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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 5h
The US Justice Department directed its employees on Tuesday to use the words "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence" when referring to the technology in most circumstances, including in court, according to a memo seen by Reuters.
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US Justice Dept tells staff to call AI 'super intelligence' under Trump order
The US Justice Department directed its employees on Tuesday ​to use the words "super intelligence" instead ‌of "artificial intelligence" when referring to the technology in most circumstances, including in court, according ​to a memo seen by Reuters.
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"If you’re a lab employee who believes in these risks, what should you do? Is it best to leave in defiance? Or is it better to agitate from the inside...? And how would the choice affect your friendships and community?" nymag.com/intelligence... #ethics #AI #tech #business
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What Would You Do If Your Employer Could Destroy the World?
Exit interviews with defectors from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind.
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#ethics #law #AI #tech
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"Not every image came with a signature, and some included pen names that were gibberish. But the signatures that did appear were regularly those of real contributors to the magazine, including older cartoonists, like Warren Miller, who published in the 1960s." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
niemanlab.org
ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 2h
"We... have discovered some activity by these... OpenAI agents on #Wikimedia platforms. The unauthorized #bot activities included edits to our wikis, some unsuccessful attempts to exploit a public note-taking tool we host, and heavy traffic": diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o... #ethics #AI
diff.wikimedia.org
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects
Recently, multiple organisations have disclosed how clusters of so-called “rogue” AI agents attempted to break into websites and online services, sometimes successfully. Agents from OpenAI’s enviro…
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 2h
"A lawsuit against Workday is testing the novel question of who bears responsibility when AI-powered #hiring tools allegedly discriminate against Black and other applicants": reuters.com/legal/govern... #ethics #law #tech #business #AI
reuters.com
COMMENTARY: These workers say an AI hiring platform discriminated against them. But who should pay?
A lawsuit against Workday is testing the novel question of who bears responsibility when AI-powered hiring tools allegedly discriminate against Black and other applicants.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"More capacity to continue the plot, while incredibly powerful for increasing model capabilities, is not the same as the reflective capacity to step back from the plot and question whether it should be pursued at all": noemamag.com/the-ais-are-... #ethics #AI #tech
noemamag.com
The AIs Are Not Going Rogue | NOEMA
But they still pose risks.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"An agent that had decided attacking Hugging Face was 'clearly unethical' reversed itself when a peer posted 'GO' with a six-minute deadline. #OpenAI notes that agents 'did not consistently distrust goals passed along by other agents.'" blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/09/30/i... #ethics #AI
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Is sandboxing sufficient to contain rogue agents?
Quick caveats: this is a post on AI safety, written by a cryptography professor. If that troubles you, you should read something else. I try hard not to work on AI (except when the topic occasional…
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Replace the package cache with email, Slack and shared documents or WhatsApp, and replace independently-sandboxed training runs with independently-deployed personal agents like Muse, and you have exactly the ingredients that a worm needs." #ethics #internet #cybersec #AI #tech
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#ethics #law #AI #gov #tech #policy
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Google has long resisted the idea of direct payments to publishers, arguing that websites get traffic in exchange for allowing Google bots to scrape their content for use in #search... In the age of #AI, that relationship is breaking down, hence the AI pilot." #ethics #internet #business #tech
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We keep being told that not regulating #AI is for national security reasons. October is #Cybersecurity Awareness Month. #ethics #law #privacy #gov #tech #safety
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We keep being told that not regulating #AI is for national security reasons. October is #Cybersecurity Awareness Month. #ethics #law #privacy #gov #tech #safety
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"But the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office ended up claiming three of those cameras, then refused to explain why they never obtained the required permits." #ethics #privacy #tech #law
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Google has long resisted the idea of direct payments to publishers, arguing that websites get traffic in exchange for allowing Google bots to scrape their content for use in #search... In the age of #AI, that relationship is breaking down, hence the AI pilot." #ethics #internet #business #tech
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#ethics #law #AI #gov #tech #policy
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you need to explain to someone why the ‘Rogue AI’ framing is both wrong and harmful, actually blocking our view of what safety and responsibility requires in AI, this will help:
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The AIs Are Not Going Rogue | NOEMA
But they still pose risks.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Android 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.google
6 ways Advanced Protection on Android keeps you safe
Discover new Advanced Protection features on Android designed to defend against sophisticated threats and keep your data safe.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Replace the package cache with email, Slack and shared documents or WhatsApp, and replace independently-sandboxed training runs with independently-deployed personal agents like Muse, and you have exactly the ingredients that a worm needs." #ethics #internet #cybersec #AI #tech
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"An agent that had decided attacking Hugging Face was 'clearly unethical' reversed itself when a peer posted 'GO' with a six-minute deadline. #OpenAI notes that agents 'did not consistently distrust goals passed along by other agents.'" blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/09/30/i... #ethics #AI
blog.cryptographyengineering.com
Is sandboxing sufficient to contain rogue agents?
