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X wins block on part of California’s content moderation law
X has won an appeal to block parts of California’s content moderation law, which requires social platforms to publicly post policies against hate speech and misinformation, as well as submit semiannual reports on their enforcement efforts. A federal appeals court decided on Wednesday that the reporting aspect of the law likely violates the First Amendment, as reported earlier by Bloomberg…
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UK law firms are facing a torrent of cyber threats – here’s why
Cyber attacks against UK law firms have surged in the last year, according to new research from Lubbock Fine. A study from the business advisory firm found there were 954 successful attacks against organizations in the legal sector, marking an increase on the 538 recorded in the year prior. A key factor in this, the study noted, is that cyber…
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California’s contentious AI safety bill gets closer to becoming a law – Computerworld
She argued that SB 1047 “will harm our emerging AI ecosystem,” particularly affecting sectors that are already at a disadvantage compared to major tech companies, such as the public sector, academia, and smaller tech firms. Even some AI researchers and developers who support the idea of regulation have criticized the bill. Andrew Ng, a prominent AI entrepreneur and former head…
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Controversial California AI Law Moves Forward
The California Appropriations Committee passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (also known as SB-1047) on Thursday, the latest move in the saga of regulating Silicon Valley. The state Assembly and Senate must still approve the bill before it becomes law. What is SB-1047? Known colloquially as California’s AI Act, and monitored closely across the…
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