The EU AI Act survived final negotiations, which wrapped Friday. To understand what was agreed, Justin Hendrix spoke to Euractiv tech editor Luca Bertuzzi (@BertuzLuca), who reported on the trilogue in Brussels.
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The EU AI Act survived final negotiations, which wrapped Friday. To understand what was agreed, I spoke to Euractiv tech editor Luca Bertuzzi (@BertuzLuca), who has followed the AI Act since its introduction in 2021 and was in Brussels for the trilogue.
techpolicy.press/europe-advance…

The Pentagon working group to combat extremism could be finished
militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ex…

Microsoft's partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI is under US and UK antitrust scrutiny, the British regulator and a media report said on Friday- Reuters:
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-an…

So Mayor Eric Adams slashed the NYC Parks budget, and more cuts are proposed. Already 1,450+ frontline workers have been lost. More cuts mean unsafe, trash-filled parks, playgrounds & ballfields.
Send a letter: secure.ny4p.org/a/no-cuts-to-n…
NYC Parks New York City Council New Yorkers for Parks @nycspeakeradams

👩‍💻Some newsrooms have turned to open-source investigation techniques, often referred to as open-source intelligence or OSINT journalism. Our new piece  looks at the power (and the limits) of these techniques
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BREAKING from Yoav Gonen

NYPD Imposes No Discipline on Cops Who Drove SUVs into Protesters in 2020

Comish Caban’s dismissal of the misconduct charges is among his first high-profile disciplinary actions

thecity.nyc/2023/12/08/nyp…

One of the clips they posted is footage I've a pending request for since September.

It shows one of the angles of one of the assaults on Jeffrey Smith, who died by suicide shortly after the Capitol attack. His death was in the line of duty.

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E.U. reaches deal on landmark AI bill, racing ahead of U.S.
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What a finding by DC Circuit about a former president of the US:

'We agree ... that some aspects of Mr. Trump’s public statements pose a significant and imminent threat to the fair and orderly adjudication of the ongoing criminal proceeding.'

Upholds gag order in large part.👇

BREAKING: A federal appeals court partially reinstates a gag order in former President Trump's 2020 election case. cbsn.ws/3RdD0NM

New: Israeli tank fire killed Reuters videographer Issam Abdallah and injured six other international journalists in a double strike in southern Lebanon on October 13, forensic analysis by CNN suggests, confirming reports by two news organizations and two human rights groups. 1/

Yes, Senator Schumer was asking folks to estimate p(doom) and p(hope) at this week's AI insight forum on 'doomsday scenarios,' one of two sessions that concluded the series. Gabby Miller has details: techpolicy.press/us-senate-ai-i…

New essay: I argue that misinformation is often better viewed as a symptom of deep societal problems rather than their cause. When that’s true, interventions like debunking and censorship are unlikely to help – and might make things worse. (1/15)
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BREAKING! Big Tech Backslide, our Free Press report detailing Meta, Twitter, YouTube rollbacks that jeopardize election integrity & democracy. We lay out what gov’t & tech must do to safeguard platforms from disinfo & extremism:freepress.net/big-tech-backs…

It's that time of year again! Just Security Editorial Board members recommend some favorite #books they read in 2023.

With thanks to:
bechamilton
Adil Haque
Justin Hendrix
Jameel Jaffer
David Luban
Barb McQuade
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Laura Rozen

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key figures in the OpenAI drama continue to give interviews while not saying anything about what actually happened.. this is very strange!

wsj.com/tech/ai/helen-…

New Study Suggests Right-Wing Bias in YouTube Recommendation Algorithm
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Scoop: ruchowdh.bsky.social, Cathy O’Neil, and others are starting a new professional organization for AI auditors semafor.com/article/12/06/…