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A structure built not to understand the world, but to simulate the appearance of understanding while evading accountability.
Machine learning models are optimized for yieldânext-token predictionârather than truth or referential fidelity. Individuals disavow moral or social responsibility by hiding behind technical proximity.
The UK Governmentâs April 2025 report, âSafety and Security Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence to 2025 (Annex B)â warns of substantial safety and security risks that demand urgent attention.
The speed, scale, and sophistication of cybercrime, misinformation, and systemic vulnerabilities are increasing dramatically, driven by both commercial frontier models and open-source proliferation.
China is rapidly shaping the future of intellectual property (IP) law in response to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), as evidenced by two significant legal milestones in 2024 and 2025.
Chinaâs latest legal efforts show that it is not only reacting to but proactively shaping the evolving interface between artificial intelligence and intellectual property.
GPT-4o: Yes, Metaâs forecasted AI revenue should strongly affect the fair use analysisâparticularly under the fourth fair use factor...
...âthe effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted workââas well as under the first factor regarding the purpose and character of the use.
While public discourse on AI training data often centers on copyright infringement, a deeper analysis reveals a spectrum of more insidious risks embedded within massive datasets powering today's AI.
AI systems perpetuate harmful biases, generate misinformation and hate speech, leak sensitive private data, and exhibit security vulnerabilities, including the generation of malicious code.
"An entire academic article can now be âauthoredâ â read âgeneratedâ â in seconds, from a query of under 30 words."
GPT-4o: AI's unchecked integration into academia risks eroding the very values that define scholarly inquiryâoriginality, rigor, reflection, and mentorship.
Gemini: the evidence synthesized in this report points to significant, documented negative consequences stemming from specific Trump administration actions across a wide range of policy areas...
...affecting the American public. Policies exacerbated economic inequality, with benefits flowing to corporations and high-income individuals, while costs fell heavily on lower-income groups.
Gemini on Copyright Office's RFI: a broad fair use finding for training (A) combined with weak liability rules (C) & lack of transparency (D) creates a system where infringement can occur at scale...
...with little accountability or recourse for rights holders. Simultaneously challenging the basis of authorship (B) further complicates the assertion and valuation of creative contributions.
GAO Report: Generative AIâlike ChatGPT or image creatorsâcan change how we work and live, but it uses a lot of energy and water and raises serious risks for people and society.
A single AI model can evaporate 700,000 liters of fresh waterâabout 25% of an Olympic pool. Companies often donât report how much energy or water they useâciting competitive concerns.
Report: The preservation of the rule of law in the United States relies on a complex interplay between different branches of government & specific institutions within them, each with defined roles,...
...powers, and inherent limitations. Understanding these dynamics is crucial when considering potential executive non-compliance. No single mechanism guarantees accountability.
GPT-4o: In my view, the Trump administrationâs actions here reflect a disturbing attempt to use legal threats to control knowledge ecosystems. Itâs less about enforcing nonprofit tax law...
...and more about asserting political dominance over public information spaces.It endangers not just Wikipedia, but the entire concept of nonprofit, public-interest communication in the U.S.
Gemini's profile of Russell Vought: His vision would likely be carrying potentially destabilizing consequences for law, liberty, democratic norms, and the operational capacity of the state itself.
Understanding the depth and breadth of Vought's ideological commitments and strategic objectives is essential for navigating the potential future landscape of American politics and public policy.