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Update fürs Haftungsrecht: Wenn der Algorithmus Schäden verursacht
Die Bundesregierung bringt die Modernisierung der Produkthaftung auf den Weg. Künftig stehen Softwarehersteller und KI-Entwickler bei Fehlern in der Pflicht.

"#Algorithmen sind überall. Beim Scrollen, Suchen, Shoppen, Musikhören, sogar dann, wenn du überzeugt bist, alles selbst zu entscheiden. Sie sortieren Informationen, priorisieren Themen und beeinflussen, was dir im digitalen Alltag begegnet.
Genau da setzt #Algokind an. Die

The blogerati have discovered algorave (via @…) https://interconnected.org/home/2025/12/11/live

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Update fürs Haftungsrecht: Wenn der Algorithmus Schäden verursacht
Die Bundesregierung bringt die Modernisierung der Produkthaftung auf den Weg. Künftig stehen Softwarehersteller und KI-Entwickler bei Fehlern in der Pflicht.

I just read a fascinating and understandable article that gave me a better understanding of LLMs and how they operate.
LLMs Are Randomized Algorithms
A surprising connection between the newest AI models and a 50-year old academic field
by Udayan Kanade
Nov 13, 2025
18 min read
#LLM #AI #algorithms

Pois hš e é sério. Por vezes mortífero.
https://expresso.pt/sociedade/meteorologia/2025-11-15-tornado-no-algarve-parece-ter-aparecido-do-nada-mas-o-…

Tornado no Algarve parece ter “aparecido do nada”, mas o perigo estava identificado: em Portugal há um problema de “perceção do risco”
O tornado de Albufeira voltou a revelar falhas estruturais na prevenção e na preparação do país para fenómenos extremos: em vez de "rajadas fortes" é diferente dizer "estruturas ligeiras podem ser arrancadas do sítio", exemplifica um geógrafo ouvido pelo Expresso

There are 3 fundamental freedoms outlined in Dawn of Everything:
(1) the freedom to move away or relocate from one’s surroundings;
(2) the freedom to ignore or disobey commands issued by others; and
(3) the freedom to shape entirely new social realities, or shift back and forth between different ones.
I think these can all be captured in one statement when reframed as a system constraint: for a system to be free, participation must be optional for all members.
People must be part of *some* system. Even individualistic survivalism is itself a system (if not a very good one). Then there is a corollary as well: any system that is not free, that is not optional, can turn optional systems into mandatory ones, and thus (adopted from the MLK quote) un-freedom anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere.
Edit:
I'm gonna drop the #Philosophy tag on here because apparently that's where I went with it. Challenges and push-back welcome.
Edit:
Aaaaand Its a blog post
https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/an-algorithm-for-liberation
As usual, comments, typos, and questions are always welcome.

Mission Local and Joe Eskenazi are on this!
The unmaking of Supervisor Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga https://missionlocal.org/2025/11/the-making-and-unmaking-of-beya-alcaraz-a-strange-and-terrible-saga/

The making and unmaking of Beya Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga
A near-total vetting failure by the mayor’s office put a political neophyte in an impossible position. It was a crucial misstep for Daniel Lurie.

🪓 Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-27/algorithms-do-widen-the-divide-social-media-feeds-shape-political-polarizati…

Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ideological groups

"It was a hell of a move for a mayor who will next year be asking the city’s voters for more power, including the ability to unilaterally hire and fire people."
Yes, and if he's dumb enough to still put that on the ballot, the city's voters need to say no. Again.
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The making and unmaking of Beya Alcaraz: A strange and terrible saga
A near-total vetting failure by the mayor’s office put a political neophyte in an impossible position. It was a crucial misstep for Daniel Lurie.