Why #ArturoBéjar left #Meta – & blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’
"“At te heart of these accusations is tis idea tt we prioritise #profit over #safety & wellbeing. That’s just not true,” #Zuckerberg wrote🤥. But by then Béjar knew it was true.. Béjar stated: “You just cannot trust #MarkSuckerberg with #kids”⚠️.. #Facebook had internal research confirming #Instagram’s #negative effects on teenage #mentalhealth but kept it #secret"🤬
#BreakupBigTech
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/arturo-bejar-interview-whistleblower-facebook-meta-mark-zuckerberg

#Norway moves to #ban #AI #smartglasses in public
"move comes amid escalat'g European #safety #warnings. E-enfance, a French child welfare org'n, reported rcv'g ~20 cases in 2026 involv'g #women & #children who were secretly recorded in public spaces us'g predominantly #Meta 😡AI models.. Norway's decisive action cld set a crucial #precedent for #regulating AI #wearables. As #pervertglasses gain popularity.. #governments r facing urgent pressure to protect public #privacy"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/tech/3335080/norway-moves-to-ban-ai-smart-glasses-in-public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@CAPETOK/117416425209494548

Superb #photography showcasing the majesty of #nature 🏆👏👇
#mastophotography 👇

Singapore’s crackdown exposes market for fake 5-star reviews
"🇸🇬’s biggest #crackdown on #fake #online #reviews has exposed how businesses exploit te appeal of five-star ratings to game te sys, w experts warning #generativeAI will make fake reviews more rampant & #consumers need to be more discern'g.. Julian Tung YanKai👈 was found to hv provided fake review services to ~100 businesses. Tung was sole director of Reputifly & owned & oper'd websites BuyReviewSG & GetReviewSG"
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3369495/singapores-crackdown-fake-reviews-exposes-business-buying-social-proof?utm_source=rss_feed

Not #AI doom by #GwynneDyer
"trick is to keep these hugely complex computer programs ‘aligned’. They must be ‘helpful, honest & harmless’.. Slow down, & it will probably be fine (& very useful). Go too fast & bad things will happen.. But at least te key #American companies r genuinely👈 trying"
🤔👉Dyer failed to incl 2 #frontier "elephants" in his analysis of te #USA room - Meta & Google - r they also "genuinely trying" to make sure their #genAI is #aligned to be #harmless?
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/09/15/not-ai-doom

#UN #delegates #walkout as #Netanyahu 🤬 defends #Israel’s actions
"Netanyahu faces #international #criticism over te war in #Gaza, w Israel’s gen #election scheduled 27Oct.. divisions over Israel’s military campaign were evident fr start of his speech, as dozens of delegates left te hall. N called those who walked out “moral cowards”.. W election <5 weeks away N’s speech took te tone of campaign address & was broadcast during prime time on all 4 major Israeli TV channels"
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2026/09/25/un-delegates-walk-out-as-netanyahu-defends-israels-actions/

#Australia slams ‘unacceptable’ #OpenAI #breach of #government health portal
"An #autonomous OpenAI⚠️ programme infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an “unacceptable” breach, PM Anthony Albanese said. Te #AI #agent accessed public & non-public files.. “It took until September 10 before there was any notification at all – & te notification was an email sent to just te public mailbox”"‼️
👉 Can't expect #bigtech & #genAI to hv public #responsibility 🤦‍♂️
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3368577/australia-slams-unacceptable-openai-breach-government-health-portal?utm_source=rss_feed

Hollywood stars among arrests in #NY #antiNetanyahu protest
"footage shows NYPD officers cuffing star Sarandon at te demo in te city as Israeli PM was readying to address #UNGA. NY Post reported Einbinder had also been marched away fr te demonstration organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, where protesters held banners tt read "Stop Arming #Israel" & "End te #Genocide".. Inside General Assembly, dozens of #envoys fr across te world #walkedout as Netanyahu🤬 began his speech"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3325854/hollywood-stars-among-arrests-in-ny-antinetanyahu-protest

#Meta 💩rushes to fix #AI chatbot #privacy #flaw
"Despite te #BigTech co's assurances, te explanat-n failed to quell anxiety among parents. Critics r concerned tt te AI system actively processes & links historical posts across family members' accts, incl'g supposedly deleted content‼️, to construct detailed personal profiles.🤦‍♂️Robins noted tt te AI appeared to synthesise details gathered fr posts made by other family members to compile te comprehensive profile of her child"🤬
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/tech/3322494/meta-rushes-to-fix-ai-chatbot-privacy-flaw

