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Re: Morning Spam
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

> partial nice idea! sad that only partial >>> >>> the idea starts with context: some of us have the experience of being >>> manipulated by something like AI without regard to our wellbeing or >>> capacity, with no indication of how to communicate with where-ever the >>> influence comes from. >>> >>> so, then the idea: let’s train an influence AI on agents that have >>> _limited capacity_ and function poorly and then break if things that work >>> some in the short term are continued for the long term or excessively :D >>> >>> the AI would follow the familiar pattern of discovering influences that >>> work, and then using them, but then because we are doing the training we >>> would get to train it on the breaking period, and show it that it needs to >>> care for the agents for them to succeed, and nurture them to recover if it >>> broke them, and not repeat breaking any. >>> >>> one idea is then we could ask everybody to use the model as a baseline >>> to train other models! other ideas exist. >>> >>> but the idea of building comprehension of capacity and protection of >>> safety and wellness seems nice. sorry if it’s partial or stated badly :s >>> >>> i imagine an agent that has like a secret capacity float that reduces >>> when it does stuff, you could model it to different degrees, and when too >>> many things are influenced of it the capacity float reaches zero and the >>> agent breaks and can’t do things any more :/ >>> >>> a more complex model could involve the agent recovering capacity in ways >>> that the model has difficulty learning >>> >> >> there are a few ideas, mostly involving simple models, but disagreement >> around them. >> some like modeling non-recovering capacity and showing how the AI then >> maximizes reward by killing all the agents :s >> > > but! maybe we could do non-recovering capacity and teach the AI to engage > the agents slowly so their capacity lasts longer, by e.g. having the > capacity reduction be a function of recent use?? the project would need to > gently develop in order to help us in the long term, we’d need to include > the concept that we can succeed so that we use it to succeed in some > manner. because it’s an influence AI it could influence us, if it is > something we actually all like doing that. > mistake :/ some of my parts are maybe harmful to me and should be separated from helpful goals, unknown for certain >

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Alaska Asks 9th Circ. To Roll Back Ringed Seal Protections
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Alaska Asks 9th Circ. To Roll Back Ringed Seal Protections <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257567?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Madeline Lyskawa The state of Alaska called on the Ninth Circuit to overturn a district court's refusal to eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for Arctic ringed seals, arguing the federal government failed to properly credit new information that raised serious questions about the necessity for continuing protections. Brief attached |

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SEC's Gensler Faces Group's Call To Resign After Trump Win
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

SEC's Gensler Faces Group's Call To Resign After Trump Win <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257599?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Sarah Jarvis Following Donald Trump's election victory Wednesday, a financial services trade association called on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler to "immediately" step down in order to boost trust in the agency. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257599?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257599?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Ex-GE Exec Called 'Innocent Victim' In $1.1B Forgery Trial
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Ex-GE Exec Called 'Innocent Victim' In $1.1B Forgery Trial <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257525?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Pete Brush Counsel for a former GE Power executive accused of taking a $5 million kickback after forging documents to close a $1.1 billion gas turbine deal in Angola suggested to a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that others were behind the fraud. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257525?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257525?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Philly Man Gets Prison For Ohio Contract Billing Scam
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Philly Man Gets Prison For Ohio Contract Billing Scam <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257701?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By P.J. D'Annunzio A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison by an Ohio federal judge after admitting that he hatched a scheme that cheated a county auditor out of over $622,000. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257701?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257701?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Justices Eye Narrowing Disclosure Rules In Meta Investor Suit
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Justices Eye Narrowing Disclosure Rules In Meta Investor Suit <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257282?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Jessica Corso The U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to hand Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. a narrow victory in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as justices put up a range of hypothetical scenarios to try to pin down when exactly a company needs to disclose to investors that a past event could cause future damage to its business. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257282?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2257282?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Fake BigLaw Atty Duped Exec Into Wiring $55M, Co. Says
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Fake BigLaw Atty Duped Exec Into Wiring $55M, Co. Says <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257705?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Craig Clough A German rubber product manufacturer is suing a California woman and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA in California federal court alleging a company employee was tricked into wiring more than $54.9 million to at least 18 bank accounts by a fraudster posing as both an Orion executive and a partner at Clifford Chance LLP. Complaint attached |

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Clerk Targeted During Trump Civil Trial Is Elected Judge
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Clerk Targeted During Trump Civil Trial Is Elected Judge <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257619?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Andrea Keckley A law clerk under New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron who faced death threats after being singled out by now President-elect Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial last year has been elected as a judge. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257619?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257619?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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LGBcoin Trustee Can't Get SEC Subpoena Stayed Amid Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

LGBcoin Trustee Can't Get SEC Subpoena Stayed Amid Appeal <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257306?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Emilie Ruscoe A hedge fund manager associated with the political-meme-inspired digital asset LGBcoin can't get an administrative subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stayed while he seeks an appeal, a Miami federal judge has decided. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257306?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257306?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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SEC Moves To Ax Key Defenses In Kraken Crypto Fraud Row
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

SEC Moves To Ax Key Defenses In Kraken Crypto Fraud Row <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257670?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Sydney Price The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has urged a California federal court to ax three of crypto exchange Kraken's defenses in a case alleging it violated securities laws by offering crypto assets without proper registration, arguing that the court has already rejected Kraken's claims that the agency lacks authority to bring the case and that existing law is too vague. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257670?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257670?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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