Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Can’t lie, I’m so tired of the consciousness conversation that even its rebuttals are exhausting 4283
Daniel Leufer (Access Now) @djleufer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Old news already, but I knew the signatories on that Future of Life Institute letter on Superintelligence were extremely weird and questionable (Steve Bannon most of all) but I have to say I was blindsided and downright impressed to see this name on it 000
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Where does the “it’s not x, it’s y” come from? It’s not only training data: LLMs are trained to use language to arrive at “answers.” Whatever we’re incentivizing and disincentivizing in our use of language when we resist “sounding like AI” has big implications for students, and for human thought.mail.cyberneticforests.comIt's Not Just X. It's Y.Against the Quantification of Integrity When the measure of language becomes its target, it ceases to be good language. 💡Nerd Rating: 1/5. I discuss the origins of certain linguistic tics in LLMs a... 713048
Daniel Leufer (Access Now) @djleufer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Hands down the best thing I've read on AI and the attacks on Iran 000
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Amos Toh @amostoh.bsky.social · 23/03/2026We at @brennancenter.org found that Palantir’s defense revenue surged over the last decade. 2025 was their most profitable year ever. Numbers can mislead. But sometimes they just don’t lie. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... 16440
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 22/03/2026How Palantir, not Anthropic, led US bombs to kill 175 civilians, mostly 7-12yo girls, in a school in Minab, Iran on Feb 28. How embedding automation - not LLMs in this case, just image processing and sensor fusion - in military workflows mutes human judgment, causes errors, & diverts accountability.artificialbureaucracy.substack.comKill ChainOn the automated bureaucratic machinery that killed 175 children 11624791310
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)olgacronin.bsky.social @olgacronin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026This is the Garda Siochana (Recording Devices) Amendment Bill 2025 We're told this is not the much talked about FRT bill as that is, as yet, unwritten. But it's unclear what this novel term "biometric analysis" actually means. It is not defined in the AI Act. data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachta...data.oireachtas.ie 2104
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Amos Toh @amostoh.bsky.social · 23/02/20261/ The dispute between Anthropic and DOD over the limits of using AI in warfare is escalating. I’ll have more to say on what these limits should be in a @brennancenter.org report out next month. But for now, here’s what you need to know, and what’s truly at stake 🧵: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/t...nytimes.comDefense Dept. and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety 212553
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Luis Barrueto @lebarrueto.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Amazing colleagues @djleufer.bsky.social and Vlad have just finished a triad of articles analizing LLMs and fleshing out the reasons why we should stop the push to make the much-hyped word-guessing machines ubiquitous. Check it out: www.accessnow.org/artificial-i... @accessnow.orgaccessnow.orgArtificial Insecurity: access and availability in the age of AI - Access NowIn the third part of our blog series, we look at how the availability of systems is impacted by the proliferation of large language models. 021
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Access Now @accessnow.org · 19/02/2026Have you ever asked a question ChatGPT refuses to answer? Or used an AI agent that deleted your data? Check out part 3 of our blog series on AI and Digital Security, where we explore how AI tools impact access to and availability of systems we rely on:accessnow.orgArtificial Insecurity: access and availability in the age of AI - Access NowIn the third part of our blog series, we look at how the availability of systems is impacted by the proliferation of large language models. 035
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Access Now @accessnow.org · 19/02/2026We’re back with a reminder: don’t forget to register for “The AI Cyber Nexus: a strategic dialogue on global security, trust, and governance,” where we’ll explore how AI governance and cybersecurity intersect and what it means for people’s rights. www.accessnow.org/event/access... 053
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)awo.agency @awo.agency · 04/02/2026AWO’s Algorithm Governance Roundup is out! This month, we spoke to Daniel Leufer @djleufer.bsky.social about how the AI Omnibus could weaken fundamental rights safeguards in the AI Act.👇 eomail5.com/web-version?...awo.agencyAlgorithm Governance NewsletterAlgorithm Governance Roundup is a new monthly newsletter to support and connect with organisations working on algorithm governance, with a special focus on the UK and EU. Every month we … 124
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)esme harrington @esmeharrington.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Newsletter is out! Was great to speak to @djleufer.bsky.social about how the EU's AI Omnibus undermines key AI Act transparency requirements – which were a crucial step towards accountability & fundamental rights redress – and the broader context of simplification. Well worth a read here.👇 021
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Access Now @accessnow.org · 06/02/2026Has your favorite chatbot spilled your gossip? Did an AI agent just expose your credit card details? Our new blog series on AI and digital security shows how AI tools threaten privacy and confidentiality, and why human rights safeguards are essential. www.accessnow.org/artificial-i...accessnow.orgArtificial Insecurity: how AI tools compromise confidentiality - Access NowIn the first part of our blog series on the dodgy digital security practices underlying advanced AI tools, we unpack how LLMs can jeopardize the confidentiality of people’s data. 164
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Elisa Guillaume ✊️ @elisaguillaume.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Digital Rights Are on the Chopping Block in the European Commission’s Omnibus #DigitalOmnibus By @djleufer.bsky.social of @accessnow.org www.techpolicy.press/digital-righ...techpolicy.pressDigital Rights Are on the Chopping Block in the European Commission’s Omnibus | TechPolicy.PressChanges proposed under the Digital Omnibus point to a shift away from empowering people and towards granting discretion to business, writes Daniel Leufer. 122
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Big news this evening This EU ruling has been 7 years in the making www.iccl.ie/digital-data...iccl.ieEU ruling: tracking-based advertising by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, X, across Europe has no legal basisEU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and ... 15558277
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 14/05/2025This is bleak reading 1502226274898
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Daniel Leufer (Access Now) @djleufer.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Looking forward to this vital discussion at @cpdpconferences.bsky.social next week 023
Daniel Leufer (Access Now) @djleufer.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Looking forward to this vital discussion at @cpdpconferences.bsky.social next week 023
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Technologies at war: The role of tech companies & the EU in facilitating war crimes and genocide in Gaza Organised by @accessnow.org with Daniel Leufer (moderator), Marwa Fatafta, Sarah Chander, @docmattmoudi.bsky.social, @lydiadeleeuw.bsky.social More info: cpdp.be/1936 #TheWorldIsWatching #CPDP 045
Reposted by Daniel Leufer (Access Now)Access Now @accessnow.org · 06/05/2025A major win for privacy! Israeli spyware company NSO has been ordered to pay almost $168 million in damages for targeting WhatsApp with Pegasus spyware. Access Now and partners will continue to advocate for NSO to be held accountable for its actions. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...accessnow.orgNSO Fined $168 Million for Pegasus Spyware Attack on WhatsAppIn a landmark verdict, NSO Group must pay almost $168 million in damages for using Pegasus spyware to target WhatsApp. 095