Where should we draw the line? If a “ban” meant we could not identify the people who stormed the capital, would that be too far?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78qyy/fourth-amendment-is-not-for-sale-act-would-ban-clearview-and-warrantless-location-data-purchases

'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act' Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases

A sweeping proposed piece of legislation with support from both Democrats and Republicans will ban law enforcement agencies from buying data from controversial firm Clearview AI, as well as force agencies to obtain a warrant before sourcing location data from brokers.

A new sin?

https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/04/21/a-growing-problem-of-deepfake-geography-how-ai-falsifies-satellite-images/

A growing problem of ‘deepfake geography’: How AI falsifies satellite images

A fire in Central Park seems to appear as a smoke plume and a line of flames in a satellite image. Colorful lights on Diwali night in India, seen from space, seem to show widespread fireworks activity.

Both images exemplify what a new University of Washington-led study calls “location spoofing.” The photos — created by different people, for different purposes — are fake but look like genuine images of real places. And with the more sophisticated AI technologies available today, researchers warn that such “deepfake geography” could become a growing problem.

… “This isn’t just Photoshopping things. It’s making data look uncannily realistic,” said Bo Zhao, assistant professor of geography at the UW and lead author of the study, which published April 21 in the journal Cartography and Geographic Information Science. “The techniques are already there. We’re just trying to expose the possibility of using the same techniques, and of the need to develop a coping strategy for it.”

Are we the tortoise or the hare? I haven’t see slow, steady progress nor have I seen a jack rabbit start.

https://www.axios.com/regulate-ai-artificial-intelligence-9afe3bd9-65c1-434a-a9de-59019ff8fd9b.html

The global race to regulate AI

On Wednesday, the EU revealed a detailed proposal on how AI should be regulated, banning some uses outright and defining which uses of AI are deemed "high-risk."

(Related) The first of (I’m sure) many attempta to analyze the Act.

https://www.politico.eu/article/6-key-battles-europes-ai-law-artificial-intelligence-act/

6 key battles ahead for Europe’s AI law

The European Commission has unveiled its new rulebook for artificial intelligence, a power play that seals the bloc's reputation as a global rulemaker for tech.

Now comes the hard part — convincing lawmakers, lobbyists and national politicians that its Artificial Intelligence Act is fit for purpose and won't hobble innovation or hurt fundamental rights.

1. Bans, and how they are worded

2. Defining 'high-risk'

3. Conformity assessments

4. A new AI board

5. Parliamentary scrutiny

6. Negotiations with Council

Perspective. I think this is becoming a trend. Lots of related articles.

https://thenextweb.com/news/12-us-states-biden-ban-combustion-washington-california?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheNextWeb+%28The+Next+Web+All+Stories%29

12 US states call for Biden to ban combustion cars from 2035

Get a load of this. America is finally coming down hard on combustion engine vehicles.

Governors of 12 US states are campaigning for President Biden to take a leaf out of California and Washington’s play book, and ban combustion engined cars by 2035.

Tools. Because I run into so many PDFs.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-powerful-chrome-tools-for-all-your-pdf-needs/

10 Powerful Google Chrome PDF Extensions and Apps

If you are a Chrome user, there are several extensions and apps that are quite useful. From viewing and editing, to merging and splitting, there is a PDF tool here for almost anything you need.