Patrick Gallaher at Public Knowledge recently posted an article about AI training with protected works, proposing to distinguish between piracy and fair use. Not to begin on a pedantic note, but the article is subtitled “Words Matter” because it claims that piracy is a provocative, non-legal term, so I have to respond by saying this […] The post Public Knowledge Post on AI & Fair Use Misses the Mark appeared first on The Illusion of More.| The Illusion of More
In finding for the petitioners in Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority opens another path to banning books in schools—administrative hassle disguised as constitutional principle. The petitioners in the case are three families—one Muslim, two Catholic—with young children in the Maryland Central Public Schools (MCPS) where the board elected to include a number […] The post Mahmoud v. Taylor: SCOTUS Marks Insidious Path Toward Book Bans appeared first on The I...| The Illusion of More
The AI Action plan released by the White House amounts to the same old FAFO when it comes to Big Tech.| The Illusion of More
The German Society for Nutrition has updated its guidelines to now recommend the German population halve their meat consumption, limit their dairy intake and for 75% of the diet to be made up of plants for good health and environmental sustainability. The document highlights how the Germans consume far too much meat than is nutritionally […] The post German Government updates dietary guidelines to include more plants appeared first on Living Vegan.| Living Vegan
The first funding opportunity from the Digital Equity Act's $1.25 billion Competitive Grant Program has begun accepting applications.| Broadband Communities
The new language would block states from regulating animal welfare on factory farms.| Sentient