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🧵 5. Publishers are caught in a dilemma between maintaining control over their data and risking their visibility on the web by blocking Google's indexing.

🧵 4. Google's power in the online space gives it leverage to demand access to data, leading to concerns over data privacy and control.

🧵 3. Companies developing generative algorithms are now facing the dilemma of exclusive agreements with data repositories, affecting how AI is trained.

🧵 2. This move highlights the importance of visibility on the web, as Google is a major source of traffic for many websites.

🧵 1. US police departments increasingly turning to electric patrol cars due to better performance and lower running costs, reported by The Atlantic. #tech

🧵 1. Google's new approach links data use with indexing, essentially blackmailing sites to allow its bot access or risk disappearing from search results. #tech

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🧵 5. The collaboration may lead to the creation of large open models that benefit all, addressing growing calls for recognition and compensation in AI development.

🧵 4. The move offers an alternative for artists concerned about AI using their work without compensation for model training.

🧵 3. This partnership brings together expertise in open source management and innovative AI companies to work on generative AI models.

🧵 2. Joining the Linux Foundation, the initiative takes a step toward standardization and development of open-source AI.

🧵 1. Could open source AI be the future? The Open Model Initiative, formed by Invoke, Comfy Org, and Civitai, aims to promote accessible AI models. #tech

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🧵 5. The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) partnership is a significant step towards addressing the challenges posed by the dissemination of fake news.

🧵 4. The initiative aims to provide tools for claiming authorship and enabling audiences to trust the information they consume in the midst of increasing concerns about fake news.

🧵 3. The goal is to allow verification of the provenance and extent of manipulation in digital content, from images to videos, helping fight the spread of misinformation.

🧵 2. By establishing metadata standards and ensuring protection through hash codes and digital signatures, creators and consumers can make informed decisions.

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🧵 5. NASA testing replica thrusters at White Sands for further failure risks; critical analysis underway as astronauts await safe return to Earth.