Chris Horton
@cahorton.bsky.social
Technologist, naturalist, maker. Music & AI tech policy.
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I wrote in the Guardian today about the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which proposes handing AI companies the life’s work of Britain’s creators for free.
The government must reconsider. We can be a leader in AI without throwing the creative industries under the bus.
The government must reconsider. We can be a leader in AI without throwing the creative industries under the bus.
Labour’s AI plan could be good for Britain – except the creatives it will throw under the bus | Ed Newton-Rex
Labour’s AI plan could be good for Britain – except the creatives it will throw under the bus | Ed Newton-Rex
The proposed new law will hand over artists’ copyright so their competitors can be trained for free. The government must reconsider
On Monday morning, a couple of hours after the UK government’s AI opportunities action plan was published, I started…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wrote in the Guardian today about the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which proposes handing AI companies the life’s work of Britain’s creators for free.
The government must reconsider. We can be a leader in AI without throwing the creative industries under the bus.
The government must reconsider. We can be a leader in AI without throwing the creative industries under the bus.
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If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - docs.google.com/document/d/1... - and you can find your local MP's details here - members.parliament.uk/members/Comm....
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AI & Copyright Consultation - Template letter to your MP
[Your Name] [Your Address] [City, Postcode] [Email Address] [Date] [MP’s Name] House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear [MP’s Name], Re: Consultation on AI and Copyright I am writing to express my seriou...
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December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
If you're in the UK, here's a template letter you can copy - docs.google.com/document/d/1... - and you can find your local MP's details here - members.parliament.uk/members/Comm....
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Lol, I found this in my Facebook memories and thought my programming-adjacent friends might appreciate! Behold: the Boo-lean operators!
October 20, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Lol, I found this in my Facebook memories and thought my programming-adjacent friends might appreciate! Behold: the Boo-lean operators!
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If the subscription numbers can be kept up, we will be increasing our fiction pay rate to 14 cents/word by the end of the year. Would have happened sooner, if a certain bookseller hadn't screwed us. We're working to pay everyone here better. No one left behind.
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October 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
If the subscription numbers can be kept up, we will be increasing our fiction pay rate to 14 cents/word by the end of the year. Would have happened sooner, if a certain bookseller hadn't screwed us. We're working to pay everyone here better. No one left behind.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
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September 20, 2024 at 2:58 PM
November 15, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Thank you kind anonymous code sharer!
October 18, 2023 at 6:53 AM
Thank you kind anonymous code sharer!