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Ethics and Society Newsletter #6: Building Better AI: The Importance of Data Quality

We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

THREAD: How to verify online images Social media is awash with false or misleading images, some of which get millions of engagements. So here's a simple guide on ways you can quickly check the veracity of images you see on your social media feeds with major elections coming up this year.

NYC seems to be leading the charge in both publishing audits of AI tools used by the city and mandating that agencies operating in the city do the same. Obviously, holistic regulation is complex, but hopefully this type of transparency becomes mainstream. www.nyc.gov/content/oti/...

I wish there was a way to not see the full handles of people in posts because it’s visually so ugly. Just be like Facebook and hide the handles until tapped, show the full name instead maybe?

In this article, I talk about India-specific issues that Queer people might face in the current landscape of generative AI. Thank you @rushmukh.bsky.social@queerinai.com as always for giving queer researchers a platform.

How Can AI Affect Queer People In India? Three Indian-Origin Researchers Explain

Avijit Ghosh, Arjun Subramonian and H are members of Queer in AI, an online collective that advocates for queer people’s interests in machine learning

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the lead privacy regulator for Big Tech companies whose European headquarters are largely in Dublin, fines TikTok €345 million (£296 m) and reprimands the platform for failing to protect children’s privacy. apnews.com/article/tikt...

TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe's strict data privacy rules

European regulators have slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine for failing to protect children's privacy.

Wait Bluesky is popping

Getting absolutely smashed bar hopping on a Friday night still in your work clothes and with your work backpack and then burning the roof of your mouth on with hot pizza at night is so underrated (jk I’m too old for this)

I am the Type A obsessive planner in our relationship and I complained to my boyfriend that I’m tired of planning so he’s taking me to NYC for a whole weekend on a surprise itinerary and somehow the uncertainty is even more nerve wracking?

Wow I just got catcalled by a Pepsi truck driver on my walk back home from the gym I’ve made it y’all