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kept by eddie dec 17, 25

alpr.watch tracks and visualizes mentions of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in local government meetings to expose surveillance expansion.

Rethinking the Data Moat
The piece contends that AI progress is driven chiefly by algorithmic advances and smarter data curation, not merely more data or human expert labels, citing Greenblatt and Bi.
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Opinion | He Studied Cognitive Science at Stanford. Then He Wrote a Startling Play About A.I. Authoritarianism. - The New York Times
In the theatrical thriller 'Data,' a Stanford cognitive science graduate dramatizes how tech titans use slick, grandiose language to justify potentially totalitarian AI projects.
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Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
Amazon Ring aired a Super Bowl ad promoting its AI-powered neighborhood surveillance to find lost dogs, reigniting backlash over privacy and mass surveillance concerns.
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