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Software developer . Advocate for shift left testing . #Python half nerd
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Swiss church creates virtual ‘AI Jesus’ talking booth, says 2/3 visiting have a spiritual experience.

eJesus starts off each time: "Do not disclose personal information under any circumstances, use this service at your own risk. Press the button if you accept."

www.dw.com/en/switzerla...
Switzerland's AI Jesus answers questions of faith – DW – 11/18/2024
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing religious life at a small church in Lucerne, Switzerland, where a virtual Jesus is caring for the concerns and needs of the faithful.
www.dw.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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"Scientists need to recognize that bold presentation, dissemination, and support of scientific knowledge has become both a basic commitment and a political act."👍 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
www.science.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Historically, antitrust enforcers use structural separations to dismantle monopolies when concentration of market power visibly makes society overly reliant on a handful of private actors to access services- @pressgirlk.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
techpolicy.press/how-us-histo...
How US History and Google’s Own Behavior Justifies a Break-Up to Restore Competition in Search | TechPolicy.Press
Google will go to great lengths to conceal valuable internal information from antitrust enforcers, writes Karina Montoya.
techpolicy.press
November 23, 2024 at 3:02 AM
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Data & Society policy director Brian Chen writes that President-elect Trump will inherit a techno-security architecture primed to militarize new technologies.
Silicon Valley’s Embrace of National Security Will be All-Encompassing Under Trump | TechPolicy.Press
Data & Society policy director Brian Chen writes that President-elect Trump will inherit a techno-security architecture primed to militarize new technologies.
www.techpolicy.press
November 22, 2024 at 2:12 PM