#SouthKorea wants free ‘ #AI for All’. Is #society ready for it?
“te #government plans to estab an #autonomous #reliability-assurance sys”,[👉🤔naive?] ICT ministry said, adding tis wld be based on te 7 “AI #Ethics Principles” it laid out last mth: #accountability, human-centredness, #privacy protection & fairness among them.. a new cohort of #workers coming of age in “AI for All” era might never develop te skills needed to operate w/o te #technology"
[AI regulat'g itself⁉️]
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3368031/south-korea-wants-free-ai-all-society-ready-it?utm_source=rss_feed

RE: https://wandering.shop/@cstross/117304269712239346

Some of the wisest suggested to #regulate #GenAI as if they were #nuclear weapons. My question to that is:
"Would you entrust these #AI to entities with indicted records of #taxevasion, peddling products that harmed #children, or engaged in #anticompetitive practices - and some were guilty of more than one of these #felons (You know what #BigTech cos I'm talking about). Would you #trust them with the keys to such destructive power?"
#breakupbigtech #regulateAI 👇

Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM #Najib Razak to serve house arrest🤦‍♂️
"Najib, PM from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of #corruption in relation to the #embezzlement of #billions of dollars tied to #1MDB, a state investment fund he ⁠co-founded while in power.. It was the second #pardon for Najib🤬, ⁠who under the previous king in 2024 had his 12-year sentence halved & the fines imposed on him reduced"
👉 #Malaysia has gone down the filthy drain to become a #failedState..⚠️👎
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3321990/malaysian-king-allows-jailed-expm-najib-razak-to-serve-house-arrest

Weapons, spyware and #AIscams: #Anthropic exposes #Claude #misuse
🧐"some of te cases, which've added to mounting worries over risks posed by rapidly advancing #AI: #Spyware in Mali - Kamikaze #drones in #Russia - #Missile-making in #Yemen - #Propaganda in #France - Influencing in the #UAE - #China-based app studio built a network of more than 20 dating #apps that claimed to be staffed by real people but were secretly run by Claude"
👉What abt #OpenAI #Grok #Gemini #Muse ⁉️
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/3318429/weapons-spyware-and-ai-scams-anthropic-exposes-claude-misuse

Two #American women attempt to #smuggle US$1 million worth of #cannabis into Tokyo for a free trip to #Japan | #SoraNews24
"one of the suspects, a 25-year-old, admitted to the allegations of #smuggling and said she had heard that working as a #drugcourier meant her airfare and accommodation would be covered. She also said she was attracted by the opportunity to visit Japan"🤦‍♂️
👉American #lawlessness exported to the world🤬 #USA: Please keep your feral dogs locked up in situ‼️
https://soranews24.com/2026/09/11/two-american-women-attempt-to-smuggle-us1-million-worth-of-cannabis-into-tokyo-for-a-free-trip-to-japan/

RE: https://mstdn.social/@GeriAQuin/117218492138428736

👇 #StateOfTheNation 👇 #bananarepublic

RE: https://mastodon.social/@LillyHerself/117145778358406360

#mosstodon 👇
#BeautifulMonday 😊🌱👏👇

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Abelvicent/116984557181326115

#exactement - they don't understand #nature nor #science & they may be unaware of their ignorance too...🤔👇 #wildfire #sustainability

#TruthTuesday 👇
This bears repeating till governments do the work to corral unbridled #AI development: 👇

RE: https://mastodon.social/@joseph11lim/116871617986442634

Why I don't watch #WorldCup26 👇
#football ⚽️🧐👇

The true cost of #AI #scams isn’t financial - it's human
"Its called #cognitive #hacking.. tt, if not controlled & contained, wld eventually become so good u won't be able to distinguish truth fr falsehood. It'll destroy te trust & faith in institutions & people.. & u can't rely on tech cos to solve te prob.. #Governments & int'l org's need to be more actively involved in how AI #technology develops & to what purpose.. There's urgency to tackle it b4.. it'll be too late"🤦‍♂️
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/ai-deepfake-iswaran-interview-scam-cost-6224366