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Vatican presses world leaders at UN to work on rules for lethal autonomous weapons
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    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Vatican’s top diplomat urged world leaders Tuesday to put a pause on lethal autonomous weapons systems for long enough negotiate an agreement on them, joining a series of U

    General Assembly speakers who have expressed concern about various aspects of artificial intelligence

    Gallagher pointed to several statements that Pope Francis has made this year about the digital world, including: “It is not acceptable that the decision about someone’s life and future be entrusted to an algorithm

    Industry figures and experts have floated a number of possible frameworks for a worldwide AI body

    Gallagher called for starting talks toward a legally binding pact to govern lethal autonomous weapons systems — colloquially known as “killer robots” — and for “a moratorium on them pending the conclusion of negotiations

    Secretary-General António Guterres has called for banning such systems if they function without human control or oversight and aren’t compliant with international humanitarian law


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  • FCC announces plans to reinstate net neutrality
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    Rosenworcel said that broadband is “not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” adding: “It is essential infrastructure for modern life

    As a quick refresher, net neutrality is the principle that internet providers — mobile or “fixed” like fiber — should act as simple pipes for data, not performing any analysis or prioritization beyond what is required to ensure good service

    Some data must be prioritized due to the way networks function, of course, but it would be wrong (and illegal under net neutrality) for, say, Comcast to throttle the streaming services of its competitors while giving its own an advantage

    Although behavior that egregious was not particularly common, it had occurred, and non-neutral practices were gaining ground rebranded as “zero rating,” ostensibly a special deal for consumers where some streaming services didn’t count toward bandwidth caps

    This left the balance of power equal with two per party, dooming any allegedly partisan rulemaking like net neutrality

    So we may very well see net neutrality climb its way to that high court, where perhaps he will receive a second legal drubbing


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  • FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada
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    The FBI, which must warn citizens if they learn that their lives are in danger under a legal protection known as a “duty to warn”, initially told Singh that it believed his life was under threat because of unspecified intelligence

    The FBI also warned another American named Amarjit Singh, a 70-year-old New York-based journalist and commentator who said he was first alerted of a possible threat against his life on 22 June

    Amarjit Singh said he only decided to go public with his account after Trudeau revealed Canada’s conclusion about Nijjar’s murder

    Media attention has focused largely on Trudeau’s accusation that India was behind the murder

    But Canadian authorities are also facing questions about why more was not done to protect Nijjar

    “We expect them to attack us in the media, or character assassination, so this was shocking


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  • Threads is struggling to retain users — but it could still catch up to X
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    The data, which was first reported on by CNBC, suggests that Threads will have far fewer monthly active users than Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok by the end of this year, but it may still have a chance to close the gap with X

    That’s far fewer than what’s expected for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, which Insider Intelligence says could have 177

    3 million respective US active monthly users by the end of 2023

    Conversely, Insider Intelligence predicts Threads could have 30 million users in 2025

    “Threads received an initial boost from Twitter’s missteps, but it can’t rely on X defectors to continue to grow,” Jasmine Enberg, Insider Intelligence’s principal analyst, says in a statement

    Since its launch, Meta has rolled out a Threads web app, along with several highly-requested features including a search feature, a following feed, and a way to share posts through Instagram DMs


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    Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws
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    Facebook can be sued over allegations that its advertising algorithm is discriminatory, a California state court of appeals ruled last week

    The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2020, which accused the company of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws

    The lawsuit alleges that Facebook’s ad delivery system didn’t show Liapes ads for insurance due to her age and gender

    “There is little difference with Facebook’s ad tools” and their targeting capabilities, the court concluded

    Facebook’s ad algorithm has faced scrutiny for years now, with a federal lawsuit filed in 2018 accusing the company of enabling housing discrimination and subsequent studies backing up these claims

    Facebook settled with the US government in 2022 and launched a new ad distribution system to address housing discrimination earlier this year


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  • Facebook accused of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws
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    Facebook can be sued over allegations that its advertising algorithm is discriminatory, a California state court of appeals ruled last week

    The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2020, which accused the company of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation of civil rights laws

    The lawsuit alleges that Facebook’s ad delivery system didn’t show Liapes ads for insurance due to her age and gender

    “There is little difference with Facebook’s ad tools” and their targeting capabilities, the court concluded

    Facebook’s ad algorithm has faced scrutiny for years now, with a federal lawsuit filed in 2018 accusing the company of enabling housing discrimination and subsequent studies backing up these claims

    Facebook settled with the US government in 2022 and launched a new ad distribution system to address housing discrimination earlier this year


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