Pooja Muddasani
@muddpooja.bsky.social
San Francisco; Bikes; Urbanism
Uber spent over a decade claiming they weren’t a taxi company. If they’re suddenly going to use this logic then they should get taxed and regulated to pay their workers living wages like a taxi company. Lurie created such a mess.
Uber taxis will roll onto Market Street against Lurie’s wishes
Uber taxis will roll onto Market Street against Lurie’s wishes
The company sent an email to the mayor's office saying it intends to deploy taxis onto Market Street in the coming days.
sfstandard.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Uber spent over a decade claiming they weren’t a taxi company. If they’re suddenly going to use this logic then they should get taxed and regulated to pay their workers living wages like a taxi company. Lurie created such a mess.
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The idea that you shouldn't be expected to know what data you're using to train your systems and that doing so is "an impossible task" is so normalized that its hard to know that this was not always the case even in the field of AI.
March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The idea that you shouldn't be expected to know what data you're using to train your systems and that doing so is "an impossible task" is so normalized that its hard to know that this was not always the case even in the field of AI.
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"California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track & disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training...it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups & developers...."
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
California’s A.B. 412: A Bill That Could Crush Startups and Cement A Big Tech AI Monopoly
California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track and disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training. At first glance, this might s...
www.eff.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"California legislators have begun debating a bill (A.B. 412) that would require AI developers to track & disclose every registered copyrighted work used in AI training...it’s an impossible standard that could crush small AI startups & developers...."
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Trash take.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We should have mileage based taxes on cars.
California leaders who want to fight pollution now face a quandary — and it stems, oddly, from the rise of electric cars.
Surge in California electric vehicle sales could hurt state’s fight against pollution
The surge in California electric vehicle sales could hurt the state’s fight against pollution
www.sfchronicle.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We should have mileage based taxes on cars.
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What's actually demoralizing is having repeated mass and rolling layoffs of our coworkers no matter how many hours we put into the week or how many days we spend at the office.
go.awu.fyi/job-security-letter
go.awu.fyi/job-security-letter
February 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What's actually demoralizing is having repeated mass and rolling layoffs of our coworkers no matter how many hours we put into the week or how many days we spend at the office.
go.awu.fyi/job-security-letter
go.awu.fyi/job-security-letter