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Professional photographer all my working life. Also Business & Legal adviser to @assocphoto members. Posts on photography, creative practice, politics and (de)generative-AI. Views my own. https://www.nickdunmur.com
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Good.
Petition calling on the UK government to give British businesses a better deal with Europe. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/single-marke...
After all the campaigning work thatβs been done by so many, if this comes to pass, itβs utterly unacceptableβ¦ @the-aop.org @creatorsrights.bsky.social
Please donβt refer to him as βLord Mandelsonβ. Yes, yes, I know an Act of Parliament has to be passed to strip him of his title, but cβmon, read the roomβ¦ π
This is important for all creators in the UKβ¦ ππ½
#ProtectPromoteInspire
#BraveNewWorld
#JusticeForCreators
@gofundme.com WTAF!?!
I think 'Xitter' (soft 'x', like 'shh...') is a better bet.
Google and Apple must stop making cash out of conning kids and their parents through fake app store age ratings. Join the fight! goodlawproject.org/s/20d2ac
OBR finds that its projection that Brexit would cost the country Β£40 billion have 'broadly materialised'.
Project Here.
This is insane.
ChatGPT ass presidency
This: www.londonunderground.live by @ben-jamez.bsky.social, is absolutely amazing ππ½ππ½π€©
See below for the submission of the @assocphoto.bsky.social to the UK government, strongly opposing the proposed exception to copyright for the purposes of training AI, & setting out very useful context & information in support of their position.
h/t @nickdunmur.com
www.the-aop.org/uploads/aop-...
Sad to see⦠massive impact on 10,000 creative individuals:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
chng.it/Chtk6bX6pQ of interest to those of us who are concerned about the behaviour of the #techsector in scraping #copyright protected works for use in training datasets (and no, this is not either 'fair use' or 'fair dealing').
#degenerativeai #ai #artificialintelligence = #AutomatedInformation
This is amazing. Via @nytimes.com
Looks like #Google are already pandering to #Trumpian #populismβ¦
openletter.earth/cancel-the-c...
#degenerativeai #creatoreconomy #createdontscrape #ai = #AutomatedInformation
π¨π¨ So five years since #brexit and I think it is time reshare Daniel Hannan's absolutely insane and delusional vision of grandeur and hubris that characterised the true engineers and believers of #brexit. Here comes the #brexit insanity No 1 π§΅
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
It is woeful. Weβre way behind most of Europe in 4G/5G connectivity.
If #RachelReevesMP really wants to get growth going, then perhaps ensuring decent mobile networks exist along the main train routes would be an easy win. Just spent 30 mins on one transaction that should only take 3 on the @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social route to #London. #productivity #fail
Maybe itβs been switched on by default? Things might have changed as more and more ppl have been signing up!
It might be down to the settings each person has set on their own Bluesky feed. I havenβt switched on any content moderation, so perhaps thatβs why I see it without having to tap, βShowββ¦?
I see your post intact, Fi⦠Strange.
Thanks Penny. Much appreciated and enjoyed the discussion ππ½.
π€NUJ Webinar: AI & Ethics - 22 January
Hosted by the union's Ethics council Prof Chris Frost, join online to hear more on ethical considerations on the use of AI in journalism. W/ @nickdunmur.bsky.social @_FelixSimon_ and @Mathilde_Pavis.
Open to all - register here: www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-ev...
π€NUJ Webinar: AI & Ethics on 22 Jan
Hosted by the union's Ethics council @profcfrost.bsky.social, join online to hear more on ethical considerations on the use of AI in journalism. Speakers: @nickdunmur.bsky.social @felixsimon.bsky.social and @Mathilde_Pavis
Book now: www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-ev...