Lori McGlinchey
@macvie.bsky.social
Technology+Society - Ford Foundation
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New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
www.nature.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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This is what it looks like when FTC staff has full freedom to stop fraudsters and monopolists. When there are no free passes for the powerful. When the word of a consumer or a worker or a small business owner is just as important as that of any billionaire. Remember this.
January 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is what it looks like when FTC staff has full freedom to stop fraudsters and monopolists. When there are no free passes for the powerful. When the word of a consumer or a worker or a small business owner is just as important as that of any billionaire. Remember this.
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Egg prices. Cash advance apps that rip you off. Landlords who trick you into higher rent. Housing prices. Wage theft. Drug shortages. Sports betting. CDL schools. Pig-butchering scams. Here's 10 things FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson could do today to help people with the cost of living.
February 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Egg prices. Cash advance apps that rip you off. Landlords who trick you into higher rent. Housing prices. Wage theft. Drug shortages. Sports betting. CDL schools. Pig-butchering scams. Here's 10 things FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson could do today to help people with the cost of living.
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New: a public library ebook service is removing AI-generated books from its platform after a 404 Media investigation. We found public libraries were being swarmed with low quality AI-generated books. Now going to change.
www.404media.co/public-libra...
www.404media.co/public-libra...
Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation
Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries.
www.404media.co
February 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New: a public library ebook service is removing AI-generated books from its platform after a 404 Media investigation. We found public libraries were being swarmed with low quality AI-generated books. Now going to change.
www.404media.co/public-libra...
www.404media.co/public-libra...
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Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS and UK government “can’t just overlay tech on a failing service”.
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
‘AI can’t just be overlaid on a failing health service’
Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS "can't just overlay tech on a failing service”.
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February 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS and UK government “can’t just overlay tech on a failing service”.
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
Full story 👉 ow.ly/iQxl50V054A
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I was pleased to attend a State Dinner, hosted by Pres. Macron, for participants of the AI Action Summit. It was an honor to be invited to deliver remarks at Elysee Palace on Three Fallacies in how we think about AI, now published @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
Three Fallacies: Alondra Nelson's Remarks at the Elysée Palace on the Occasion of the AI Action Summit | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was an invited speaker at a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l'Élysée on February 10, 2025.
www.techpolicy.press
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I was pleased to attend a State Dinner, hosted by Pres. Macron, for participants of the AI Action Summit. It was an honor to be invited to deliver remarks at Elysee Palace on Three Fallacies in how we think about AI, now published @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
Always appreciate the deep and wide and knowledge that @karenhao.bsky.social brings to any discussion of all the things called “AI” and their social and environmental impacts.
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Always appreciate the deep and wide and knowledge that @karenhao.bsky.social brings to any discussion of all the things called “AI” and their social and environmental impacts.
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There’s so much slop out there now that this is gonna happen. This is the way on two fronts here: Union contract that protects against using AI art in the first place, and disclosing when it slips in to highlight the issue and build a culture of accountability. It’s tough out there. Well done.
Hi! Quick note: The Onion accidentally posted a stock photo from a vendor with an AI generated image in it. We pulled the post down once we found that out. Our commitment to not using AI is very real. It's in the union contract to disclose it if we ever do. World is a slop minefield and we're sorry.
January 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
There’s so much slop out there now that this is gonna happen. This is the way on two fronts here: Union contract that protects against using AI art in the first place, and disclosing when it slips in to highlight the issue and build a culture of accountability. It’s tough out there. Well done.
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📩 We’re in a moment that is changing quickly, so it's important to ground ourselves with a risk assessment.
Learn how to steel yourself with a framework for prioritizing the most likely risks in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
Learn how to steel yourself with a framework for prioritizing the most likely risks in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
Security risk assessment as a mental health tool
Let’s talk about protecting your well-being by prioritizing what security risks you want to address.
freedom.press
January 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
📩 We’re in a moment that is changing quickly, so it's important to ground ourselves with a risk assessment.
Learn how to steel yourself with a framework for prioritizing the most likely risks in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
Learn how to steel yourself with a framework for prioritizing the most likely risks in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
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We are excited to announce that we are once again running our infamous mini-course, No, We Don’t Live in A F%#*ing Simulation, and this time it’s in person!
www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...
www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...
No, We Don’t Live In A F%#*ing Simulation
www.law.georgetown.edu
January 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We are excited to announce that we are once again running our infamous mini-course, No, We Don’t Live in A F%#*ing Simulation, and this time it’s in person!
www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...
www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-tech...
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“A key takeaway from the proceedings: Workers of all stripes are determined to fight — during contract negotiations and amid day to day operations — for the right to negotiate more control over how AI is deployed within companies.”
