Marietje Schaake @MarietjeSchaake@respublicae.eu

Important open source (and sourced) investigation into counter-protester attacks on UCLA encampments pro-Palestine, including a very mute and late response by the LAPD ↘️
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/us/ucla-protests-encampment-violence.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

[2024-05-04 07:18 UTC]

Incredible how the company got away with so many breaches so far: Microsoft is now going to put security first ↘️
https://www.theverge.com/24148033/satya-nadella-microsoft-security-memo

[2024-05-03 21:00 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Free to read at the link: Innovation should not be a society’s highest objective, @MarietjeSchaake contends. For decades, the US trusted markets to deliver good outcomes for society, yet America is now reeling from the harms of unregulated technologies. https://bit.ly/3UE0dLJ

[2024-05-02 17:00 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Exclusive: Two of Israel's leading weapons manufacturers, whose missiles and drones are currently being used on Gaza, are required to purchase cloud services from Amazon and/or Google via Project Nimbus, according to government procurement documents https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/google-amazon-nimbus-israel-weapons-arms-gaza/

[2024-05-01 19:59 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: With my brilliant friends at @knightcolumbia, I filed suit against Meta today, asking a federal court to find that CDA section 230 gives users rights to control what they see on social media via third party tools. See our complaint at https://knightcolumbia.org/cases/zuckerman-v-meta-platforms-inc

[2024-05-01 17:51 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: The latest Tech Policy Watch is out now, curated by @MarietjeSchaake. Subscribe for a roundup of recent happenings in the world of global, domestic, and corporate policy as it relates to AI:

https://mailchi.mp/5e0d195806bf/tech-policy-watch-16531229?e=125c8662e0

[2024-05-01 15:42 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Free to read at the link: When it comes to AI, there is a divide between countries that can focus on regulation and investment, and the many governments of developing economies that are concerned more about access and inclusion, @MarietjeSchaake explains. https://bit.ly/3UE0dLJ

[2024-05-01 12:00 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Important from @MarietjeSchaake.

It’s twisted & inexplicable that “AI safety” ppl continue to perplex themselves w ill-defined thought experiments focused on the fake far future while AI’s being used by the Israeli military to expedite slaughter now.

https://www.ft.com/content/da03f8e1-0ae4-452d-acd1-ec284b6acd78

[2024-04-30 18:36 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: These licensing deals between publishers and AI companies really, truly depress me—have we learned so little since the last deals w Facebook and Google? Getting a few scraps in exchange for letting tech co's cannibalize and profit from journalists' work?

https://www.ft.com/content/33328743-ba3b-470f-a2e3-f41c3a366613

[2024-04-30 16:52 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: "The decision to not regulate military AI has a human price. The lines between civilian and military uses of AI are blurring, and we have to ask ourselves how meaningful political discussions of AI safety are, if they don’t cover both." — @MarietjeSchaake https://ow.ly/kkEU50Rs24I

[2024-04-30 15:02 UTC]

Why the Military Can’t Trust AI > by my excellent colleague ⁦
https://nitter.privacydev.net/JackieGSchneid
⁩ and ⁦
https://nitter.privacydev.net/MLamparth
⁩ ↘️
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-military-cant-trust-ai

[2024-04-30 13:28 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Important piece by @MarietjeSchaake (especially as more AI giants jump on the national security AI gravy train):

"We have to ask ourselves how meaningful political discussions of AI safety are, if they don’t cover military uses of the technology."

https://www.ft.com/content/da03f8e1-0ae4-452d-acd1-ec284b6acd78

[2024-04-30 13:15 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Before I’ll tell you why my fellow Georgians and myself are at the anti-Russian, anti-govt protests already 10 days in a row, I want to highlight that we kicked off ourmassive rally today with the EU and Georgian anthems. 1/10

[2024-04-28 17:45 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Today I visited my alma mater @gwuniversity to see for myself what these protests and the tent encampment was really all about. People are free to make their own judgments based on what they see in this video, but here are some of my impressions.

First of all, the protesters were not violent, not anti-Semitic, and nothing around the protests made me as a journalist or a Jew or a random passer by feel unsafe. There were about 200 people, 3 dozen tents, and a visible but quiet police presence at every entry point to the “encampment,” which is surrounded by metal gates. The protesters inside the gates have been there for more than 2 days, don’t have anywhere to go to the bathroom, and have no intention of leaving anytime soon. Those outside the gates can’t get in, meaning the encampment itself won’t grow although tents are popping up around it.

The leaders held a press conference and said they won’t leave until their demands are met, which include the university divesting of all financial connections to what they called the “Zionist regime.” They said 9 GW students have been suspended for protesting. They said the president of the university refused to speak with them. They called for the police to leave campus. They emphasized that they believe antisemitism is wrong but anti Zionism is right.

Their chants speak for themselves. If you are asking me, I don’t personally agree with what they are chanting. Specifically, I don’t think the term “genocide” is right but I do think there is lots of evidence the Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in Gaza and those alleged crimes must be investigated. But I was not there to express my views. I was there to observe and tell you my readers what I saw.

I saw lots of young people who have lost all hope that the system will do anything to address their grievances or the suffering of their community members. At the same time, I saw a protest effort that is demanding thin…

[2024-04-27 20:44 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: 💥LIVE, from Israel, it is Saturday Night.
In Tel Aviv thousands call for Elections Now & Hostages Now.
(@sha_b_p)

[2024-04-27 18:53 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: More horrible news. A stringer for @Reuters in Moscow has been arrested (for some alleged other/prior work) according to the court.

Konstantin Gabov, a journalist and video producer, will now face trial and jail in Russia. Local staff always at highest risk

[2024-04-27 19:54 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: At his #CPACHungary speech, Geert Wilders addresses Dutch media directly and later tells them to “leave”. Dutch media was not allowed in!

This notwithstanding, also excluded Dutch public media @nos calls his deeply racist speech “responsible” 🤷‍♂️

[2024-04-26 17:10 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Earlier this month, we convened researchers and leaders in the EU, BRICS, Africa, global AI Safety Institutes & international organizations to navigate the complex policy ecosystem directing society's adoption of AI systems. Missed this event? Watch here: https://stanford.io/4bdPeOM

[2024-04-26 16:24 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: New: after 404 Media's investigation, Apple has removed multiple nonconsensual AI nudify apps from the Apple App Store. This signals a shift at Apple: back in 2022, Apple (and Google) did not remove. Now there is a change in approach https://www.404media.co/apple-removes-nonconsensual-ai-nude-apps-following-404-media-investigation/

[2024-04-26 13:13 UTC]

RT by @MarietjeSchaake: Very excited to announce our keynote speakers for this year: @MarietjeSchaake, @JPamment and @RonDeibert!

Want to submit an abstract? The deadline is less than 3 weeks away ➡ https://www.thehagueprogram.nl/news/2024-conference-on-international-cyber-security-democracy-and-cyberspace

[2024-04-25 07:26 UTC]