Notices by Gina Helfrich, Ph.D. (ginahelfrich@techpolicy.social)

I voted for Kamala by mail weeks ago. But I’m from TX so the bigger deal is my vote for Colin Allred to kick Ted “Cancun” Cruz out of office.

Here’s hoping the fascists don’t win. 🤞🤞

Slightly before my time, but my generation has “The Secret of NIMH.”
https://saturation.social/@clive/113266668135861229

Some good news out of the UK:

Artificial intelligence and algorithmic tools used by central government are to be published on a public register after warnings they can contain “entrenched” racism and bias.

Officials confirmed this weekend that tools challenged by campaigners over alleged secrecy and a risk of bias will be named shortly.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/25/register-aims-to-quash-fears-over-racist-and-biased-ai-tools-used-on-uk-public

#AI #ResponsibleAI

Maybe this is naive, but do you not think this election is *already* about Kamala Harris?

I mean, if Biden stays in and wins, he'll be in his mid-80s for his 2nd term. I feel like the 25th amendment almost inevitably comes into play, if we expect Biden to decline further than what we've seen recently.

So anybody voting for Biden now has to ultimately have Harris as a very likely successor, no?

If so, I feel like there's at least an argument to be made for her to take his place now.

@jacklaridian As in 'most of those killed in the strike were women and children.'

I really thought that as a society we were past the phrase 'women and children'?

a) it's infantilising to women
b) it treats all men as legitimate targets

What are we doing here, people?

Hello! I've just migrated to a new server, so thought I'd make an #introduction post.

I'm a former academic, recently returned to higher ed, though my career has properly been largely in technology.

My PhD is in Philosophy, and I currently work as Programme Manager at the Centre for Technomoral Futures, University of Edinburgh. The Centre is focused on the ethical implications of present and future advances in AI, machine learning, & other data-driven technologies.