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product person. opinions are my own. sometimes all it takes is a single moment to change everything. oreilly media data editor 2012-2014. orm: https://tinyurl.com/aksorm ds/ml content: https://tinyurl.com/aksmlblogcontent x: https://x.com/annkspencer
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 27d
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And Still I Rise
YouTube video by mohitbahi
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NPR @npr.org · 12h
On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk. n.pr/4h8gIcG
How much can Tesla pay Elon Musk? Delaware's Supreme Court will decide
On Wednesday, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit over Tesla's record-setting compensation package for Elon Musk.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 1d
The variety in these newsletters, and their creators, is an indicator of the ever-blurrier lines around what counts as news and who counts as a journalist.

www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/are-...
Are these local newsletters local <em>news</em>? (And does it matter?)
Meet a few of the entrepreneurs and hobbyists building community — and sometimes, making real ad money — from newsletters aggregating local events.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 13h
okay, so youtube is super useful when you are trying to figure out how to fix your dishwasher at 2:30am
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
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Foundations want to curb AI developers' influence with $500 million aimed at centering human needs
Ten philanthropic foundations are committing $500 million across the next five years to place human interests at the forefront of artificial intelligence's rapid integration into daily life.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d
OpenAI has faced growing criticism over its lack of effective chatbot safeguards, as well as a lawsuit accusing ChatGPT of acting as a teen's "suicide coach" earlier this year.
OpenAI unveils “wellness” council; suicide prevention expert not included
OpenAI reveals which experts are steering ChatGPT mental health upgrades.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
Processing human created art, songs, and writings as heritage seeds for our future innovations
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
interesting breakdown of patent ownership from the uspto site

www.uspto.gov/web/offices/...
301-Ownership/Assignability of Patents and Applications
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/13/g...
Governor Newsom signs bills to further strengthen California’s leadership in protecting children online | Governor of California
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
joint ownership of patents

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkY3...
The Risk of Joint Ownership in Patents – And Why It’s a Trap. EP157
YouTube video by Patents and IP with Adam Diament
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1d
Microsoft is facing a new lawsuit from consumers who allege the technology giant illegally inflated prices for generative artificial intelligence through a secret agreement with ChatGPT maker OpenAI @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/46MYji8
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
california statute screenshot in case you don't want to click on the link
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 1d
reason 7,590 that i love my asynch ip law class. we are diving into patents. example ip law prof uses including data scientists. also, covering this as well leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_...

aka benefits of living in ca & understanding that almost every ds/ml/eng has some side project
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
the report misquotes judges
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
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Deloitte caught out using AI in $440,000 report | 7.30
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 2d
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, SF Mayor Scrap Event After National Guard Comment
The event was scheduled days after Benioff praised President Donald Trump in an interview with The New York Times, advocating for him to send troops to San Francisco.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
p.s. this is an accessible playlist of ip law concepts on youtube... my IP law prof has placed a few of the videos as part of the course work.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vchm...
Crash Course Intellectual Property Preview
YouTube video by CrashCourse
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
my prior graduate degree, the gpa really did matter because it was tied to my scholarship. it was also a different type of degree that i pursued for different reasons. that grad degree was more like a certification of existing experience/knowledge.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
one of the benefits of this graduate law program for non-lawyers is that it is pass/no pass. this is helpful when you want to focus on learning in depth as well as take some risks that one would not normally take for GPA programs.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
there are companies, very big companies, that deliberately do social engineering for people to marry other people at work. kinda like how various "perks" are really incentives for people to do more work.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
methinks if you have a culture of [insert whatever it is], just be honest about it.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
this reminds me of being forced to sit in "corporate" trainings about inappropriate power dynamics with interpersonal relationships and the company putting on the training have people married to each other on teams that have to work together.
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 2d
i am waiting for the irony when attending a lecture about avoiding ambiguity in legal writing
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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 3d
"in Aracaju, Brazil, when military police dragged him from the stadium in front of 10,000 fans. A surveillance camera had misidentified him as a wanted fugitive. Weeks earlier, a woman was arrested during carnival celebrations for someone else’s crime."

restofworld.org/2025/latin-a...
Courts don’t know what to do about AI crimes
AI-generated images and videos are stumping prosecutors in Latin America, even as courts embrace AI to tackle case backlogs.
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Gradient Flow @gradientflow.com · 3d
Noonan Building open studios
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sf-emergency.sf.gov @sf-emergency.sf.gov · 4d
Rain is in the forecast for next week. Remove debris and sweep up any leaves from sidewalks and storm drains to keep them from getting clogged.

If you live in an area that floods, @sfpublicworks.bsky.social
will provide residents and businesses up to five free sandbags.
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