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In his article, Nicholas Carlini explains that his research on "memorization" in machine learning models, which demonstrates that models can sometimes output verbatim training data, is often cited in copyright lawsuits a…
Complex sociotechnical challenge of counting fish passing through hydroelectric dams, a task the author encountered as a consultant in environmental science. It explains that dam operators must comply with FERC regulatio…
The article announces the launch of "Blocked Books," a new feature on the LegallyBlocked platform that allows users to discover which books are banned or restricted by governments worldwide. The feature aims to shed ligh…
Legally Blocked is a new, community-driven platform that provides comprehensive information about websites, apps, and online services blocked by governments worldwide. Built entirely on Cloudflare's serverless edge netwo…
The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act, introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. John Sarbanes, aims to build on the Americans with Disabilities Act by establishing clearer, enforceable digital acces…
In a letter to their children's headmistress, parents Andrew and Genevieve Jenner declined to provide the countries of birth and nationalities of their children for a Department for Education census, citing concerns that…
The article argues that political parties often simplify their missions to maximizing GDP (right) or equality (left), but both approaches can lead to undesirable outcomes. It proposes an alternative metric: maximizing th…
The article argues that web browsers should block ads on behalf of users, even if it means running scripts twice to prevent websites from detecting the blocking. The author contends that the web would survive without ad-…
The article argues that online reputation systems should rely on whitelists and subjective, PageRank-like scoring rather than blacklists or global scores, because internet identities can be easily abandoned and recreated…
The article discusses the high cost of housing, particularly for younger adults who struggle to afford homeownership despite stable wages. It explores the hypothetical elimination of mortgage foreclosures, which would in…
The article argues that humanity has already created a "paperclip maximizer" in the form of a global economic system optimized for profit, which operates without any central control or "off switch." It warns that this sy…
Starting in July, apps distributed in France that use non-standard encryption algorithms or implement standard encryption (like AES or RSA) independently of iOS/macOS built-in encryption must comply with French encryptio…