Reposted by Just GiulioEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 5hThe headline they assigned is pretty hilarious, too. Professor points out that a fictional story is fictional! That that is news, well. 4515
Reposted by Just GiulioProPublica @propublica.org · 15hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 8552723085
Reposted by Just GiulioFrank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 10hThere’s “a default stance of protecting the company and not really thinking about the broader consequences of that.” nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comWhat Would You Do If Your Employer Could Destroy the World?Exit interviews with defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind. 278
Reposted by Just GiulioSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 20588281614
Reposted by Just GiulioBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 13hAnti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2648513060
Reposted by Just GiulioGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 13hI LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1133931251
Reposted by Just GiulioStop Killer Robots @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026From António Guterres to leaders and officials from Mexico, Greece, Barbados, Ukraine, and beyond, governments and UN officials highlighted concerns about #AutonomousWeapons, human control and the need for international law. Swipe through for key quotes from the week. 🧵 #KillerRobots #UNGA 141
Reposted by Just GiulioSEHLAC @redsehlac.bsky.social · 7hSEHLAC junto a @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social, impulsamos normas internacionales que prohíban sistemas de armas autónomas que no garanticen un control humano significativo. Las voces de líderes refuerzan la urgencia de avanzar hacia un instrumento jurídicamente vinculante. #MartesdeSKR Leé abajo😍 012
Reposted by Just GiulioPrivacy International @privacyinternational.org · 16hNorway's move is a welcome protection against big tech's greedy attempts to extract ever more data, often in absence of any thought for the privacy or rights of others. No reality exists in which people expect to be secretly surveilled going about their daily lives apnews.com/article/norw...apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/norway-ai-glasses-ban-be20dbd949ce058023864b66219f9c2b 154
Reposted by Just GiulioElke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 8hIn the current landscape of Responsible AI we're moving further away from the crucial ethical questions. Some thoughts from me on the occasion of the 2026 Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs Global Ethics Day www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/online-exclu...ethicsandinternationalaffairs.orgThe Ethics of Responsibility in a World of Military AIResponsibility in warfare remains a human affair. Rather than ask “what is required to make instruments of violence legally compliant?,” we should ask “is what we are doing right now likely to propel ... 175
Reposted by Just GiulioConflict and Environment Observatory @ceobs.org · 05/10/2026We spoke to @thenationalnews.com about the environmental consequences of the Israeli-US war against #Iran, oil spills aside, international attention and interest has been unusually short lived by the standards of recent conflicts www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/20...thenationalnews.comGulf nations urged to tackle 'unprecedented' environmental damage from Iran war | The NationalEfforts to safeguard mangroves, seagrass and corals are needed, scientists say 063
Reposted by Just GiulioMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Germany knows from its own history where it leads when state power flouts the law and humanity. So supporting the ICC... is also part of our historic responsibility." Germany’s foreign minister visits the #ICC, pledging full support despite Trump’s sanctions: apnews.com/article/icc-...apnews.comGermany’s foreign minister visits the ICC, pledging full support despite Trump's sanctionsGerman Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has visited the International Criminal Court to show support for the tribunal. The court faces criticism from U.S. 32514
Reposted by Just GiulioCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...blog.documentfoundation.orgYes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community BlogOne of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us... 5155992124
Reposted by Just GiulioThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In which @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social remind us that the risk of AI is not "superintelligence gone rogue," but human reliance on flawed systems in high-stakes situations: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 19462