Fearing AI will take their jobs, California workers plan a long battle against tech
Workers and advocates gathered in Sacramento to prepare defenses against tech they say threatens their jobs and dignity.
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January 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“A key takeaway from the proceedings: Workers of all stripes are determined to fight — during contract negotiations and amid day to day operations — for the right to negotiate more control over how AI is deployed within companies.”
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"The plan involves building new social media apps on top of the pre-existing AT Protocol, which is a decentralized framework that Bluesky runs on. This would ostensibly give users significant control over their data, algorithms and the entire online experience."
www.engadget.com/social-media...
www.engadget.com/social-media...
Celebs and tech luminaries including Mark Ruffalo want to create a fully open social media ecosystem
A cadre of celebrities and former Twitter users are trying to create a vast social network that is freed from profit motive. This would take the form of various apps on top of Bluesky’s pre-existing p...
www.engadget.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"The plan involves building new social media apps on top of the pre-existing AT Protocol, which is a decentralized framework that Bluesky runs on. This would ostensibly give users significant control over their data, algorithms and the entire online experience."
www.engadget.com/social-media...
www.engadget.com/social-media...
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Hello! 👋
Here to connect and share our work on resisting digital era mass surveillance.
Here to connect and share our work on resisting digital era mass surveillance.
January 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hello! 👋
Here to connect and share our work on resisting digital era mass surveillance.
Here to connect and share our work on resisting digital era mass surveillance.
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We’ve been watching the Watch Duty team do absolutely *unbelievable* technical work all week (they’re members of our Fast Forward open source program), handling a surge of millions of people trying to see where the fires are in real time. There are still people who do such good on the internet.
Sending love to everyone in LA 💙 +Kudos to Watch Duty on their incredible work supporting those affected by the devastating LA fires.
Watch Duty App Creator Says He'll Never Pull an OpenAI
Gizmodo spoke with the creator of the app that provides vital alerts about evacuations.
gizmodo.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We’ve been watching the Watch Duty team do absolutely *unbelievable* technical work all week (they’re members of our Fast Forward open source program), handling a surge of millions of people trying to see where the fires are in real time. There are still people who do such good on the internet.
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Important #netneutrality news: Last week a federal court struck down the FCC's 2024 #netneutrality protections. I spoke with @npr.org's @jsummers.bsky.social about what this means & what may be next: npr.org/2025/01/06/n... (audio & transcript)
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Important #netneutrality news: Last week a federal court struck down the FCC's 2024 #netneutrality protections. I spoke with @npr.org's @jsummers.bsky.social about what this means & what may be next: npr.org/2025/01/06/n... (audio & transcript)
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Over lifetime, each additional year of union membership reduces the odds of mortality by 1.5%. Effects primarily occur between ages of 41 and 67.
Nice work @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social
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Nice work @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social
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The Mortality Implications of a Unionized Career
An emerging literature has documented a wide range of protections and benefits that union membership provides for health and wellbeing. However, this …
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December 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Over lifetime, each additional year of union membership reduces the odds of mortality by 1.5%. Effects primarily occur between ages of 41 and 67.
Nice work @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nice work @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations
The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
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1. For decades, local grocery stores thrived. Then in the 1980s, the government stopped enforcing a key antitrust law. Rapid consolidation followed, which gave rise to food deserts and a spike in grocery prices. Our new graph shows the dramatic impact of this policy shift.
ilsr.org/articles/pol...
ilsr.org/articles/pol...
December 3, 2024 at 2:42 PM
1. For decades, local grocery stores thrived. Then in the 1980s, the government stopped enforcing a key antitrust law. Rapid consolidation followed, which gave rise to food deserts and a spike in grocery prices. Our new graph shows the dramatic impact of this policy shift.
ilsr.org/articles/pol...
ilsr.org/articles/pol...
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
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For me, the point of AI criticism is not to undermine market valuations or win online arguments. It’s to understand how technology changes things, influences us in ways we may not observe, and to point and them and ask “is that what we wanted?” And then working with people to change direction.
December 6, 2024 at 7:29 AM
For me, the point of AI criticism is not to undermine market valuations or win online arguments. It’s to understand how technology changes things, influences us in ways we may not observe, and to point and them and ask “is that what we wanted?” And then working with people to change direction.
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Today OpenAI and Anduril announced a partnership on building a military counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS). I got to speak to MIT's Tech Review about OpenAI's pivot to defense and the harms generative AI pose in military systems.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1...
OpenAI's new defense contract completes its military pivot
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December 4, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Today OpenAI and Anduril announced a partnership on building a military counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS). I got to speak to MIT's Tech Review about OpenAI's pivot to defense and the harms generative AI pose in military systems.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/04/1...