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Meta's president of global affairs decrees that concerns over AI to be akin the 'moral panic' over video games in the 1980s

Oh good, so there's absolutely nothing to worry about then.

PC Gamer

Meta exec and former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister compares AI fears to past ‘moral panic’ over video games—and bicycles

Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, spoke ahead of the landmark AI Summit being hosted at Bletchley Park in the U.K. The summit is expected focus on mitigating the potential harms of AI.

Fortune

‘World-first’ Bletchley declaration on AI safety agreed ahead of summit

Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said it was the start of a global conversation around the risks of artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

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AI could be used to interfere with 2024 elections, Nick Clegg warns

Meta executive plays down fears over long-term risks of AI – dismissing ‘hype’ as akin to 80s-style ‘moral panic’ over video games

The Independent UK

Nick Clegg compares AI clamour to ‘moral panic’ in 80s over video games

Meta executive’s comments show regulation discussions at UK summit could face tough resistance

The Guardian - UK

Three former senior Lib Dems sue Sun and NoW publisher over phone hacking

Exclusive: Vince Cable, Chris Huhne and Norman Lamb claim they were targeted for stories or to 'exert political influence’

The Guardian - UK

Cameron and Clegg considered audacious electoral pact in 2015

Senior Tory and Lib Dem MPs were behind the plan, new book reveals

The Guardian - UK

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How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain

This endless week of crumbling schools, poor public services and collapsing council finances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal Tories now know the game is up

The Guardian - UK

Biden White House Pressured Facebook To Censor Lab Leak Posts

"Can someone quickly remind me why we were removing—rather than demoting/labeling—claims that Covid is man made," asked Meta's president for global affairs.

Reason

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

WEKU

Up First briefing: Meta's free AI; Trump's legal troubles; a scary fish's teeth

Facebook's parent company has released its newest AI for free. Trump says he's a target in the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation. An Oklahoma boy finds a piranha-like fish with human-like teeth.

WEKU

A.I. is ‘quite stupid,' top exec at Facebook parent company Meta insists

"They literally try and guess the next word in response to a prompt that you give them," Meta's president of global affairs said. "They have no innate autonomous intelligence at all.”

Fortune

Nick Clegg defends release of open-source AI model by Meta

Head of global affairs at Facebook owner claims AI’s development is running behind ‘hype’ about its risks

The Guardian - UK

Meta is lifting the curtain on Facebook and Instagram’s elusive recommendation algorithms

Meta unveils "system cards" and expands content explanation feature to address user concerns about Facebook and Instagram algorithms.

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Axios

Meta to AI skeptics: We come in peace

Facebook's parent company says it's aiming for transparency as it lays out how it uses AI in its products.

Fortune

Nicola Mendelsohn battled an incurable cancer on her way to becoming a top Meta exec. Now she’s trying to solve the Facebook parent’s growth crisis

The head of Meta's global business group was promoted amid Meta's "efficiency" layoffs, its first year-over-year drop in revenue, and a grim economy for advertisers. Can she turn things around?

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

Al Jazeera

Meta fined $1.3bn over transfer of EU user data to the US

Facebook, Instagram owner says ruling ‘flawed, unjustified, sets a dangerous precedent for countless other companies’.

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Wales Online

Facebook owner Meta fined £1billion for breach in user data rules

The record fine was levied after a three-year probe

The Guardian - UK

Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision is over. Can Apple save it?

The CEO of the social media giant has spent billions – and still no one understands the idea. But now the world’s richest firm could change the game

The Guardian - UK

Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t like talk of a hung parliament, but he needs to prep for one

The legacy of the 2019 defeat makes it very challenging for Labour to get to a parliamentary majority in one go

The Week

What a Labour-Lib Dem coalition might look like

Keir Starmer has set hares running over a possible Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition after the next election by refusing to categorically rule out such a deal.

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told

‘Intentional ambiguity’ over end-to-end encryption in online safety bill could lead to messaging app being withdrawn

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer is right to U-turn on tuition fees. The funds will be better spent elsewhere

Nursery education is in crisis, schools and FE colleges are neglected. Only by funding these properly will Labour improve standards, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The National (Scotland)

Labour having 'Nick Clegg moment' over tuition fees, say SNP

LABOUR have been accused of having a “Nick Clegg moment” after appearing to U-turn on free tuition for university students.

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