Richard Poynder @RickyPo
Independent journalist & blogger commenting on university issues (especially academic freedom), and on AI. Posts/Reposts are not endorsements. @rickypo.bsky.soc poynder.blogspot.com Joined February 2009-
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Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model tomshardware.com/tech-industry/…
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Microsoft pulls out of UK's largest AI data centre bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Burnham seeks EU embrace over AI telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…
Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Can AI be regulated? Why experts say government intervention is needed — but could be tricky cbc.ca/news/business/…
Experts are urging parents to think carefully before uploading photographs of their children to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, amid concerns over how images could be stored, reused or shared. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries theguardian.com/technology/202…
The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’ theguardian.com/technology/202…
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