Reposted by Just GiulioEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026New York Times’ Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AI reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/new-yor...reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.ukNew York Times’ Malachy Browne on the future of visual investigations in the age of AIWhen Malachy Browne started piecing together videos of the Arab Spring in early 2011, he wasn’t thinking about building a new kind of journalism. He was just trying to figure out what was real.What be... 07025
Reposted by Just Giulioevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Android has rolled out some new features for Advanced Protection, including intrusion logging, which is especially useful for survivors because nearly all commercially-available Android stalkerware is installed by a person with physical access logging in: blog.google/security/and...blog.google6 ways Advanced Protection on Android keeps you safeDiscover new Advanced Protection features on Android designed to defend against sophisticated threats and keep your data safe. 116887
Reposted by Just GiulioKim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Exclusive: Israeli spyware maker Paragon positions itself as more responsible than competitor NSO Group. But company's new US CEO says in candid interview that while they will cut off customers who misuse their spyware they have no ability to detect or investigate customer misuse, nor want abilitywired.comThe Secrets of a US Spyware KingIn an exclusive interview with WIRED, Paragon Solutions CEO Andrew Boyd reveals the limits of the company’s promise to keep bad actors from abusing its powerful espionage tool. 12922
Reposted by Just GiulioNathalie Maréchal, PhD @nathaliemarechal.net · 01/10/2026I absolutely know who needs to hear this, though I won’t name names. Progressive orgs need to stop pretending that “AGI” and “x-risk” are ideas to take seriously. No one is building a computer god that could go rogue and turn us into paper clips. 821372
Reposted by Just GiulioDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Abolish 👋 Capital 👋 Punishment 👋 NOW 👋 inhumane, arbitrary, and never a power government should have. 16617
Reposted by Just GiulioFabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026E un altro pezzo di democrazia muore, una tecnologia autoritaria alla volta www.hdblog.it/sicurezza/ar... 1213
Reposted by Just Giuliogquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"If collecting data were the same as knowing things, Nairobi would be one of the best-understood cities in the world. It isn't. Why, and what we could build instead" medium.com/spatial-coll...medium.comWe Don’t Have a Data Collection ProblemWhy so much field data ends up in a closet, and what it would take to change that. 0114
Just Giulio @giuliowolfe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Your regular reminder that: 1) we don't owe anyone a debate 2) stupid / malicious actors thrive on clout, and know no shame 3) when in doubt "block/mute and move on" is always a good idea 000
Just Giulio @giuliowolfe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New memeable content just dropped. Please screenshot at will and spread the wisdom 0254
Reposted by Just GiulioMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social 131395542
Reposted by Just GiulioEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If the last 15 years of work on things like MH17 and chemical weapon use tells me anything is you'll need a lot more than mere evidence to change the mind of any denialist. 13598159
Reposted by Just GiulioCraig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 28/09/202650 years at work... ... Unfortunately, some very bad actors have figured out how to "flood the zone" with bullshit, including Search Engine Optimization, which has led to LLMs routinely lying to people. www.linkedin.com/pulse/my-fir...linkedin.comMy first day at work, 50 years ago todayFifty years ago, 27 September 1976, I entered the adult, grown up workforce, taking a job at IBM in south Florida. I was working on a (doomed) mini-computer, the Series/1. 1152
Reposted by Just Giuliove, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 28/09/2026People will literally be like "AI slop is ruining the internet" and then spend 24 hours angrily discussing a TikTok video of a woman who put a bonsai in her fridge for clicks. 0311
Reposted by Just GiulioMark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"While the impact has been limited, these trials set the principle of individual criminal responsibility of company directors in international crimes." In Nuremberg, “we started to judge company executives and managers" justiceinfo.net/en/106304-nu... 072
Reposted by Just GiulioDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Really great piece for the @globalvoices.org Protest in Democracy spotlight, from our friends at @rankingdigitalrights.org globalvoices.org/2026/09/28/w...globalvoices.orgWhen telcos shut down the internet, they shut down protests for the governmentRoom to protest is narrowing in Africa, as governments lean on arrests, curfews, and internet blackouts to blunt dissent. When the streets become too dangerous, dissent often migrates online. 094
