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UK policymakers are using a new Irish content moderation regulation as justification for a provision in their own bill tackling online harms—the Online Safety Bill— to criminalize senior tech employees. But in fact, the Irish model provides restraint the UK version lacks. In December, Ireland sig
This week’s list of top data news highlights covers January 21, 2023 to January 27, 2023 and includes articles on using an AI system to determine a painting’s artist and monitoring cardiac health with a wearable patch. 1. Building a Smart Walking Stick Researchers at the University of Colorado,
The Washington Post has created a series of visualizations tracking the number and location of lightning strikes across the United States. One visualization compares the number of lightning strikes in each county in 2022 with their average number of lightning strikes from 2015 to 2021. Counties that
Generative AI has made waves in the news cycle lately, with new developments like ChatGPT inciting both excitement and panic from educators. Some call it the end of the five-paragraph essay, while others see it as an opportunity for pedagogical advancement. Either way, generative AI is already a rea
Recently, members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have proposed a ban on TikTok, the popular video social media app, for the alleged threat it poses to America, including children, adults, and national security. They argue that since the company’s parent is Chinese-owned ByteDance, the Chin
Existing and proposed laws will fail to protect EU citizens from nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes—AI-generated images, audio, or videos that use an individual’s likeness to create pornographic material without the individual’s consent. Policymakers should amend current legislative proposals to b