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The UK's New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
#HackerNews #UKSocialMedia #Ban #Harmful #Impact #YouthSafety #DigitalRights #SocialMediaPolicy

This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by announcing a ban on social media for users under 16 that is set to take effect in Spring 2027. The UK government continues to falsely characterize this policy as a necessary response...
Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in – and they're not good
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01947-1
#HackerNews #AI #Skills #Decline #Technology #Impact #Future #of #Work #Digital #Skills
AI's #environmental #impact er ingen joke.
"i 2030 kunne #AI-infrastruktur generere op til 2,5 millioner tons e-waste hvert år, omtrent svarende til at kassere 250 Eiffeltårne årligt" (side 13).
Omkring 50 sider om dette meget vigtige spørgsmål - af et team af forskere ved De Forenede Nationer Universitet
https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/environmental-cost-of-AIs-Enrgy-Use-Carbon-water-and-land-footprints
AI's #environmental #impact is no joke.
"By 2030, #AI infrastructure could generate up to 2.5 million metric tons of e-waste each year, roughly equivalent to discarding 250 Eiffel Towers annually" (page 13).
Roughly 50 pages on this very important matter by a team of reasearchers at the United Nations University:
Only 16 Percent of Americans Think AI Will Have a Positive Impact on Society
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