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  • The Authoritarian Stack

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  • We have our own local home grown cliques that capture gov contracts.

    Yes. If you scroll to the bottom, you find that the project is led by Prof. Francesca Bria.

    Looking her up on Wikipedia, one has 2 thoughts: 1) She has a lot of hustle. 2) Why haven't I heard about any of that?

    This is just the Monorail Man doing the song. Except with disturbingly fascist overtones.

  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI

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  • I was just a little surprised to see the familiar name but I don't quite remember why. Maybe because of the downvotes.

  • Scientists Need a Positive Vision for AI

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  • Oh. By Bruce Schneier.

  • Internet Archive’s legal fights are over, but its founder mourns what was lost - Ars Technica

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  • Yes, the archiving and republishing would be illegal in most countries, but not in the US. Fair Use

    They didn't face trouble over archiving the net, but over digitally lending e-books and audio.

  • Wie Frauen sich nachts in der Öffentlichkeit schützen

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  • Zynisch: hilft schon, eine helle Hautfarbe zu haben.

    Warum zynisch? Wenn Sexismus jetzt wieder salonfähig ist, dann geht Rassismus doch bestimmt auch.

  • Wie Frauen sich nachts in der Öffentlichkeit schützen

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  • How do I protect my drawings against AI?

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  • What's AmeBlog?

    I had a look at what tumblr says and it's probably a good option. It's not likely that they will try to find sneaky ways around the settings. The liability risk is in no relation to the potential gain from selling that data. Under EU law, such opt-outs must be respected when training AI. For now, the major US companies can be expected to abide by that. In the future, we may see special models for the EU. A few open source models by Chinese companies already exclude use in the EU.

    Reducing scraping takes skill and a major effort, which tumblr can bring. A catch is that there is a conflict between serving images to lots of people but not to scrapers. Sufficiently determined large scale scraping operations will still succeed, but maybe no one will feel that it's worth the effort anymore. It's impossible to prevent individuals from saving images. So AI hobbyists or small artists could still use your images for training and share the products. When fans re-upload your images, they may become part of large scale datasets after all.

  • visible Schrödinger.

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  • Unhidden variables theory? Oh, please ...

  • How do I protect my drawings against AI?

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  • It depends on what exactly you want to achieve. If you want money, then upload it to Adobe, Shutterstock, and such. That's the best offer you can expect. No one will offer you big bucks for an AI license just because you have protected your drawings.

    If you want to have your own site, then you could rely on Cloudflare for handling the technical and legal side of preventing scraping/AI use.

    But I guess the main worry for any artist is other artists who use AI. That's where Glaze and Nightshade come in. It's already been suggested but you should know how much you can expect.

    These tools target the original Stable Diffusion 1.5. IIRC they also work on SD 2.0 because they reused some components. I am not sure what other versions, if any, could be affected. Certainly not the newer ones.

    It goes without saying that the major companies were never affected, could not be affected. Since no one mentions it, I guess it's self-evident but I want to repeat it for the uninitiated.

    I think these early models are still used partly because they have lower hardware demands and partly because they are less professionally censored (ie more suitable for porn).

    Anyway, the effectiveness against hobbyists, your competitors, or other small scale AI users, is also limited. They may not use a susceptible model, especially if they make SFW images. If their model is susceptible, then these tools may waste a few hours of their time and maybe a bit of money. But it won't get rid of the competition or even significantly harm them.

  • Überwachung: Ministerpräsidenten für "schnellstmögliche" Vorratsdatenspeicherung

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  • Ich muss mal ganz dumm fragen, was ist da überhaupt dran?

    Ohne die Statistik nachzuschlagen, ist die Antwort sicherlich Ja. Nämlich wegen KI.

    Es ist egal, ob die abgebildete Person real ist. Es ist sogar egal, ob das Bild fotorealistisch ist.

  • Länder wollen Urheberpauschale für KI

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  • Uff. Abgesehen von der Selbstbedienung der Content-Mafia, sind da einige überwachungsstaatliche Granaten drin.

  • Überwachung: Ministerpräsidenten für "schnellstmögliche" Vorratsdatenspeicherung

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  • Gemeint ist die Suche nach Bildern oder Videos von Minderjährigen. Sowas dürfte längst überwiegend KI-generiert sein. Solchen reinen EDV-Verbrechen kommt man natürlich nur durch Überwachung von EDV bei.

