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A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal for public interest advocates and litigators, writes Jordan Ascher, policy counsel at Governing for Impact. It’s time to prepare for a flood of machine-generated rules.
Trump Administration Official Says Quiet Part Out Loud on AI-in-Government Plans
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal, writes Jordan Ascher.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A ProPublica report on plans to use AI to write regulations at the US Department of Transportation should be a warning signal for public interest advocates and litigators, writes Jordan Ascher, policy counsel at Governing for Impact. It’s time to prepare for a flood of machine-generated rules.
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The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
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Reducing AI risk isn't just about slowing down. It's also about removing the pressure to rush.
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Reducing AI risk isn't just about slowing down. It's also about removing the pressure to rush.
A physician based in California has become the first medical provider sued under a recently enacted Texas statute that empowers private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into the state.
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Texas man sues California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to state
Suit is the first under new law allowing residents to sue providers protected in their states under ‘shield laws’
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February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
A physician based in California has become the first medical provider sued under a recently enacted Texas statute that empowers private individuals to file civil lawsuits against providers who mail abortion medication into the state.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Why the war on migrants, drugs and people in poverty have become linchpins for fascist mobilisation.
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Lifeboats, steampunk and colonialism – fascism today | Transnational Institute
In this fascinating opening interview for State of Power 2026, scholar activists Toscano and Walia explore the historic roots and current capitalist dynamics that have led to the rise of fascism world...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Why the war on migrants, drugs and people in poverty have become linchpins for fascist mobilisation.
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
www.tni.org/en/article/l...
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
Chatbots as social companions: How people perceive consciousness, human likeness, and social health benefits in machines
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, one question that arises is how human-AI interaction might impact human-human interaction. Chatbots, for example, are increasingly used as soci...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
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At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
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FDA Targets Gender-Affirming Garments, Warning Companies that Serve Trans Customers
At least 12 companies received letters from the agency stating that the gender-affirming compression garments are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
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rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
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A.I. is deliciously out of control. The future will decide we live in a New Enlightenment.
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A.I. is deliciously out of control. The future will decide we live in a New Enlightenment.
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1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
February 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
1. This 2016 exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel is so essential, really gets to the heart of Epstein's project.
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Epstein: brexit, just the beginning.
Thiel: Of what?
Epstein: return to tribalism... finding things on their way to collapse , was much easier than finding the next bargain
Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
Anti aging Therapies Should Be A Governmental Initiative
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
Would liberalizing access to human enhancement technologies make society more unequal? www.youtube.com/shorts/fJVm9...
Should We Limit Body Enhancement?
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Would liberalizing access to human enhancement technologies make society more unequal? www.youtube.com/shorts/fJVm9...
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads - Dr. J. on the social determinants of life expectancy youtube.com/shorts/ykavK...
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
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February 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The Fallacy Of Anti Aging Fads - Dr. J. on the social determinants of life expectancy youtube.com/shorts/ykavK...
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The latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, released last week, details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while engaging in violence and defying court orders.
DHS AI Surveillance Arsenal Grows as Agency Defies Courts
A Department of Homeland Security AI inventory contains details on new tools used by ICE and border patrol agents in Trump's deportation campaign.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, released last week, details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while engaging in violence and defying court orders.
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Artificial general intelligence was supposed to have been imminent—but “the broad agreement on what AGI even is and the immediate value it could provide humanity have been scrubbed away,” @matteowong.bsky.social reports:
Do You Feel the AGI Yet?
According to some predictions, 2026 is the year that an all-powerful AI will arrive.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Artificial general intelligence was supposed to have been imminent—but “the broad agreement on what AGI even is and the immediate value it could provide humanity have been scrubbed away,” @matteowong.bsky.social reports:
New issue of the Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies (JEET):
Emotional economies and post-scarcity social contracts
The ethics of becoming a multiplanetary species
Information security for Responsible AI
Personhood, intimacy, and synthetic entities
and more
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Emotional economies and post-scarcity social contracts
The ethics of becoming a multiplanetary species
Information security for Responsible AI
Personhood, intimacy, and synthetic entities
and more
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📘 New Issue of JEET Published
and Still Open for Submissions
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February 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
New issue of the Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies (JEET):
Emotional economies and post-scarcity social contracts
The ethics of becoming a multiplanetary species
Information security for Responsible AI
Personhood, intimacy, and synthetic entities
and more
ieet.substack.com/p/new-issue-...
Emotional economies and post-scarcity social contracts
The ethics of becoming a multiplanetary species
Information security for Responsible AI
Personhood, intimacy, and synthetic entities
and more
ieet.substack.com/p/new-issue-...
