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Framing AI debates as a schism between people worried about AI going rogue and those illuminating actual harms is ahistorical and obscures important research (Emily M. Bender) 06-07-2023

Emily M. Bender: Framing AI debates as a schism between people worried about AI going rogue and those illuminating actual harms is ahistorical and obscures important research  —  In two recent conversations with very thoughtful journalists, I was asked about the apparent ‘schism’ between those making a lot … Lees verder op Tech Meme

TSMC does not expect China's gallium and germanium export curbs to have any “impact on TSMC's production”; a Chinese official said the rules are “just a start” (Ben Blanchard/Reuters) 06-07-2023

Ben Blanchard / Reuters: TSMC does not expect China’s gallium and germanium export curbs to have any “impact on TSMC’s production”; a Chinese official said the rules are “just a start”  —  Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Thursday it does not expect … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mastercard says nine UK banks, including Lloyds and NatWest, signed up to use its AI-based Consumer Fraud Risk system, trained on years of transaction data (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg) 06-07-2023

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: Mastercard says nine UK banks, including Lloyds and NatWest, signed up to use its AI-based Consumer Fraud Risk system, trained on years of transaction data  —  Mastercard Inc. is selling a new artificial intelligence-powered tool that helps banks more effectively spot if their customers are trying to send money to fraudsters. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta's Supplemental Privacy Policy for Threads says “your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account”, surprising some users (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) 06-07-2023

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Meta’s Supplemental Privacy Policy for Threads says “your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account”, surprising some users  —  Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, is drawing users at an astounding pace, amassing 10 million signups in just seven hours … Lees verder op Tech Meme

A look at Chinese streaming service Mango TV, run by state-owned Hunan Broadcasting System; QuestMobile: Mango TV had 280M MAUs in April 2023, vs. ~100M in 2019 (Takashi Kawakami/Nikkei Asia) 06-07-2023

Takashi Kawakami / Nikkei Asia: A look at Chinese streaming service Mango TV, run by state-owned Hunan Broadcasting System; QuestMobile: Mango TV had 280M MAUs in April 2023, vs. ~100M in 2019  —  ‘Ride the Wind,’ other homegrown programs draw 280m users to streaming app  —  The latest season of the “Ride the Wind” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

NYC's law on AI use in hiring takes effect, requiring software audits, disclosure of impact on a race or gender, and fines of up to $1.5K per violation per day (Lauren Weber/Wall Street Journal) 06-07-2023

Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal: NYC’s law on AI use in hiring takes effect, requiring software audits, disclosure of impact on a race or gender, and fines of up to $1.5K per violation per day  —  A closely watched effort to root out potential bias in hiring and promotion software goes into effect Wednesday Lees verder op Tech Meme

Spotify no longer lets subscribers still paying via the App Store use IAP as a payment method; new subscribers were barred from using Apple's IAP in May 2016 (Todd Spangler/Variety) 06-07-2023

Todd Spangler / Variety: Spotify no longer lets subscribers still paying via the App Store use IAP as a payment method; new subscribers were barred from using Apple’s IAP in May 2016  —  Spotify hasn’t let new Premium subscribers pay for service using in-app purchases via Apple’s App Store since May 2016 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 26 in Seoul at 7am ET, where the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Watch 6, and new tablets are expected (Allison Johnson/The Verge) 06-07-2023

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event for July 26 in Seoul at 7am ET, where the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Z Flip 5, Watch 6, and new tablets are expected  —  Samsung has announced it’s hosting its next Unpacked on July 26th at 7AM ET — bright and early for the east coast … Lees verder op Tech Meme