    Da kommt noch einiges auf uns zu. ZB Deepfakes. Wie kommt man dem wohl bei?

  • a16z-Backed Startup Sells Thousands of ‘Synthetic Influencers’ to Manipulate Social Media as a Service

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  • Maybe it's time to have a little think about that word, "influencer", and how that is a job with which people make money.

  • Removed

    The German company that built the forklift used in the Louvre robbery uses a photo of the heist to advertise itself: “When things need to be done quickly.

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  • Translation:

    For when you have to move fast

    The Böcker Agilo transports your up to 400 kg heavy treasures at 42 m/min - whisper quiet thanks to a 230 V electric motor.

  • Is there any way the average American can insulate themselves from the AI bubble bursting?

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  • It's also funny how Lemmy is buying up this narrative.

    The entire US economy is currently being propped up by growth in the AI/tech sector.

    What's happening is that Dementia Don is curb-stomping the US economy. AI investments, mainly in data centers, are the only thing that still seems promising. When you are on a trek and someone leads you through Death Valley, while pouring out all the water, you shouldn't blame the last horse that still keeps going.

    Putting the blame in the right place would certainly help, with a view toward the mid-terms.

    Financially: Diversify. Make sure that you are not completely dependent on what happens in the US. But mind that Europe comes with its own imponderable risks (ie Putin). Same with China. Maybe some old leader dies and the new crew runs everything into the ground; they go to war with Taiwan, that sort of thing.

  • Europe Can’t Defend Democracy on US Servers | TechPolicy.Press

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  • Normally, criminal laws apply only within a country's territory, with a limited list of exceptions. Attempting to prosecute citizens of another country for something they legally did in their home country is a breach of international norms. It's not just that it is hard to prosecute, it really gets you into trouble with the other country.

    I checked Italy's penal code and it does not seem an exception, despite the imperial origins. (BTW. It is a serious embarrassment. Is it so hard to remove just the overt fascism?)

    Actually, I do remember the Italian state attempting to enforce some ill-considered IP laws against German company Ravensburger a few years ago. That wasn't a criminal case but the state did want money. Of course, that went nowhere outside of Italy.

    A pre-internet equivalent to running a website could be running a telephone hotline, or a mail-order bookstore. Maybe the bookstore sells banned books or media. The hotline may talk about forbidden subjects. Perhaps another equivalent could be a TV or radio station that intentionally broadcasts across borders, like Radio Free Europe.

    I don't think anyone ever considered trying to fine someone in another country over this.

  • Europe Can’t Defend Democracy on US Servers | TechPolicy.Press

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  • I don’t want to argue, I just want to know. You feel it’s always been like that. And you feel that way because that’s been your experience with Amazon. Would you agree to that summary?

    What is your intuition about the technological background? When someone sets up a website, what do they have to do or not do, so that it is visible in the UK, Italy, … ?

  • Adam Ellis

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  • GPT-4o mini via DuckDuckGo.

    What does the apartment feel like?

     
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    . GPT-4o mini

    The apartment depicted in the comic feels cluttered and chaotic. There's a strong sense of disorganization, with items scattered everywhere, including snacks, cat toys, and miscellaneous clutter. Atmosphere

    • Messy and Chaotic: The floor is covered in wrappers and other things, suggesting neglect in tidiness.
    • Casual and Comfortable: The presence of the relaxed man in a worn shirt and surrounded by cats indicates a laid-back environment, perhaps too comfortable to worry about cleaning.

    Elements

    • Multiple Cats: Indicates that the space is homey, though the presence of several cats might contribute to the mess.
    • Dim Lighting: The overall ambiance suggests a lack of bright, inviting colors, creating a more subdued and somewhat gloomy feel.

    Overall, the apartment feels lived-in and a bit eccentric, characterized by a blend of comfort and chaos.

  • Europe Can’t Defend Democracy on US Servers | TechPolicy.Press

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  • I don't think I get the point. Amazon's branches in Europe are like any other European companies that happen to be owned by an American company. They own and operate warehouses, trucks, "lockers", and employ a lot of people.

    I know that a lot of illegal goods are intercepted at the border. Products that fail to meet standards, even counterfeit brand name products, ... I've never heard about the EU trying to prosecute the sellers that mail these products.