Emma Whitford
@eawhitford.bsky.social
Now: senior reporter at MLex covering AI regulation. Proud member @newsguild.org. Then: deputy editor @citylimitsnews.bsky.social covering housing and homelessness.
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A discovery dispute between OpenAI and news outlets over the production of 20 million anonymized ChatGPT conversations in a copyright infringement case hit a new snag after a magistrate judge revealed that OpenAI may have disclosed related confidential conversations. with @eawhitford.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A discovery dispute between OpenAI and news outlets over the production of 20 million anonymized ChatGPT conversations in a copyright infringement case hit a new snag after a magistrate judge revealed that OpenAI may have disclosed related confidential conversations. with @eawhitford.bsky.social
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support our effort to secure a fair retirement! #youpaywestay
Today we’re telling management #YouPayWeStay— come through on retirement so we can build actual careers doing work we care about!
www.instagram.com/reel/DQWyPHV...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
support our effort to secure a fair retirement! #youpaywestay
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Today we’re telling management #YouPayWeStay— come through on retirement so we can build actual careers doing work we care about!
www.instagram.com/reel/DQWyPHV...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQWyPHV...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today we’re telling management #YouPayWeStay— come through on retirement so we can build actual careers doing work we care about!
www.instagram.com/reel/DQWyPHV...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQWyPHV...
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Hello everyone! We're the union for MLex and we're expanding our fight for a fair contract to Bluesky! Today we delivered this letter to management demanding they stop misclassifying members of our unit, with 100% of our membership signing.
July 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hello everyone! We're the union for MLex and we're expanding our fight for a fair contract to Bluesky! Today we delivered this letter to management demanding they stop misclassifying members of our unit, with 100% of our membership signing.
This is fantastic news for Patrick and NYC. Some of my favorite stories at City Limits were our collabs. This beat needs stars and Patrick is one!!
Some personal news: I'm joining @citylimitsnews.bsky.social to cover housing and homelessness. Today is my first day! It's a publication I hold in great regard and a topic crucial to NYers. Hit me up with tips and all things housing, policy, and NYC patrick@citylimits.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is fantastic news for Patrick and NYC. Some of my favorite stories at City Limits were our collabs. This beat needs stars and Patrick is one!!
"We look forward to the opportunity to present to the jury... how OpenAI and Microsoft are profiting wildly and exorbitantly from stealing the original content of newspapers across the country."
On today's order preserving copyright infringement claims: content.mlex.com#/content/164...
On today's order preserving copyright infringement claims: content.mlex.com#/content/164...
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"We look forward to the opportunity to present to the jury... how OpenAI and Microsoft are profiting wildly and exorbitantly from stealing the original content of newspapers across the country."
On today's order preserving copyright infringement claims: content.mlex.com#/content/164...
On today's order preserving copyright infringement claims: content.mlex.com#/content/164...
This week, I got a crash course in FERC and the power grid. So much to unpack here! content.mlex.com#/content/163...
"It comes down to who profits from new data centers and who pays for the energy and infrastructure costs for data centers."
"It comes down to who profits from new data centers and who pays for the energy and infrastructure costs for data centers."
March 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This week, I got a crash course in FERC and the power grid. So much to unpack here! content.mlex.com#/content/163...
"It comes down to who profits from new data centers and who pays for the energy and infrastructure costs for data centers."
"It comes down to who profits from new data centers and who pays for the energy and infrastructure costs for data centers."
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I wrote about what potential #HUD budget cuts and layoffs will mean for #housing programs around the country. With thanks to Mayor @melaniekebler.bsky.social, @mollygoodman.bsky.social , and others.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
HUD cuts, layoffs will "devastate" communities, worsen housing crisis, observers say
HUD staff and budget are already stretched too thin, and more will exacerbate a national housing crisis, observers say
www.usatoday.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I wrote about what potential #HUD budget cuts and layoffs will mean for #housing programs around the country. With thanks to Mayor @melaniekebler.bsky.social, @mollygoodman.bsky.social , and others.
#HousingCrisis
#HousingCrisis
"That sounded more like a politician than a science guy, but OK."
Coverage from Michael Kratsios' confirmation hearing to head Trump's Office of Science and Technology Policy: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
Coverage from Michael Kratsios' confirmation hearing to head Trump's Office of Science and Technology Policy: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
February 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"That sounded more like a politician than a science guy, but OK."
Coverage from Michael Kratsios' confirmation hearing to head Trump's Office of Science and Technology Policy: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
Coverage from Michael Kratsios' confirmation hearing to head Trump's Office of Science and Technology Policy: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
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Much to mull in the Judge's nearly 70-page decision, but @mlexclusive.com's @eawhitford.bsky.social broke down the import of the Judge's key finding down nicely:
February 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Much to mull in the Judge's nearly 70-page decision, but @mlexclusive.com's @eawhitford.bsky.social broke down the import of the Judge's key finding down nicely:
From my colleague @realchoonsik.bsky.social, who spoke with the director of South Korea's AI Safety Institute.
Per their convo, US AISI did have a rep at the Paris action summit, though it wasn't widely advertised: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
Per their convo, US AISI did have a rep at the Paris action summit, though it wasn't widely advertised: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
February 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
From my colleague @realchoonsik.bsky.social, who spoke with the director of South Korea's AI Safety Institute.
Per their convo, US AISI did have a rep at the Paris action summit, though it wasn't widely advertised: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
Per their convo, US AISI did have a rep at the Paris action summit, though it wasn't widely advertised: content.mlex.com#/content/163...
From @frankhersey.bsky.social, on what he saw in Paris:
"US Vice President JD Vance summed it up in his speech: 'I'm not here this morning to talk about AI safety, which was the title of the conference a couple of years ago. I'm here to talk about AI opportunity.'"
