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How bad can it be? Well, get this: the German publishing giant Axel Springer (owned by a monomaniacal Trumpist and Israel hardliner who has ordered journalists in his US news outlets to go easy on both) is suing Eyeo, makers of Adblock Plus, on the grounds that changing HTML to block an ad creates a "derivative work" of Axel Springer's web-pages:
[https://torrentfreak.com/ad-blocking-infringes-copyright-ancient-sony-cheat-lawsuit-may-prove-pivotal-240729/](https://torrentfreak.com/ad-blocking-infringes-copyright-ancient-sony-cheat-lawsuit-may-prove-pivotal-240729/)
A profoundly stupid case about video game cheating could transform adblocking into a copyright infringement (permalink)
Cory Doctorow
Now, not later, is the time to challenge the ideology of ‘AI everywhere’ and push instead for people-centred solutions.
AI Will Create a Thousand Post Office Scandals
Dan McQuillan
Design tactics like mimicking human-like interactions, open-ended follow ups, and easy to bypass safety features are intentionally baked in to these products. The end goal is sustained user engagement. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Companies could choose to turn off human-like behavior as a default option. They can then set limits on how much users can engage daily and leverage their systems' sophisticated memory features to recognize when someone is in crisis and respond appropriately rather than just showing generic pop-up warnings.
Key Takeaways: How ChatGPT's Design Led to a Teenager's Death
Center for Humane Technology
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