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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
The heat is on, local politics seem to be on vacation at the moment, and the Bills training camp opens this week.
Here are some...
Politics & Government
WNY businesses, organizations, and governments had lobbying expenses of $4.6 million in 2024
The State of New York’s annual budget, enacted in May, totals $254 billion. The Governor proposes, the Legislature amends and approves, and the Governor...
Politics & Government
The race for mayor of Buffalo – Part II
Following a very active primary campaign that at one time saw nine potential Democratic candidates, the November ballot for mayor of Buffalo is set...
Politics & Government
Ryan handily wins the Buffalo mayoral primary; endorsed supervisor candidates win 4 of 5 Republican races
In a campaign that was the most expensive primary race ever in Buffalo, State Senator Sean Ryan defeated acting Mayor Chris Scanlon on Tuesday. ...
Politics & Government
Money and politics – the Church and the campaigns
The name of this blog is Politics and Other Stuff. Posts are usually on one subject or the other, but today’s post merges the...
Politics & Government
Where the votes will be in the Democratic mayoral primary
The primary elections are down to the last two weeks. Early voting starts on Saturday, June 14. For the candidates and their teams it’s...
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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…
