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fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

Wikipedia's Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever

The missive demanded that the free online encyclopedia remove the FBI's logo from an entry about the agency, claiming that reproducing the emblem was illegal and punishable with fines, imprisonment, "or both." Rather than back down, a lawyer for the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, shot back a sharp refusal outlining how the FBI's interpretation of the relevant statute was incorrect and saying that Wikipedia was "prepared to argue our view in court."
US politics
Media industry
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

After ICE Killed a Woman, Too Many Newsrooms Chose Government PR Over Actual Journalism

Newsrooms prioritize clout and legal safety over truth, normalizing the Trump administration and undermining journalism's duty to reliably inform the public.
fromFuturism
4 months ago

A Strange Conspiracy Theory Is Reportedly Spreading Inside OpenAI

Paranoia is as natural to Silicon Valley as lip fillers are to Los Angeles. In the Bay Area, you can't throw a rock without hitting a startup founder convinced everyone is out to steal his ideas or poach his staff - a state of mind reaffirmed by the fact that sometimes, people very much are trying to rip off their competitors.
Artificial intelligence
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