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Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SavePirongrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SavePirongrong</span></a><br>🇹🇭"Pirongrong's case hilights fierce internal conflicts in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NBTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NBTC</span></a>. It's open secret tt e 7 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commissioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commissioners</span></a> r divided to 2 opposing camps. Tis lack of unity raises serious qns abt whether NBTC is capable of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> e <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telecom</span></a> indust, protect'g <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> &amp; fostering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/faircompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faircompetition</span></a>.. glaring eg is e controversial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrueDTAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueDTAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megamerger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megamerger</span></a> which drew heavy criticism.. NBTC board voted 3–2 to approve e <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/merger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merger</span></a>.. Pirongrong was 1 of 2 comm'ers who voted against"<br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2956643/nbtc-faces-huge-hurdles" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/2956643/nbtc-faces-huge-hurdles</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> hopes to eradicate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> that would oversee <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> X </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> made a big leap late last month toward his long-shot goal of turning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> into an "everything app," a service that could encompass a broad range of services, including the ability to transfer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a>, similar to Venmo or PayPal.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/broligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>broligarchy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-5293382/x-elon-musk-doge-cfpb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-52933</span><span class="invisible">82/x-elon-musk-doge-cfpb</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Finland to devise new subsidy to encourage nuclear power build-up <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/656435/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/656435/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/balance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>balance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/double" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>double</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/facility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facility</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finnish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finnish</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finns</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/flexibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flexibility</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grid</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/guarantee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guarantee</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InPrinciple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InPrinciple</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KaiMykk%C3%A4nen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KaiMykkänen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/large" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>large</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Loan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mechanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Minister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minister</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/permit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>permit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>price</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Solutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solutions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stabilise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stabilise</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Subsidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Subsidy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bizarre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bizarre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>training</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> tells <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservatives</span></a> to stop saying “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cisgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cisgender</span></a>”.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/videos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videos</span></a> provide <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/detailed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detailed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instructions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instructions</span></a> on what these <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/appointees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appointees</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/staffers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>staffers</span></a> should <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/believe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>believe</span></a> and how they should <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>act</span></a>, including having a strict <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/allegiance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allegiance</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HeritageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeritageFoundation</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stances</span></a>—including its <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opposing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opposing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> and opposition to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a>—with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/repercussions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>repercussions</span></a> for those who <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/refuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refuse</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comply</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/bizarre-project-2025-training-video-tells-conservatives-to-stop-saying-cisgender/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/bizarr</span><span class="invisible">e-project-2025-training-video-tells-conservatives-to-stop-saying-cisgender/</span></a></p>
Maximilian Schiffers<p>How exactly do scandals affect policymaking for stricter lobbying regulation? For the blog <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbying</span></a> (Raj Chari, Michele Crepaz), Sandra Plümer and I summarized our findings for the case of the German Lobbying Register. Check it out in section 'Work of Colleagues': <a href="http://t.ly/y1Gvx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">t.ly/y1Gvx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicpolicy</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>A multi-year process started in late 2021 took the next step toward <a href="https://c.im/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> business use of <a href="https://c.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> in <a href="https://c.im/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>. </p><p>The rules are expected to be influential given the number of AI companies in the state.</p><p>Rules around businesses using artificial intelligence have begun to come into focus for the first time.&nbsp;<br>The 🔸California Privacy Protection Agency 🔸board on Friday voted 3-2 to advance rules about how businesses use artificial intelligence and collect the personal information of consumers, workers, and students. <br>The vote, which took place in Oakland, continues a process that started in November 2021.&nbsp;<br>The proposed rules seek to create guidelines for the many areas in which AI and personal data can influence the lives of Californians: <br>job compensation, demotion, and opportunity; housing, insurance, health care, and student expulsion. </p><p>For example, under the rules, if an employer wanted to use AI to make predictions about a person’s emotional state or personality during a job interview, a job candidate could opt out without fear of discrimination for choosing to do so.<br>Under the rules advanced on Friday, businesses must notify people before using AI. <br>If people opt out of interacting with an AI model, businesses cannot discriminate against people for that choice. <br>If people agree to use an AI service or tool, businesses must respond to requests by individuals about how they use their personal information to make predictions. <br>The rules would also require employers or third-party contractors to carry out risk assessments to evaluate the performance of their technology.</p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2024/03/california-ai-rules-business/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/economy/technol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/2024/03/california-ai-rules-business/</span></a></p>
CellBioNews<p>Roles of <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/chlorogenic_acid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chlorogenic_acid</span></a> in <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> performance and <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immune</span></a> function of broilers.</p><p><a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/poultry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poultry</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/microbiome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiome</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/metabolomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metabolomics</span></a> <a href="https://scientificnetwork.de/tags/proteomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proteomics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-08-roles-chlorogenic-acid-growth-immune.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-08-roles-ch</span><span class="invisible">lorogenic-acid-growth-immune.html</span></a></p>
Gladwyn d’Souza<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CorporateSponsored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateSponsored</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a>: Although Heern found that Democratic <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/commissioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commissioners</span></a> were more likely to have an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> background than Republican commissioners, he otherwise didn’t see much difference between <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/redandblue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>redandblue</span></a> states, in terms of who is <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulating</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/utilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>utilities</span></a> — for better or worse. Governors and appointees of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bothparties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bothparties</span></a> are susceptible to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/industryinfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industryinfluence</span></a>.</p>
Erik Jonker<p>...and traditional means of regulation and oversight won't do , we need approaches that use technology like cryptographic proof, decentralised governance and possibly AI itself... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>Great article by O'Reilly, "You can't regulate what you don't understand", <br>"Given the radical uncertainty about the progress and impact of AI, we are better served by mandating transparency and building institutions for enforcing accountability than we are in trying to head off every imagined particular harm."</p><p><a href="https://www.oreilly.com/content/you-cant-regulate-what-you-dont-understand-2/?s=09" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oreilly.com/content/you-cant-r</span><span class="invisible">egulate-what-you-dont-understand-2/?s=09</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Regulating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regulating</span></a></p>