eicker.news ᳇ tech newsDec 31
#China has proposed strict new #rules for #AI to protect #children, including #personalisedsettings, #timelimits, and #guardianconsent for #emotionalcompanionship services. Chatbot operators must transfer conversations about #suicide or #selfharm to a human and notify #guardians or #emergencycontacts. The rules also prohibit #AIgenerated content that endangers #nationalsecurity or promotes #gambling. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dydlmenvro?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Artificial intelligence: China plans rules to protect children and tackle suicide risks

The draft regulations are aimed to address concerns around chatbots, which have surged in popularity in recent months.

Johannes BrakensiekDec 22

#Timekpr-nExT is a tool to setup and control #timelimits for Linux computer usage, applicable to all types of sessions.

#parenting #family

https://mjasnik.gitlab.io/timekpr-next/

Timekpr-nExT README

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseJul 10, 2025

WBOC: Virginia Enacts Social Media Time Limit Law for Minors. “New Virginia legislation requiring social media platforms to limit screen time for minors took effect Tuesday. The law, signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in May, mandates that social media companies set a default limit of one hour per day for users under 16 years old.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/10/wboc-virginia-enacts-social-media-time-limit-law-for-minors/

WBOC: Virginia Enacts Social Media Time Limit Law for Minors | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Darren Smyth (he/him)Mar 5, 2024

This is a cautionary tale from the UPC - a last-minute request for extension of time to file a defence was rejected. This will leave the revocation action uncontested unless the patentee can successfully appeal.

https://eipamar.com/en/knowledge-hub/article/a-caution-on-the-availability-of-extensions/

By my colleague Liam Rhodes.

#Patents #Litigation #TimeLimits #Extension #UPC

A caution on the availability of extensions

EIP Amar
Uschi SymmonsSep 3, 2023
Yet another example of pointless #timelimits in #academia: funding for a research group to do interdisciplinary science, but no more than 4yrs postdoc experience... https://www.carl-zeiss-stiftung.de/programm/czs-nexus/ausschreibung
Ausschreibung CZS Nexus | Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung

Die Ausschreibung zielt auf die Förderung interdisziplinärer Forschergruppen, die einen Bezug zu einem oder mehreren der Schwerpunktthemen „Künstliche Intelligenz“, „RessourcenEffizienz“ oder „Life Science Technologies“ haben.

Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung - https://www.carl-zeiss-stiftung.de