Reposted by Just GiulioLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Spyware maker Paragon is reportedly going public. "Paragon and REDLattice generated combined revenue of $267 million in the 12 months ended June 2026, representing a 29% increase from the same period a year earlier." www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/ar...calcalistech.comIsraeli cyber company Paragon to go public through Nasdaq SPAC merger at $1.25 billion valuation | CTechThe company and U.S. partner REDLattice generated $267 million in combined revenue over the past year, up 29%. 197
Reposted by Just GiulioRon Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At @citizenlab.ca we spend enormous time labouring over the ethical and legal limits to our investigative methods (for good reason!) If we didn't, we'd surely be shut down. Meanwhile AI platforms routinely unleash their systems to hack left, right and centre *without consequence* 🤷♂️ 12510
Reposted by Just GiulioLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all 7359802002
Reposted by Just GiulioEzequiel Jimenez @ezejim.bsky.social · 26/09/20263/3 Withdrawals have a direct impact in the cooperation and budget regimes of the Court on top of denying access to justice to victims, in this case, potentially related to environmental crimes. Vanuatu’s proposal for ecocide together with Fiji and Samoa will now be weakened. 121
Reposted by Just GiulioDoctors Without Borders @doctorswithoutborders.org · 25/09/2026Israeli forces demolished 12 homes, as well as water tanks and animal shelters earlier this week in Masafer Yatta in the West Bank, Palestine. This was third mass demolition in Masafer Yatta just this month. 11214
Reposted by Just GiulioSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.apple.newsThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood ReporterThe Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing. 763616945
Reposted by Just Giulioevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Listen, I just think it's weird that the same people who are saying they're worried that AI is going to wipe out humanity are also eager for military contracts that will give AI control of weapons. 431433341
Reposted by Just GiulioAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest booksWas a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"? 17887390
Reposted by Just GiulioAstra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.” 282158854
Reposted by Just GiulioDonald Campbell @dncampbell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good piece from @marthadark.bsky.social on Palantir's new lobbyist: "in 2015, he brought a legal challenge against the UK Government over its plans to 'spy on citizens.' Now, he’s taking up a role at the world’s most prominent spy-tech company."techpolicy.pressPalantir's New Senior VP Swaps Lords Pass for Labour LeverageLord Tom Watson’s new position contrasts starkly with his public views a decade ago, writes Foxglove's Martha Dark. 124
Just Giulio @giuliowolfe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Register here to join us: rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightscon-...rightscon.summit.tc 000
Just Giulio @giuliowolfe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Join us online today (1:30pm CEST - link in first reply) to co-create a collaborative, multistakeholder emergency response mechanism to protect Internet access in conflicts and crises! This online session is part of @rightscon.org Continues @accessnow.org @apc.org @7amleh.bsky.social 134
Reposted by Just GiulioVas Panagiotopoulos @vaspanagiotopoulos.com · 23/09/2026🇮🇹New @irpimedia.eu investigation: Dataflow Security, founded by hacker Luca Todesco, develops exploits targeting computers and smartphones – and has generated nearly €63m in three years, mostly from outside the EU. irpimedia.irpi.eu/dataflow-cyb... 242
Reposted by Just GiulioYvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So the blockade was lifted and one key part of the agreement was that FAMAS/AC should stop atrocities and harassment against pastoralists in transhumance zones. But it seems the opposite is happening in spite of frantic efforts by community leaders to talk to all sides. Microcosm of Mali crisis 131
Reposted by Just GiulioAccess Now @accessnow.org · 19/09/2026Join @djleufer.bsky.social, our Senior Policy Analyst, and experts from Signal, the UK AI Security Institute, Diversa + the Swiss Federal Office of Communications at RightsCon Continues for a chat on rights-respecting AI governance. 📅 Sep 22 | 9:15 pm CEST rightscon.summit.tc/catalog/righ... 054
Reposted by Just GiulioDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026“our ai broke out and hacked some organisations” = "we failed to set up appropriate safeguards, failed to continuously monitor our experiments, and ignored a basic principle of reinforcement learning: if hacking gets rewarded, the system learns to hack" 13698206