The succinct statement below aims to overcome this obstacle and open up discussion.
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Le tabou des violences sexuelles et le déni de l'épidémie en cours
Peut-être qu’un jour, en parler à son entourage ne se limitera pas à un “cassage de l’ambiance” mais plutôt une réelle prise de conscience, en tant que société.
Et que c’est de nos filles, sœurs, mères qu’il s’agit et que tant que ces violences resteront un cassage d’ambiance, on aura pas la force en tant que société, de renverser la mécanique, de démanteler la prescription de ces crimes et de mettre l’intérêt des victimes et de la société par dessus la sacro-sainte “présomption d’innocence”.
Point de vue en référence à l’affaire OKC-Spatz Contexte
Les travailleuses du CPVS de Bruxelles ont des épaules en béton armé
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Must Read : Shadow Network
“They tended to think of themselves as God’s chosen people. Therefore, it was easy for them to combine politics, patriotism, and religion.”
2 hundreds years ago but replace Baptists by the MAGA, Evangelist, Alt-right, White-supremacist swarm and today’s America is at a similar crossroads.
Currently reading: Shadow Network by Anne Nelson 📚
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But we’ll keep going exactly as it is because “innovation” is becoming a dogma pretty much like “the markets” above and beyond democracies & people.
AI presents ‘risk of extinction’ on par with nuclear war, industry leaders say
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Je taff sur ChardonsBleus.org pour l’instant c’est vraiment un brouillon, mais wai je taf en “live”, ça change et ça va changer au fur et à mesure que j’optimise le tout.
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Nice summup of the current moderation debate/situation across platforms.
People make communities, not protocols.
“The only meaningful differences derive from the people who use the platforms, the community. That’s what Elon Musk has destroyed on Twitter. That’s what each of these would-be competitors needs to reconstitute.”
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Interesting… #fediverse #news #content discovery
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Bluesky related
The amount of efforts to put in place all kinds of custom feeds for nippples and what not while avoiding creating algo powered custom feeds for racist/phobic content, kinda is an announcement in itself.
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Something (among other things) #Spoutible is doing right : moderation, a lesson for #bluesky and also #mastodon!
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Sustaining relationship talk… On Github… And yes it’s worth the read!
“Scar Tissues Make Relationships Wear Out”
04/26/2103. From a lecture by Professor John Ousterhout at Stanford, class CS142.
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Morning… Bonjour… Bom dia…
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Baking a healthy moderation strategy is a mix of communication and code
This is just an example from another startup, with a team of 16, currently taking moderation very seriously, I’ve taken the liberty to copy it on my blog because I think it’s a great example that shows the very clear intentions at Spoutible regarding racism.
Spoutible stance on moderation and racism
As a responsible platform, we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all our users. Unfortunately, yesterday we witnessed a disturbing trend of racist behavior on our platform. Specifically, a group of Nazis with racist inclinations created accounts with offensive handles and spewed racist and antisemitic rhetoric.
We take such behavior very seriously and have taken swift action to address it. We promptly suspended all the accounts that we discovered and those that were reported by our community. In addition, we have activated safety tools to prevent the creation of similar accounts in the future. Our platform has a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of racism, and we will continue to take measures to protect our users from such content.
However, we cannot do this alone. We urge our users to be vigilant and report any accounts that violate our policies immediately. Our team is available around the clock to review and take action on any reports received. Our goal is to create a platform where everyone feels safe and respected.
We would like to reiterate our stance against racism and hate speech. Such behavior goes against the fundamental values of our platform and has no place on Spoutible. We are committed to fostering a community that is inclusive, diverse, and respectful of all individuals. We thank our users for their continued support and cooperation in making our platform a welcoming space for all.
How to bake healthy moderation principles into the code ? (this is not from Spoutible)
Baking moderation into the code refers to incorporating moderation mechanisms directly into the software code of a startup’s platform to combat racism and other forms of abuse. Here are five steps that any startup can take to implement a good moderation strategy:
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Establish clear community guidelines: Define a set of guidelines that explicitly state what constitutes racism and other forms of abuse on the platform. Make these guidelines easily accessible to all users. By setting clear expectations from the start, you create a foundation for effective moderation.
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Implement automated content filtering: Utilize automated content filtering algorithms that can scan user-generated content in real-time. These algorithms should be designed to flag and remove content that violates the community guidelines. Machine learning techniques can be employed to continuously improve the accuracy of these filters.
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User reporting system: Develop a user reporting system that allows users to easily report any instances of racism or abuse they encounter. Encourage users to report such incidents promptly. This system should include mechanisms to handle false reports and protect against abuse of the reporting feature.
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Human moderation team: Employ a dedicated team of moderators who can review reported content, make judgments, and take appropriate actions. These moderators should be trained to understand the community guidelines and apply them consistently. Provide them with the necessary tools and resources to efficiently carry out their tasks.
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Iterative improvement: Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the moderation strategy and iterate on it based on user feedback, emerging trends, and changes in the platform’s user base. Continuously update the content filtering algorithms to adapt to evolving patterns of racism and abuse. Actively engage with users to address concerns and maintain transparency.
By implementing these steps, a startup can proactively address racism and other forms of abuse on their platform, creating a safer and more inclusive environment for their users. Baking moderation into the code ensures that moderation mechanisms are an integral part of the platform’s infrastructure, leading to more effective and efficient moderation practices.
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Odd bug in the android mobile app?
I’m trying to understand…. why should I have to select my default blog when I want to publish?
The selector (in the official android app) is always positioned on my test blog which I mostly never use or only to test theme changes… so if I’m distracted I might publish to my test blog..it’s.. Annoying… No issue when using the browser.
Is this related to a misconfig on my side? @manton.org
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A free licence to kill.
At its core, the bill broadens when these companies are exempted “from liability for injury to or death of a crew resulting from spaceflight activities.”
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“This creates an even deeper level of exclusivity for the followers following them. To put it crudely, with QAnon, there are cults inside cults inside cults inside cults; it’s the ultimate cult-ception, and social media made it possible.”
Amanda Montell
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The truth about the EU AI Act and foundation models, or why you should not rely on ChatGPT summaries for important texts
