“Too often, those victims are left to fight alone…that’s not justice. That’s a failure.”
-UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has outlined a plan to force technology companies to remove deepfake nudes and revenge porn within 48 hours, otherwise risk being blocked in the UK. Patron Report.
one more thing
End-of-life decisions are difficult and painful. Can AI help?
End-of-life decisions can be extremely distressing for surrogates – people who have to make these calls on behalf of another person. Friends or family members may disagree on what is best for their loved one, which can lead to upsetting situations.
Bioethicist David Wendler and his colleagues at the US National Institutes of Health are working on an idea that could make things easier: an artificial intelligence-based tool that could help surrogates guess what patients would want in any given situation.
Wendler hopes to begin building his tool as soon as he gets funding, possibly in the coming months. But it will not be easy to implement. Critics wonder how such a tool could be ethically trained on a person’s data, and whether life-or-death decisions should ever be entrusted to AI. Read the full story.
-Jessica Hamzelau
we can still have good things
A place of relaxation, fun and distractions to brighten your day. (Any ideas? drop me a line Or make them sneak up on me.)
+ Oakland Library holds one Notable Public Logs All the weird and wonderful artifacts their librarians find hidden within the pages of their books.
+ Orchids are beautiful, but temperamental. Here’s how to keep them alive.
+ I love that the Transit Museum of New York is hosting an event Pizza Rat Debunked events.
+ These British indie bands aren’t really appreciated at home – but In China they are treated like royalty.
