On #AI #LanguageModels, their fast improvement and the possible impact on the #information we consume and the political choices we make.

Who should control access to these models? Who do they place at risk? The effects of future language models will be hard to predict.

Article by #JoshGoldstein and #GirishSastry
(via #ForeignAffairs)

#technology #tech #citizenry #democracy #media #freedom

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/coming-age-ai-powered-propaganda

“On Lying and Politics” - #Arendt explores the affinity between lying and politics, and reminds us that the survival of factual #truth depends on the testimony of credible witnesses and on an informed #citizenry. https://www.penguin.com.au/books/on-lying-and-politics-9781598537314

Reminder to those looking to #findaserver due to #mastodonlol shutting down. Citizenry.Social is now open to public registrations.

https://citizenry.social

Which is part of https:citizenry.technology hosted services.

#Citizenry #WriteFreely #Pixelfed #Mastodon #Fediverse #Nonprofit

We've added our new @pixelfed instance to the #Citizenry services offered.

https://privagram.com

Elon Musk = Twitter
Facebook = Instagram
YouTube = Google
WhatsApp = Facebook

None of the above = privacy, objectivity, or portability

#Citizenry #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Future

@nick
A few things in the last century have tipped the scales in favour of an accelerated #plutocracy.

1913-29: The formation of #centralBanking and the switch towards cultivating a #consumeristSelf over an active #citizenry,

1960-70s break from gold that coincidences with onset of "#neoliberalism" and interestingly, a #TransparencyMovement, opening votes of #policymakers up to the public, but ultimately a primary tool exploited mostly by #lobbyists.

Abuse of tech ensues.

@davew @atomicpoet

New #Citizenry blog post:

What are the Advantages of the Fediverse over Centralized Services?

https://write.bz/citizenry/what-are-the-advantages-of-the-fediverse-over-centralized-services

This is my #introduction to myself and Citizenry.

Citizenry's goal is to build a sustainable infrastructure of services professionally managed where users have a say in what services are deployed and how they are moderated. We are in the process of establishing our nonprofit Transparency is also a huge part of the creation of this organization.

Opposite of a for-profit model of advertising, tracking, and data monetization.

https://citizenry.technology

#Citizenry #Privacy #Mastodon #Fediverse

good ole chuck was right #citizenry #schulz #peanuts #charliebrown

@Ludo
Geek #writeCode and make things. They don't tend to plead endlessly to #higherPowers.

The #legislation that they write is #programCode. Legislation is just #code. And they wrote BitcoinCore software as a direct way that #citizenry can, and are, taking direct action.

@flabbonix