"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
– Desmond Tutu, 1931-2021
#DesmondTutu
Per Axbom
"We've pointed out over and over and over again that patents are not a proxy for innovation. In fact, there's little to connect the two at all, except potentially for how patents can hinder and hold back the pace of innovation."
techdirt.com/articles/20130…
↪ Replying to @LIFetimeSE
@LIFetimeSE "there has been and would be innovation without and before patent law; people innovate for a variety of reasons; there is no proof that there is any net innovation stimulated by the modern patent system […]"
infojustice.org/archives/31509
“The critique of Luddism as anti-technology is as shallow a reading of the Luddites as the critique of science fiction as nothing more than speculation about the design of gadgets of varying degrees of plausibility.” – @doctorow
onezero.medium.com/science-fictio…
↪ Replying to @unknown
@chrisnoessel It's all being broadcast on stadshallen.se for free. If you click the time in my blog post you get to the timeanddate page showing your own time zone :)
@chrisnoessel (Right now there is a surprising lack of English information around it given that it's an English-speaking event)
↪ Replying to @iamdavidobrien
@iamdavidobrien @Acuity_Design My oldest son came home from his studies last Saturday. Hadn't seen him (physically) since August. I know what you mean.
I think about this guy a lot. Do you think the concept of outsourcing your job to a third party will increase as "work from home" is further established?
bbc.com/news/technolog…
I also think about the judge calling in as a cat. It’s easy to believe him when he says he’s not a cat. But in 2 years it will be the cat calling in in the appearance of the judge. “I’m not a cat”. Yeah, right.
I jest, but I think you get my point about someone else’s likeness.
Now switching to talking about death, sorry. I’ve just been reading about people whose bodies are found in their apartments 1-3 years after they died. One primary reason this tragedy happens is because rent is paid automatically from their account, and there is enough for years.
I imagine more automations and less need for human involvement. Now suppose a person is outsourcing their job, money is being deposited in their account and a third party is using their likeness in zoom calls.
The market will not care if they are alive or dead. It still works.
Anyway, that is how my brain goes from cat humor to dystopian nightmarish futures. Again, sorry about that.
“In 50 years, dead people will make up most of Facebook’s users.”
futurism.com/the-byte/50-ye…
Based on this research: researchgate.net/publication/32…
A big deal for me. The Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Altitude Meetings are hosting a new series of international seminars on human rights. I've been asked to lead off with my perspectives on how AI is affecting the already vulnerable and underserved.
axbom.com/raoul-wallenbe…
Det här är stort för mig.
I samarbete med Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian law bjuder Altitude Meetings in till en ny serie med internationella föreläsningar om mänskliga rättigheter. Jag har fått äran att inleda första tillfället med mina perspektiv kring hur utbyggnaden av artificiell intelligens (AI) runt om i världen påverkar de människor som redan är sårbara och utsatta.
Föreläsningen är på engelska och avslutas med en paneldiskussion.
”Today, the library has over 6,000 books that range from fiction to nonfiction and there’s a very popular children's section that even has a collection of comic books. An entire section is devoted to scientific research and there are also books available in English and French.” x.com/YouniSebaggala…
”This library that was formed from books that people thought of as trash is incredibly popular. It is frequently filled with the children of the city's municipal workers and students from nearby schools.”
goodnet.org/articles/turki…
↪ Replying to @andybudd
@andybudd Thanks Andy, I also saw that and added it to the thread. When I search on Twitter I actually see guys giving each other the advice ”just drop an AirTag in her purse.” It’s a thing. 😳
Earlier this year I wrote about the abuse potential for the Airtag. Starting this thread to add real stories about the impact since they were released in late April.
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”[I was nervous to sleep at home that night] because my phone didn’t even detect the first one, my cousin's phone did, and the people willing to harm you have intentions unknown, so I wouldn’t have been surprised if they followed me.”
buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/w…
”A local auto theft task force tells FOX 2 they’re seeing more cases like these in Metro Detroit. Thieves track the target vehicle and to pick the most opportune time to steal – found mostly on Dodge products, parked in mall parking lots.”
fox5dc.com/news/man-finds…
If you are reading this and want to feel safer, Apple days ago launched the app Tracker Detect for Android. And iOS 15 lets you scan for nearby AirTags.
Forcing this action onto vulnerable people is of course not the future we were hoping to live in.
idropnews.com/news/apple-rel…
I encourage you to read Eva’s thread for insights into the many ways the Airtag creates real danger,
x.com/epenzeymoog/st…
In Sweden in October it was revealed how GPS trackers (not necessarily the Airtag) could be used to reveal the addresses of people with protected identities.
sverigesradio.se/artikel/protec…
"The New York Times spoke with seven women who believe they were tracked with AirTags, including a 17-year-old whose mother surreptitiously placed one on her car to stay apprised of her whereabouts." nyti.ms/3za6C54
Expecting a future of cinema where more and more western nations are clearly depicted for the real harm and ignorance they have been bringing for centuries.
"The continent of Africa has a treasure trove of stories that are yet to be told." x.com/cobbo3/status/…
“This so-called artificial intelligence is the engine of algorithms that are, in fact, far less smart than they are portrayed and more discriminatory and unfair than big data wants you to know.”
themarkup.org/locked-out/202…
How did the orcs, elves and halflings come to live on beyond the borders of Middle-earth?
Not one of them were Non-Fungible Tolkiens.
↪ Replying to @unnderbar
@unnderbar Realised I should have asked if you're familiar with the Empower program run by @ambitiongrp? The code "xmas" gives you 10% off if you sign up before December 20. 😃🧑🎄
ambitiongrp.com/empower/
↪ Replying to @JaredFossey
@JaredFossey Oh no you are most welcome to answer! I want to do interviews around this in the future as well, so that might be something I could put you on the list for.
Expect lots of content in the free text field from you ;)
@JaredFossey The challenge right now is finding the best perspective for this because damn there seems to be a lot of different types of misuse of BankID going on. I have gotten lots of long answers in the free text field and those stories will be the most interesting to share.
↪ Replying to @JaredFossey
@JaredFossey Sorry, no. That would of course have been more inclusive. My intent though is to learn from this survey to then be able to go broader with a more scientific selection process and more focused questions.