Gregor Samsa

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Ooh. Some positive AI news. 👍

UK government scraps plans to allow AI firms to steal copyrighted work

https://filmstories.co.uk/news/uk-government-scraps-plans-to-allow-ai-firms-to-steal-copyrighted-work/

UK government scraps plans to allow AI firms to steal copyrighted work

The UK government has scrapped an 'opt-out' policy to copyright which would have favoured AI firms over creators.

Film Stories

In the words of Housing Minister Clare O’Neil: “We’re not trying to bring down house prices…That may be the view of young people, [but] it’s not the view of our government.”

Likewise, Anthony Albanese made clear that because of his new housing policy called the First Home Guarantee that: “There will be a slight increase in prices”.

Indeed, during the last election, both the PM and then-Opposition Leader Peter Dutton clarified that they wanted house prices to keep rising, with the former Leader of the Liberal Party saying he wanted house prices to “increase steadily.”

To be clear, neither the banks, the property speculators nor the Albanese Government want house prices or rents to fall.

When we talk about a ‘housing crisis’ in Australia, we need to be clear that Australia does not have a ‘shortage of housing’ crisis, but an ‘access to housing’ crisis.

#AusPol #Housing
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260317-the-fake-gas-and-housing-shortage-is-australias-real-crisis

The fake gas and housing shortage is Australia’s real crisis

Australia doesn’t have a shortage of houses, a shortage of gas, or a shortage of bullshit about housing and gas supply. Australia is one of the world’s largest exporters of gas, but we’re often told we don’t have enough gas. Likewise, Australia has more houses and apartments -- in absolutes terms and per person -- than we did in the 1960s.

Just a reminder - while NDIS subsidies are allegedly 'unsustainable' fossil fuel subsidies grew by 9.6% in the last year to $16.3bn. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

If the NDIS is ‘runaway spendi...
If the NDIS is ‘runaway spending’, what do we call $16 billion in fossil fuel subsidies?

New research shows fossil fuel subsidies will reach $16.3 billion in 2025–26, rising faster than the NDIS. Handouts to mining giants are growing faster than support for Australians with disability.

The US and Israel are bombing hospitals… hospitals. And this is normal now? No one’s even batting an eyelid?

Israel literally levelled every hospital in Gaza and these fuckers are spoken of as allies? Now they’ve reportedly bombed over 30 hospitals in Iran.

The inhumanity.

Fuck anyone who supports these sociopaths.

Some more pics of rosemary beetles.
I missed these guys when I was in Canada. They're fairly common here, but they're very beautiful and always a joy to photograph.
#photography #macro #wildlife #insects #beetle #beetles

I'm in no way an AI hater. It has some very good use cases. But in the commercial world, if you are promoting a product or service, the phrase "AI-powered" translates to "didn't read the room". The majority probably don't see that as a plus? (I could be wrong!)

Boost if you will to get coverage. The results will be interesting if enough people vote.

EDIT: I should have said "hater or lover". But the question was strictly concerning the use of that language in promo and advertising.

AI-powered is a positive thing
AI-powered is a negative thing
Poll ends at .

A top-tier law firm in Toronto was secretly contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Justice to lobby the federal government—over wine labels.

Breach Media's Anas Ambri reveals how wines from illegal settlements in the West Bank became PR flashpoint.

https://breachmedia.ca/covert-influence-israel-hired-toronto-firm-to-fight-canadas-labelling-of-settlement-wines/

Update on Trump's Hormuz coalition (Mon, March 16):

🇫🇷 France: REJECTED
🇬🇧 UK: REJECTED
🇮🇹 Italy: REJECTED
🇪🇸 Spain: REJECTED
🇯🇵 Japan: REJECTED
🇳🇴 Norway: REJECTED
🇨🇦 Canada: REJECTED
🇦🇺 Australia: REJECTED
🇩🇪 Germany: REJECTED
🇨🇳 China: NO RESPONSE
🇳🇱 Netherlands: NO RESPONSE
🇰🇷 South Korea: NO CONFIRMATION

Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-loneliness-study-college-students-random-strangers-texting/
Texting a Random Stranger Better for Loneliness Than Talking to a Chatbot, Study Shows

A newly published study of how college students interact with chatbots and human strangers showed talking to a random person offers more connection than an LLM.

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