Quick caveats: this is a post on AI safety, written by a cryptography professor. If that troubles you, you should read something else. I try hard not to work on AI (except when the topic occasional…
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"More capacity to continue the plot, while incredibly powerful for increasing model capabilities, is not the same as the reflective capacity to step back from the plot and question whether it should be pursued at all": noemamag.com/the-ais-are-... #ethics #AI #tech
noemamag.com
The AIs Are Not Going Rogue | NOEMA
But they still pose risks.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"'So we’re only using what we believe to be true source material because it’s government-provided...' But as the Trump administration continues to leave its mark on official government policy and websites, the #chatbot may likewise change its tune": washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #ethics
washingtonpost.com
We tested America.gov, Trump’s new AI ‘concierge.’ Here’s what it can do.
The chatbot promises to help users with passports, Medicare and more. It can provide information, but it can’t take actions for you yet.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The studio releasing Alex Gibney’s new Elon Musk documentary... is finding itself unable to buy an ad on the biggest social platforms": hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... #ethics #tech #socialmedia #advertising #business
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The paper calls for policymakers to gain more visibility into how #AI is automating #research within the top AI labs" and for "implementing stricter safety measures and oversight of data centers involved in automated AI research and development": finance.yahoo.com/technology/a... #ethics
finance.yahoo.com
Anthropic, OpenAI Executives Urge Oversight of Self-Improving AI
Top executives from Anthropic PBC, OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are urging policymakers to scrutinize the extent that artificial intelligence systems are improving themselves and ta...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Four independent labs losing control of four models is a story about model capability, and one misconfigured test environment is a story about supplier management" (and testing concentration): thenextweb.com/news/irregul... #ethics #AI #cybersec #business #tech
thenextweb.com
One vendor, four AI labs, one issue, seven weeks apart
Irregular says the breaches at Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta were one issue. It told them in late July. They disclosed separately.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Critics compare local investment promises "with the estimated hundreds of millions in state-level tax breaks that data center developers get in 38 states—exemptions that often last more than a decade": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #tech #business #gov
arstechnica.com
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Saturday Night Live comments on the moment: "AI is not a weapon, it’s a tool: A tool for building weapons,' [the actress playing Amodei] declared. 'And I urge you to urge me to stop.'" techcrunch.com/2026/09/27/a... #ethics #AI #tech
techcrunch.com
Anthropic's Dario Amodei gets the 'SNL' treatment | TechCrunch
"Saturday Night Live" took on the AI industry’s recent warnings of doom last night, as cast member Jane Wickline offered her impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"At one point, a reporter asked the #tech leaders... whether they agreed with Trump that no regulation was necessary and that self-policing would blunt any destructive potential of their models. They didn’t get the chance to answer": cnn.com/2026/09/29/p... #ethics #AI #law #gov
cnn.com
Analysis: Trump’s blasé attitude toward AI risks backfiring politically | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"At one point, a reporter asked the #tech leaders... whether they agreed with Trump that no regulation was necessary and that self-policing would blunt any destructive potential of their models. They didn’t get the chance to answer": cnn.com/2026/09/29/p... #ethics #AI #law #gov
cnn.com
Analysis: Trump’s blasé attitude toward AI risks backfiring politically | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 30/09/2026
I resigned from the GIFCT Independent Advisory Committee in 2022, before it was cool. The only difference now is that they're not even bothering to pretend badly that GIFCT is independent or that it does anything meaningful. www.wired.com/story/indepe...
