@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-10-23 03:15:55
The American Entertainment Alliance calls for a rule modeled on the old "fin-syn" law protecting creators' ownership of shows, along with a tax credit (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/american-entertainment-…
@Defiance@sfba.social2026-09-16 22:59:27
@vrandecic@mas.to2026-10-19 20:22:25
When we start outsourcing thinking to AI and allow to lose accountability, bad things happen.
On July 14, 2025, Angela Lipps was babysitting in her Tennessee home when police arrested her for fraud. She was held in a local county jail until October, then moved to a Fargo jail until December 24, when a judge dismissed the charges. She was released into a frigid North Dakota winter with only the summer clothing she had been wearing when arrested in Tennessee.
It turned out she had …
AI Agnotology, Cognitive Surrender, and Policing Accountability | Stanford Law Review 📝 New post: Making my sites readable by AI assistants
Law enforcement agencies have increasingly employed artificial intelligence (AI) in their investigatory methods and technology. This usage, however, raises critical concerns regarding the accuracy and fairness of such practices. Additionally, this issue highlights the urgent need to identify accountability mechanisms and guardrails to protect against misuse and bias. In this Essay, Professor Jeffrey L. 
@gatewayy@mastodon.gatewayy.net
2026-10-18 02:01:23
My brother's AI assistant couldn't read most of my sites, so every page now arrives with its content already filled in, plus a plain-text brief, an llms.txt, and a robots.txt that tells assistants apart from training crawlers.
https://gate…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-10-23 12:09:37
'Bro, he's different': Why Seattle let Kenneth Walker III leave, and Kansas City couldn't be happier https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50233140/seattle-seahawks-kansas-city-chiefs-kenneth-walker
@nobodyinperson@fosstodon.org2026-10-14 08:13:06
Wenn jemand von Euch in #Tübingen einen richtig guten #Fitnesscoach / #Personaltrainer sucht, kann ich Luke Selway sehr empfehlen. Auf Englisch. Sehr cooler Mensch, zurückhaltend, nicht auf…
@markrsmith@smithtodon.org2026-10-15 15:32:01
A friend, PCUSA Minister, and ministry colleague lost most of her possessions 3 weeks ago in a fire at her senior development. She is disabled by Long COVID and other illnesses and has a mobility therapy dog. Her insurance has only advanced her $300 for all of her needs including food and clothing. Please consider donating to her GoFundMe, and sharing this post. She promises that any extra will be paid forward to others
@rcassano@mastodon.world2026-10-14 21:21:55
Depois de muito tempo, finalmente consegui corrigir a integração do @… com o Fediverso. O problema era uma restrição de segurança de meu provedor de hospedagem.
Com ajuda do "Claudinho", fizemos uma gambiarra via Cloudfare e pimba! Agora o perfil e os posts aparecem aqui.
@curiouscat@fosstodon.org2026-10-07 15:18:35
"The tragic recent death of Corey Ruiz in Madison is the latest reminder of a system in crisis. Nine city residents have been shot by Madison #police since the 1990s... taxpayers paid over $10 million in civil settlements.
Focusing on 'bad apples' misses the point. The problem is not that we have a few rogue cops; it is a work design and tactical culture system that predictably …
@bthalpin@mastodon.social2026-10-19 16:53:01
I can't help imagining that orders for battery-electric trains date back to when the Greens were in coalition. Enthusiasm for investing in public transport has evaporated since, and battery power is much too much for the current crew (fonder of LNG, obvs)
https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/19/no-rail-overcrowding-relief-until-new-battery-electric-trains-enter-service-at-end-of-2027/