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Ben Winters

@Wenbinters

@EPICPrivacy Sr Counsel focused on algo harm monitoring + intervention | fellow @AINowInstitute | newsletter https://t.co/q6bk89xRTV | teaching @udclaw |⚫️⚪️+🗽 | he/him

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linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjOVxvHi1M calendar_today06-07-2013 06:07:39

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Reid Southen(@Rahll) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is from just 5 minutes of scrolling on Facebook, no exaggeration.

The sheer ferocity with which these people are trying to convince you to buy their AI courses, or use their scammy AI products as a way to 'print money', should tell you what a grift all this is.

This is from just 5 minutes of scrolling on Facebook, no exaggeration. The sheer ferocity with which these people are trying to convince you to buy their AI courses, or use their scammy AI products as a way to 'print money', should tell you what a grift all this is.
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Deb Raji(@rajiinio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This investigation is wild - in the one city they could get the data for, it turns out PredPol was correct only ~1% (!!) of the time.

It literally enrages me how rampant this kind of dysfunctional 'AI' technology is. What a dangerous waste of money.

wired.com/story/plainfie…

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Ben Winters(@Wenbinters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Less than 1% success rate on predictive policing in an NJ town wired.com/story/plainfie…

“We could probably put [the money] toward that, for the summertime. We used to have about 80 kids.” A contract between the department and Geolitica listed a $20.5k and 15.5k each year after

Less than 1% success rate on predictive policing in an NJ town wired.com/story/plainfie… “We could probably put [the money] toward that, for the summertime. We used to have about 80 kids.” A contract between the department and Geolitica listed a $20.5k and 15.5k each year after
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John Davisson(@johndavisson) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Ron Wyden, a leading privacy hawk in the US Senate, tells WIRED that he planned to urge Garland to adopt EPIC recommendations.'

Excellent and timely work from EPIC's Chris Baumohl, Ben Winters, and Kara Williams!

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BrandiCD wrote BLACK SKINHEAD (on sale now)(@BrandingBrandi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In May MediaJustice released a case study I worked on, showing how Walgreens manufactured a retail crime wave. Now, more retailers are weaponizing corporate copaganda to forward their financial agendas, pass regressive legislation& target reform leaders. mediajustice.org/wp-content/upl…

In May @mediajustice released a case study I worked on, showing how Walgreens manufactured a retail crime wave. Now, more retailers are weaponizing corporate copaganda to forward their financial agendas, pass regressive legislation& target reform leaders. mediajustice.org/wp-content/upl…
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Meredith Whittaker(@mer__edith) 's Twitter Profile Photo

RUN DON'T WALK!!!

A sharp and timely exposition of AI's dependency on high-powered computational infrastructures and the tech monopolies that control them.

If you want to 'learn more about AI' beyond the hype and speculation, this is a perfect place to start.

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Deb Raji(@rajiinio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Literally this month, in *2023*, a federal judge finally ruled that Idaho had to release the details of the AI systems it uses in it's state-wide decision-making on Medicaid.

The case was originally filed in *2015*! It takes so long to see results 😭

acluidaho.org/en/press-relea…

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Dhruv Mehrotra(@dmehro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Scoop: The company formerly known as Predpol is ceasing operations at the end of the year. They have been quietly sold for parts to the company formerly known as ShotSpotter.

wired.com/story/soundthi…

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Ali Alkhatib ➡️ @ali@masto.al2.in(@_alialkhatib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

i mean i'm being sarcastic. they know what they're doing. it's all in service of juicing the valuation of the company and blurring a sense of responsibility for the totally out of control harms these systems produce.

hey man, it's just seeing & hearing & saying & doing stuff :)

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Ben Winters(@Wenbinters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

can't wait for this to be integrated into every system, that will now require you to give access to your microphone, camera, photos, and blood stream to maximize efficiency and innovation :))))))

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scotus hater(@onekade) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The rich guys tried to make it conventional wisdom that AI would take our jobs. The writers union disagreed, fought back, and won. The future is unwritten, no matter what the rich guys claim.

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Center for Democracy & Technology(@CenDemTech) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'19 technology policy & advocacy groups [led by Center for Democracy & Technology] on Tuesday penned a letter to White House [& agency leaders], responding to recent research findings [by CDT] that & equity are being eroded by schools’ use of technologies.'

statescoop.com/education-poli…

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