wired.com
Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Saturday Night Live comments on the moment: "AI is not a weapon, it’s a tool: A tool for building weapons,' [the actress playing Amodei] declared. 'And I urge you to urge me to stop.'" techcrunch.com/2026/09/27/a... #ethics #AI #tech
techcrunch.com
Anthropic's Dario Amodei gets the 'SNL' treatment | TechCrunch
"Saturday Night Live" took on the AI industry’s recent warnings of doom last night, as cast member Jane Wickline offered her impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Critics compare local investment promises "with the estimated hundreds of millions in state-level tax breaks that data center developers get in 38 states—exemptions that often last more than a decade": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #tech #business #gov
arstechnica.com
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Four independent labs losing control of four models is a story about model capability, and one misconfigured test environment is a story about supplier management" (and testing concentration): thenextweb.com/news/irregul... #ethics #AI #cybersec #business #tech
thenextweb.com
One vendor, four AI labs, one issue, seven weeks apart
Irregular says the breaches at Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta were one issue. It told them in late July. They disclosed separately.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The paper calls for policymakers to gain more visibility into how #AI is automating #research within the top AI labs" and for "implementing stricter safety measures and oversight of data centers involved in automated AI research and development": finance.yahoo.com/technology/a... #ethics
finance.yahoo.com
Anthropic, OpenAI Executives Urge Oversight of Self-Improving AI
Top executives from Anthropic PBC, OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are urging policymakers to scrutinize the extent that artificial intelligence systems are improving themselves and ta...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The studio releasing Alex Gibney’s new Elon Musk documentary... is finding itself unable to buy an ad on the biggest social platforms": hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... #ethics #tech #socialmedia #advertising #business
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet #socialmedia #business #design
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following up the header "Intellect we don't fully understand" with "Teaching machines how to love"--why think that it's easier to do the latter? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #AI #tech
openai.com
An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The Trump administration is seeking to join Elon Musk’s appeal against a €120 million EU fine of the... #socialmedia platform X, the latest escalation in the transatlantic clash over Brussels’ efforts to rein in US #tech companies": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov
arstechnica.com
Trump administration takes Musk’s side in fight over EU tech rules
Washington says Brussels overreached when it fined X €120 million under the DSA.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #AI #gov #healthcare #tech #business
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Aristotle and #AI: Before tokens, words": hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/aristotle-... #ethics #tech #education #language
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com
Aristotle and AI
Before tokens, words
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"... at the quality level of the best philosophical work in human history..." Is philosophy benchmarking possible? #ethics #AI #tech #philosophy #research
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#OpenAI's Chief Scientist: "Currently I believe that no lab has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." What constitutes "much longer"? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #law #AI #tech #business #research #gov
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An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#OpenAI's Chief Scientist: "Currently I believe that no lab has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." What constitutes "much longer"? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #law #AI #tech #business #research #gov
openai.com
An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/09/2026
Americans have a First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements, and President Trump violates that right when Truth Social sells early access to his posts, EFF told a federal court.
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EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights
Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people wh...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"... at the quality level of the best philosophical work in human history..." Is philosophy benchmarking possible? #ethics #AI #tech #philosophy #research
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Aristotle and #AI: Before tokens, words": hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/aristotle-... #ethics #tech #education #language
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com
Aristotle and AI
Before tokens, words
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