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Why Meta is giving away its extremely powerful AI model

Vox

But more importantly, its open source nature adds new urgency to an important ethical debate over who should control AI — and whether it can be made safe. Zuckerberg also made the case for why it’s better for leading AI models to be “open source,” which means making the technology’s underlying code largely available for anyone to use.

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Facebook is finally banning vaccine misinformation

Vox

A big caveat of the new policy is that just because Facebook says its guidelines about vaccine misinformation are changing doesn’t mean that vaccine misinformation won’t end up on the site anyway. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. Changing rules and enforcing rules are two different things.

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Your most important vaccine passport questions, answered

Vox

The CommonPass was launched by the Commons Project, a nonprofit initiative that focuses on digital health. While the US government and the WHO have said they’re working on standards for vaccine passports, neither has released those guidelines yet. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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How influencers are being recruited to promote the Covid-19 vaccine

Vox

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams directly called on celebrities like Kylie Jenner to encourage people to take the pandemic guidelines from health professionals seriously (the reality television and cosmetics industry entrepreneur obliged in an Instagram Story sent to her 166 million followers). Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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Apple and Google roll out their new exposure notification tool. Interest seems limited.

Vox

Apple-Google have repeatedly stressed that they have only created a tool, and it is up to public health authorities to develop, implement, and manage apps based on it as they see fit (within Apple-Google’s strict guidelines, of course). Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. Support Vox’s explanatory journalism.

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Facebook’s war against one of the internet’s worst conspiracy sites

Vox

Over the past year, Natural News links attracted more interactions on the platform than both the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to findings from researchers at the nonprofit activist network Avaaz. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network.

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Three takeaways from a visit to TikTok’s new transparency center

The Verge

We also got an overview of the app’s community guidelines, its approach to child safety, and how it keeps data secure. million to nonprofits and universities using artificial intelligence and data analytics to better understand the coronavirus crisis, and its impact on vulnerable communities. Governing. ? That’s what they all say!

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