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  • Schneier on Security: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/digital-threat-modeling-under-authoritarianism.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism Feedly Summary: Today’s world requires us to make complex and nuanced decisions about our digital security. Evaluating when to use a secure messaging app like Signal or WhatsApp, which passwords to store on your smartphone, or what to share on social media…

  • Slashdot: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/22/2118229/linkedin-set-to-start-to-train-its-ai-on-member-profiles Source: Slashdot Title: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: LinkedIn’s announcement regarding the use of member profiles, posts, and public activity to train its AI models raises significant privacy and compliance concerns. The default opt-in mechanism for data collection…

  • Slashdot: China’s DeepSeek Says Its Hit AI Model Cost Just $294,000 To Train

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/09/18/1315238/chinas-deepseek-says-its-hit-ai-model-cost-just-294000-to-train?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: China’s DeepSeek Says Its Hit AI Model Cost Just $294,000 To Train Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the cost of training the R1 AI model by Chinese developer DeepSeek, which at $294,000 is significantly lower than costs cited by U.S. competitors. This data,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Why I think the $1.5 billion Anthropic class action settlement may count as a win for Anthropic

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/6/anthropic-settlement/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Why I think the $1.5 billion Anthropic class action settlement may count as a win for Anthropic Feedly Summary: Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement I wrote about the details of this case when it was found that Anthropic’s training on book…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1643241/anthropic-will-start-training-its-ai-models-on-chat-transcripts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic has announced a new policy regarding the use of user data for training its AI models, which now includes chat transcripts and coding sessions. Users must choose to opt out…

  • Slashdot: WeTransfer Backtracks on Terms Suggesting User Files Could Train AI Models After Backlash

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/16/165222/wetransfer-backtracks-on-terms-suggesting-user-files-could-train-ai-models-after-backlash?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: WeTransfer Backtracks on Terms Suggesting User Files Could Train AI Models After Backlash Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: WeTransfer has retracted recent changes to its terms of service that implied user-uploaded files could be utilized for machine learning purposes, responding to widespread backlash. The clarification reassures…

  • Wired: Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-blocks-ai-crawlers-default/ Source: Wired Title: Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default Feedly Summary: The age of the AI scraping free-for-all may be coming to an end. At least if Cloudflare gets its way. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cloudflare appears to be taking steps to address unchecked AI scraping activities, suggesting potential…

  • Slashdot: CarFax For Used PCs: Hewlett Packard Wants To Give Laptops New Life

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2052250/carfax-for-used-pcs-hewlett-packard-wants-to-give-laptops-new-life?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: CarFax For Used PCs: Hewlett Packard Wants To Give Laptops New Life Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: HP is developing a “PCFax” system that securely collects and stores crucial device usage and health data at the firmware level, enhancing PC longevity and reducing e-waste. This system…

  • Slashdot: Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/11/1825215/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a troubling partnership between major U.S. airlines and a data broker that has sold sensitive flight information to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This raises…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Comma v0.1 1T and 2T – 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/7/comma/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Comma v0.1 1T and 2T – 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text Feedly Summary: It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have some promising LLMs to try out which are trained entirely on openly licensed text! EleutherAI released the Pile four and a half…