@Liberationtech

One of the world's leading communities for tech for good. Founded at @Stanford in 2008. @nytimes featured. Helped launch @joindiaspora, now @WeVoyce.

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Oct 8
Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’ theguardian.com/media/2026/o…

Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’

Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his testimony cost it billions

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Oct 7
The Anthropic researcher whose resignation made waves last month says he was 'working to automate' himself businessinsider.com/former-a… via @businessinsider

The Anthropic researcher whose resignation made waves last month says he was 'working to automate'...

Jacob Coxon, who resigned from Anthropic last month, warned that once AI can conduct its own research, "humans will be much further out of the loop."

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Aug 1
Google rolls back satellite image AI tool in less than 24 hours after launch, says: We have also seen people sharing screenshots - The Times of India share.google/T1q78dh48wDyWJz…

Google rolls back satellite image AI tool in less than 24 hours after launch, says: We have also...

In less than a day after Google unveiled a new feature that allowed users to create AI-generated satellite images with the click of a button on its Google Earth platform, the company announced it was...

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Jul 29
Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development | CNN Business share.google/xHAT4NE7iTAeMNs…

Employees from the world’s biggest AI companies want the US to be ready to slow AI development |...

Top staffers from the biggest AI and technology companies urged the US government to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development so that safety and security measures can catch up in an open...

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Jun 7
Altman and Amodei signed a letter asking Congress to mandate screening for synthetic DNA sales as AI makes creating a bioweapon easier fortune.com/2026/06/05/opena…

AI CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft set aside their rivalry to warn Congress AI is making...

The signatories want Congress to mandate screening for synthetic DNA sales as AI makes creating a bioweapon easier.

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Apr 21
How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded theguardian.com/technology/2… | Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO’s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligence

How a fiery attack on Sam Altman’s home unfolded

Molotov cocktail attack on OpenAI CEO’s home comes amid growing discontent against artificial intelligence

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Apr 6
thenextweb.com/news/linkedin…

LinkedIn secretly scans 6,000+ browser extensions and fingerprints your device

LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects 48 device data points, none of it disclosed in its privacy policy.

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Mar 29
‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian share.google/qk2oCltHpbcBcwz…

‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

US release of horror novel Shy Girl cancelled and UK book discontinued after suspected AI use, as publishers feel ‘cold shiver’

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Mar 25
OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video app just months after launch | CNN Business share.google/5OSjquP7IdEkIpM…

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video app just months after launch | CNN Business

OpenAI is winding down Sora, the video generation app it launched to much fanfare last year that signaled a bigger push into creative tools and social media.

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Feb 1
AI revolution: the case for Universal Basic Income share.google/czCZt1SXJ0Ysiza… | The U.S. is headed for mass unemployment, and no one is prepared

The US is headed for mass unemployment, and no one is prepared

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is no longer a liberal fantasy, but a necessity to prevent social fracture and buy time as AI continues to replace jobs faster than institutions can adapt.

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Autom Tagsa@autom8Jan 2
Scientists found a 'yellow brick road' at the bottom of the ocean share.google/8S0JIlsxA29B7pc…

Scientists Discovered a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Ocean

Where does it lead?

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Autom Tagsa@autom828 Dec 2025
People who drink bottled water on a daily basis ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year | WIRED share.google/nf3D7aPKwAFUa4J…

People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who...

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Autom Tagsa@autom81 Dec 2025
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer via @forbes forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/…

Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer

Warning: What happens on your Android, doesn’t stay on your Android — not if it's a work phone.

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The New Stack
@thenewstack10 Nov 2025
"I have one kid in college right now. As I watch him navigate education in this AI world, I keep asking myself: How do people learn when AI can do so much of their work?" Thanks to @gitlab thenewstack.io/whats-next-fo…

What's Next for Developer Teams: How To Prepare Now

How the disconnect between AI promises and reality will force a fundamental rethink of human-developer collaboration.

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WIRED
@WIRED22 Oct 2025
A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities. wired.com/story/ai-models-so…

AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too

A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.

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Autom Tagsa@autom814 Oct 2025
It's official—traffic lights with four colors and a new white light are coming, and they will change the way we drive forever share.google/soS57LijjpmHYn8…
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Autom Tagsa@autom84 Oct 2025
Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as a waitress and saved ‘every penny’ on a one-way ticket to Africa | Fortune share.google/WgNQQY5BHOqYnkC…

Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as a waitress and...

No degree. No academic training. Not even money for university. How Jane Goodall went from waitress to world icon.

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VentureBeat
@VentureBeat15 Sep 2025
The inference crisis: Why AI economics are upside down bit.ly/4gvAcrA
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Reuters
@Reuters15 Sep 2025
Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds reut.rs/3JXhM6T reut.rs/3JXhM6T

Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds

More than half of U.S. healthcare workers are actively looking to leave their current jobs, according to a new survey, underscoring mounting pressure on an already strained system.

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WIRED
@WIRED14 Sep 2025
A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology. wired.com/story/us-spyware-i…

US Investment in Spyware Is Skyrocketing

A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology.

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