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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 days ago

3 ideas Cal students dreamed up to make life better in Berkeley

As a high school student, motivated by the desire to keep useful items out of landfills, William Chui built an online store where users could shop for free, pre-used clothes and household wares. When he arrived at UC Berkeley as a freshman last fall, he learned about the piles of waste generated when students moved out of their dorms which the city then has to contend with.
Environment
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide | Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier

AI poses risks to democratic information, bias, and authoritarian abuse while offering opportunities to enhance citizen engagement, participatory governance, and political responsiveness.
Privacy technologies
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Audrey Tang, hacker and Taiwanese digital minister: AI is a parasite that fosters polarization'

Audrey Tang leverages technology and open governance to make the internet safer, empower citizens, renew democracy, and reduce polarization.
fromMedium
3 months ago

Can technology fix voting?

The mayoral election is around the corner in my hometown of Montreal, so I wanted to confirm whether I was registered to vote at my current address. What I naively assumed would be a simple task turned out to require a trip to a local community centre. I gave my name, they flipped through a binder, and gave me the thumbs up within 3 seconds of arriving.
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