Developed by a consortium of experts - including myself on the Policy Sub-Committee - submissions for the discussion paper are sought on the key opportunities, impacts & barriers associated with Australia’s transition to connected and #automated #transport.
These contributions will directly inform the development of recommendations to be debated and refined during #TheSummit: 17-18 September in #Brisbane
Garden hose problem Crossword Clue https://www.allforgardening.com/1328167/garden-hose-problem-crossword-clue/ #@exclude #automated #AutomatedContent #Autopilot #brainteasers #Clues #content #Crossword #CrosswordPuzzles #do #DoNotSyndicate #ExcludeFromHomeFront #ExcludeSocialAutopilot #from #front #games #gaming #GamingReferenceU0026Reviews #garden #GPI835: #GPI835:AutomatedCrosswordClues #home #mls #not #Overall #OverallPositive #positive #puzzles #PuzzlesU0026Brainteasers #Reference #reviews #Social #syndicate #u0026 #WordGames #word.
“Canva co-founder #MelaniePerkins wrote to staff on May 5 to unveil #Canva’s official #AIGuidelines, two months after it axed the majority of its #TechnicalWriters division and directed #engineers to complete the bulk of their #tasks using #AITools.
The COACHES (weaselword for manager) said the company had recently directed them to *formally assess* the way employees, known internally as “Canvanauts”, use AI in their six-monthly PERFORMANCE reviews. They also said the company has #automated the #writing of these #reviews.
A company spokesperson denied these claims in a lengthy statement but said Canva does “ENCOURAGE” employees to “reflect on how they’re using AI in their work” on an informal basis and said they use an internal tool that assesses performance reviews against their internal metrics after a human has written the
(No dissent tolerated)
“We’re incredibly committed to helping our team thrive in this new era of AI. We’re making significant investments in upskilling across the entire company, with a strong focus on learning and experimentation,” the Canva spokesperson said.
“Our #investmentstrategy in this space aren’t about #replacing our TEAM’s #judgement, #creativity, or #craft, but scaling them so we can spend more time on the projects that move us closer to our mission and make a difference for our community,”
(Emphasis note on TEAM, not individuals)
For a consumer facing software company, the last place I’d be removing human input would be where the technology touches customers. The usability, instructions, reliability through Engineering, Art and crafting of a product.
Where do you cut? Accounting, excessive management (top & bottom) and back office. This is the difference between an accounting/MBA and an Engineering / consumer focused company.
No wonder the technical staff are looking at #Unions. JobBot unleashed by the *Boss Class* to replace technical staff. 
#WhiteCollar / #AI / #technical / #business / #Union / #TechUnion <https://archive.md/w4nlJ> / <https://www.afr.com/technology/canva-atlassian-employees-flock-to-unions-amid-ai-job-fears-20250520-p5m0rl>
“UK government wants to legalise automated police decision-making”
by Statewatch.org
“A proposed law in the UK would allow police decisions to be made solely by computers, with no human input. The Data Use and Access Bill would remove a safeguard in data protection law that prohibits solely automated decision-making by law enforcement agencies”
Not just #ChatControl.
Can't wait for #Orban, and consequently #Putin, to get hold of this:
»This will enable secure #automated exchanges of #fingerprints, #DNA profiles, #vehicle registration data, #facial images, and police #records through EU routers. At national level, Member States need to implement the Information Exchange Directive enhancing information exchange channels for seamless cross-border information flow, while ensuring their integration with Union-level systems, such as SIENA«
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025PC0148
2019 #ESA is "working to #automate the process of collision avoidance" https://www.cnet.com/science/esa-spacex-starlink-satellite-nearly-collides-with-european-aeolus-satellite
15/01/2025 "Improve #SpaceTraffic surveillance and coordination" still on the #ToDo list https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Technological_to-do_list_to_reach_Zero_Debris_created ... "This will 
require compatibility of different #automated systems" https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/spacesafety/Zero_Debris_Technical_Booklet.pdf 
We already hae #AGI, it's just not replacing like doctorates but is rather in it's "#8bit" era...
Cuz that's already happening to some extent as machines need to be barely better than humans to win by virtue of economic scalability...
#inaugural Note, right?
I’m strill trying to get used to the ActivityPub terminology. Might implement some at one point.
The big #Quest is my #app, some kind of hand-held fulldive VR, totally #humanist -ethical- able to be held in your hands and be tangibly human. But fully #automated
I might include a picture for good measure:
#Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery #Stores
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-reportedly-ditches-just-walk-out-grocery-stores-1851381116
“Though it seemed completely #automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 #people in #India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate #checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped.”
Just learned that there’s a JavaScript-based screen reader driver for test automation called Guidepup.
Works with VoiceOver & NVDA (no Narrator or Orca/Linux support – but Orca is broken under Wayland so the latter, at least, is not surprising.)
Very cool! I look forward to the day that writing accessibility tests is as commonplace as writing unit tests.
Via @zeorin
@lauren When do we start destroying / disabling human driven cars since they are way more destructive?
The double standard with #automated #cars always amazes me...
Thrilled to get this response to my article “Dominion Over the Machines.” Makes me smile 
Thank you @stephendalton!
Article at https://bit.ly/DominionOverTheMachines
Motorized Camera Slider Rides on Carbon - While not every camera mount needs to have six degrees of freedom, one or two can ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/01/motorized-camera-slider-rides-on-carbon/ #digitalcamerashacks #speedcontrol #time-lapse #automated #motorized #parallax #arduino #camera #motion #slider #dolly
"Something you need to understand is that when #capitalists #say something “can’t be #automated” what they mean is “it can be automated, but running a #sweatshop is cheaper.”
Meanwhile, when #workers say something “can’t be automated” they mean “maybe you can automate it but the results will be somewhere between ‘incredibly poor #quality’ and ‘turns #people into meat paste’.”
Anyway I feel like that’s a distinction worth mentioning."
https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/722784697725353984?source=share
Abdication of our #human responsibility is the greatest danger of #AI, in all its forms, past, current, and future.
The technology should always be considered and used as #tool wielded by people with rigorous #oversight and limited power.
That won't happen, and we will absolutely live in a world where critical decisions directly and indirectly affecting all but the #elite will be #automated.
Not only were #Huxley, #Orwell, and others prescient, so too was #Kafka.
A #surreal new world dawns.
Status: not at #RSAC ~ pentesting and finishing my blog series on #automated #cloud #security and #governance. How well do you know #AWS #policies?
https://medium.com/cloud-security/automating-cybersecurity-metrics-890dfabb6198
Strange autonomous #electrictrains coming soon
#trains #Railways #railroads #Automated #ElectricVehicles #EVs #electricity #decarbonisation #shipping #Transportation #vehicles #Workforce #innovation #startups #Texas #energytransition #zeroemission #decarbonization #railfreight #railindustry #railwaysystems #railinfrastructure
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/03/24/its-an-electric-train-but-dont-call-it-an-electric-train/
When #LithiumIon #batteries fall below 75% capacity, they are considered unfit to #power #EVs but #research suggests that proper #reconditioning could #extend their life by years.
The research team will specifically be looking at #developing #automated ways to #disassemble batteries for more #efficient #recycling & #safety #protocols for recycling, #transporting & #storing them.
The latest A Daily Dose of PowerShell! https://paper.li/doctordns/1580827252?edition_id=f4bead10-94e2-11ed-98b5-fa163eed9ef2 Thanks to @JeffHicks@twitter.com #powershell #automated
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