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Are there limitations to recording ICE? What's the deal with ICE and facial recognition tech? How do you protect your privacy while protesting? If you or loved ones are exercising your rights to demand justice, join our ICE and CBP town hall livestream on Thursday at 10 am PT. eff.org/livestream-ice
EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights
You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true
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February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Are there limitations to recording ICE? What's the deal with ICE and facial recognition tech? How do you protect your privacy while protesting? If you or loved ones are exercising your rights to demand justice, join our ICE and CBP town hall livestream on Thursday at 10 am PT. eff.org/livestream-ice
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"Seven forthcoming futurist and futurist-adjacent events" - the latest newsletter from London Futurists:
1) Take Back Tomorrow: Sat 31st Jan;
2) Pull The Plug launch: Mon 2nd Feb;
3) The Adolescence of Technology: Wed 4th Feb;
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1) Take Back Tomorrow: Sat 31st Jan;
2) Pull The Plug launch: Mon 2nd Feb;
3) The Adolescence of Technology: Wed 4th Feb;
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January 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"Seven forthcoming futurist and futurist-adjacent events" - the latest newsletter from London Futurists:
1) Take Back Tomorrow: Sat 31st Jan;
2) Pull The Plug launch: Mon 2nd Feb;
3) The Adolescence of Technology: Wed 4th Feb;
(continued)
1) Take Back Tomorrow: Sat 31st Jan;
2) Pull The Plug launch: Mon 2nd Feb;
3) The Adolescence of Technology: Wed 4th Feb;
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4) Participatory and Deliberative Democracy in the Digital Age: Thu 5th Feb;
5) Learning With Machines: Sat 7th Feb;
6) What We Must Never Give Away to AI: Tue 10th Feb;
7) Freaky Futures and Fabulous Futures: Fri 13th Feb;
8) My conversation with Ezra Chapman;
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5) Learning With Machines: Sat 7th Feb;
6) What We Must Never Give Away to AI: Tue 10th Feb;
7) Freaky Futures and Fabulous Futures: Fri 13th Feb;
8) My conversation with Ezra Chapman;
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January 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
4) Participatory and Deliberative Democracy in the Digital Age: Thu 5th Feb;
5) Learning With Machines: Sat 7th Feb;
6) What We Must Never Give Away to AI: Tue 10th Feb;
7) Freaky Futures and Fabulous Futures: Fri 13th Feb;
8) My conversation with Ezra Chapman;
(continued)
5) Learning With Machines: Sat 7th Feb;
6) What We Must Never Give Away to AI: Tue 10th Feb;
7) Freaky Futures and Fabulous Futures: Fri 13th Feb;
8) My conversation with Ezra Chapman;
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"Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is 'wrong'" - a sympathetic, thoughtful account of what is likely to become an increasing powerful narrative in the years ahead www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is “wrong”
They argue we need a revolution—and more and more influential scientists, funders, and politicians are taking them seriously.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"Meet the Vitalists: the hardcore longevity enthusiasts who believe death is 'wrong'" - a sympathetic, thoughtful account of what is likely to become an increasing powerful narrative in the years ahead www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/29/1...
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Forthright, hard-hitting, visionary, and (despite all the references to "the bad future") ultimately upbeat - A recording of yesterday's London Futurists webinar "Take Back Tomorrow" featuring Gerd Leonhard and Liselotte Lyngsø is now available. Highly recommended! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wga...
Take Back Tomorrow with Gerd Leonhard
YouTube video by London Futurists
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February 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Forthright, hard-hitting, visionary, and (despite all the references to "the bad future") ultimately upbeat - A recording of yesterday's London Futurists webinar "Take Back Tomorrow" featuring Gerd Leonhard and Liselotte Lyngsø is now available. Highly recommended! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wga...
Tech leaders across the political spectrum are starting to realize their complicity in current events—and wondering if it’s too late to undo it. “They’re starting to think, Oh fuck, what is this monster we’ve helped create?”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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MAGA Might Have Gone Too Far for the Tech Right
Tech’s political vibes are shifting yet again… but the dam hasn’t broken just yet.
www.vanityfair.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tech leaders across the political spectrum are starting to realize their complicity in current events—and wondering if it’s too late to undo it. “They’re starting to think, Oh fuck, what is this monster we’ve helped create?”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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🌎In geopolitics, 2026 has kicked off on a roller-coaster, so in the new ProgPost dossier, we ask: what kind of world (dis)order is in the making? Will the law of the strongest prevail?
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Might over rights: power politics in the 21st century Archives - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
In geopolitics, 2026 has kicked off on a roller-coaster. From the abduction of the Venezuelan president, over the open US threats to ‘take’ Greenland, be it by force, be it by trashing NATO, to, by th...
feps-europe.eu
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
🌎In geopolitics, 2026 has kicked off on a roller-coaster, so in the new ProgPost dossier, we ask: what kind of world (dis)order is in the making? Will the law of the strongest prevail?
feps-europe.eu/dossier/migh...
feps-europe.eu/dossier/migh...
Media concentration in the hands of oligarchs is naked hegemony
January 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Media concentration in the hands of oligarchs is naked hegemony
Life in space will suck so hard that it will be immoral for space explorers to impose it on children. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Life in space will suck so hard that it will be immoral for space explorers to impose it on children. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
For robots to have moral standing we have to be clear about what personhood means, and whether they have it. youtu.be/75RbXEFkLMo
Prosthetic Gods on robot personhood
YouTube video by James Hughes
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January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
For robots to have moral standing we have to be clear about what personhood means, and whether they have it. youtu.be/75RbXEFkLMo