Government
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‘Not The Right Time’: US To Push Guidelines, Not Bans, At UN Meeting On Autonomous Weapons
Thirty-three nations called for a global treaty restricting ‘lethal autonomous weapons.’ But US officials warn that such a ban would be both premature and overly narrow, preferring broader but non-binding ‘best practices’ guiding any military employment of AI.
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Lawmaker ‘Definitely’ Considering Value Of Independent Cyber Force, But Wants More Study
‘I think the hesitancy on our side would be – well, so soon after creating the Space Force, we don’t want to just create a bunch of bureaucracy,’ Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., said.
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Robot Lawyer CEO Discovers Too Late That He Should Have Let The Chatbot Handle His Interviews
Dude, ask your robot about the right to remain silent.
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DoD’s Update To Autonomous Weapons Policy Accounts For AI’s ‘Dramatic’ Future Role
‘I think one of… the things we sought to accomplish in the course of the update is clarifying the language to ensure a common understanding both inside and outside the Pentagon of what the directive says,’ said Michael Horowitz, director of the Pentagon’s Emerging Capabilities Policy Office.
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Key Senators Renew Push To Undo FCC’s Ligado Spectrum Ruling
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is planning to release on Sept. 9 its review of the impacts on DoD use of GPS – just a few weeks before Ligado plans to go live.
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January 6 Hearings: A Parade Of Terrible Video Deposition Angles
Rate my (deposition) room.
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FL AG Takes Victory Lap After Eleventh Circuit Dropkicks The State’s Ridiculous Social Media Law
State’s top lawyer lying about a court order? No, say it ain’t so!
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Senator Roger Wicker Threatens Twitter For Cancel Culturing Conservative ‘Humor’ Site
Bakers don’t have to bake gay wedding cakes, but websites have to host offensive content? Cool, got it.
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Into The Military Metaverse: An Empty Buzzword Or A Virtual Resource For The Pentagon?
‘You think about, like, a picture’s worth 1,000 words, the video clip’s worth a million words – well, how much is it worth to be able to literally experience it based on anywhere you are?’
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Trump’s LOLsuits To Get Back On Social Media Take Yet Another Hit
Damn you, Section 230! And the First Amendment! And objective reality!
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FTC Takes Meta To Task For Controlling Most Of How The World Communicates
I have a sneaking suspicion Zuckerberg doesn’t ‘Like’ this one bit.
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Former CISA Head Warns Of Rivals’ ‘Destructive’ Cyber Capabilities
‘There’s one line [in the notice] that should scare the hell out of everyone everywhere,’ Chris Krebs said.
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The Donald Has To Go To The California If He Wants His Twitter Back
It would appear yelling ‘DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?’ isn’t always enough to get a venue change.
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Government, Military / Military Law
Leading Lawmaker To Space Force: Stop Talking About Uniforms, Tell Me About Tech
‘We’ve got to be tougher, faster, bolder,’ said Rep. Jim Cooper. ‘And I’m really not seeing that like I would like to see.’
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How Fast Do Cars Have To Be Before The Government Controls Their Speed?
Are speed-limiting laws an abuse of government power in its growing effort to micromanage our lives or are they justified in the name of public safety?