"US Vice President JD Vance summed it up in his speech: 'I'm not here this morning to talk about AI safety, which was the title of the conference a couple of years ago. I'm here to talk about AI opportunity.'"
February 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From @frankhersey.bsky.social, on what he saw in Paris:
"US Vice President JD Vance summed it up in his speech: 'I'm not here this morning to talk about AI safety, which was the title of the conference a couple of years ago. I'm here to talk about AI opportunity.'"
"US Vice President JD Vance summed it up in his speech: 'I'm not here this morning to talk about AI safety, which was the title of the conference a couple of years ago. I'm here to talk about AI opportunity.'"
@markey.senate.gov at State of the Net, talking about tech's "walled garden":
"Big Tech threatens to become Big AI" and "AI should stand for All Included. That's not going to be the goal of these Big Tech CEOs."
He also gives a shoutout to Bluesky, gives props to decentralized platforms
"Big Tech threatens to become Big AI" and "AI should stand for All Included. That's not going to be the goal of these Big Tech CEOs."
He also gives a shoutout to Bluesky, gives props to decentralized platforms
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@markey.senate.gov at State of the Net, talking about tech's "walled garden":
"Big Tech threatens to become Big AI" and "AI should stand for All Included. That's not going to be the goal of these Big Tech CEOs."
He also gives a shoutout to Bluesky, gives props to decentralized platforms
"Big Tech threatens to become Big AI" and "AI should stand for All Included. That's not going to be the goal of these Big Tech CEOs."
He also gives a shoutout to Bluesky, gives props to decentralized platforms
MLex is keeping up with the DOGE-related data privacy lawsuits flooding in. Here's a new one:
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
MLex is keeping up with the DOGE-related data privacy lawsuits flooding in. Here's a new one:
"The use of AI inside the Department of Education... shows how Musk’s group, which includes former employees from his tech empire, is tapping the favorite tool of Silicon Valley as part of its mission to drastically slash the size and functions of the federal government."
Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"The use of AI inside the Department of Education... shows how Musk’s group, which includes former employees from his tech empire, is tapping the favorite tool of Silicon Valley as part of its mission to drastically slash the size and functions of the federal government."
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🚨NEWS: A temporary order has been issued blocking the Labor Dept. from sharing any data with DOGE, after a group of unions, including AFGE, sued DOGE and held a major protest outside DOL yesterday.
Here's the union's email:
Here's the union's email:
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🚨NEWS: A temporary order has been issued blocking the Labor Dept. from sharing any data with DOGE, after a group of unions, including AFGE, sued DOGE and held a major protest outside DOL yesterday.
Here's the union's email:
Here's the union's email:
From my colleagues @alexwilts.bsky.social & @amyailaw.bsky.social, covering Musk's suit against OpenAI:
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said it was “a stretch to claim irreparable harm in this case,” characterizing the matter before her as “billionaires versus billionaires.”
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said it was “a stretch to claim irreparable harm in this case,” characterizing the matter before her as “billionaires versus billionaires.”
February 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
From my colleagues @alexwilts.bsky.social & @amyailaw.bsky.social, covering Musk's suit against OpenAI:
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said it was “a stretch to claim irreparable harm in this case,” characterizing the matter before her as “billionaires versus billionaires.”
US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said it was “a stretch to claim irreparable harm in this case,” characterizing the matter before her as “billionaires versus billionaires.”
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The release of DeepSeek's AI product has the US government eager to guard both the computing and intellectual property behind its technology, but there are limitations to how it can be done using export controls.
With @emmawhitford.bsky.social:
www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...
With @emmawhitford.bsky.social:
www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The release of DeepSeek's AI product has the US government eager to guard both the computing and intellectual property behind its technology, but there are limitations to how it can be done using export controls.
With @emmawhitford.bsky.social:
www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...
With @emmawhitford.bsky.social:
www.mlex.com/mlex/artific...
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NYC (Central Park) recorded 1.8" of snow overnight and this morning. This is NYC's first measurable snowfall in December since 2021.
December 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
NYC (Central Park) recorded 1.8" of snow overnight and this morning. This is NYC's first measurable snowfall in December since 2021.
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This looks to be the story Penny's team referenced. It's an AI-written article by "The Pinnacle Gazette," a site run by a popular Turkish science company.
The jury is anonymous, but "Martin Beck" is not one of their names, according to Penny's lawyers.
AI in journalism, folks.
The jury is anonymous, but "Martin Beck" is not one of their names, according to Penny's lawyers.
AI in journalism, folks.
December 6, 2024 at 9:41 PM
This looks to be the story Penny's team referenced. It's an AI-written article by "The Pinnacle Gazette," a site run by a popular Turkish science company.
The jury is anonymous, but "Martin Beck" is not one of their names, according to Penny's lawyers.
AI in journalism, folks.
The jury is anonymous, but "Martin Beck" is not one of their names, according to Penny's lawyers.
AI in journalism, folks.
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First fried turkey
November 29, 2024 at 12:31 AM
First fried turkey
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First flakes of snow in DC area Friday morning? Possible. But they won't accumulate with temps well above freezing.
But if you go to the mountains 150 miles to the west, some peaks could see more than a foot.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
But if you go to the mountains 150 miles to the west, some peaks could see more than a foot.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
November 19, 2024 at 10:53 PM
First flakes of snow in DC area Friday morning? Possible. But they won't accumulate with temps well above freezing.
But if you go to the mountains 150 miles to the west, some peaks could see more than a foot.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
But if you go to the mountains 150 miles to the west, some peaks could see more than a foot.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...