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“Platform Extractivism”: Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
Julián Posada’s upcoming book, titled Platform Extractivism: Data Work...
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Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence...
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As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories...
Politics & Government
Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets
We are heading into the final stretch before Primary Election Day 2025. There are also a few things happening on the national scene that...
Politics & Government
The Buffalo Common Council mostly approves the budget proposed by Scanlon, leaving several major financial issues unresolved
The Buffalo Common Council on May 27th adopted the 2025-2026 city budget, totaling $622.1 million. The Council presented some important policy matters but the...
Politics & Government
Campaign financials highlight a two-way race in the Buffalo mayoral primary
Candidates in the June 24th primary elections were required to file campaign financial information with the state Board of Elections by May 23rd for...
Politics & Government
Buffalo’s Democratic mayoral primary attracts the focus; Republicans have 5 races for town supervisor; the Bills schedule
By its very nature, the race for mayor of Buffalo always highlights primary election activity in Erie County. The city’s population, the wide variety...
Politics & Government
Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets
It’s finally beginning to look like spring. Political TV ads are appearing. Independent petitions are on the streets. There are just six weeks to...
Politics & Government
The battle of the Buffalo budget plans; O, Canada
Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon and Senator Sean Ryan are really mixing it up about competing plans to resolve the city’s impending financial crisis. As...
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National News
“Platform Extractivism”: Inside Venezuela’s Hidden Workforce Training AI Algorithms for Pennies
Julián Posada’s upcoming book, titled Platform Extractivism: Data Work...
National News
Exploited Data Workers in the Global South Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Despite being branded as autonomous and self-sustaining, artificial intelligence...
National News
As Meta Agrees to $17B Settlement, Now Is the Time to Regulate AI Before It’s Too Late: Amba Kak
Prosecutors across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories...
National News
Controversial Bari Weiss pick pops up at bizarre galaxy-brained ‘Nostradamus’ wedding
Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist recently hired by CBS News chief Bari Weiss as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, has a side gig his new bosses may not have anticipated – officiating weddings for Silicon Valley's AI elite.The conservative commentator officiated the wedding…
