* Solomon here is speaking nonsense. The rate and direction of innovation is shaped by social factors, including regulations, laws, norms and the structure of the economy. In other words, it's shaped by society and culture.
But this isn't a policy conversation; he's trying to sell a monorail.

Back to the list with some bedroom folk pop at #36. An almost unbearably sad song of childhood loss and heartbreak from Melbourne's Michael Vince Moin (2021). The song itself was the final release from what was a very special band.

#best100 #MusicSky

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In 2019, TikTok admitted to suppressing the content of fat, disabled, and queer users. In 2020 they claim a “glitch” caused the suppression of George Floyd content.

Sora exists to manufacture and disseminate racism, misogyny, and misogynoir at scale.

These systems are operating as intended.

Trump’s 2016 election should’ve put the question of networked sovereignty on the Canadian military’s agenda. From this report, it’s not clear that it did. And in 2025, failing to address the elephant in the room, even if only to dismiss concerns, is inexcusable.

Would love to know how “upgradability” was assessed — likely related to software, I’m guessing. Thinking in terms of networked power and sovereignty should remind us that software upgradability is a double-edged sword: possible better future performance, but your vendor could brick your plane.

Lavoie is also correct to note that Carney is simply recycling Harper-era ideas. Does this blast from the past make sense in 2025? I don’t think so, but more to the point, Canadians need to debate the issue. The stakes couldn’t be higher. We need a Royal Commission.

This morning I ran a simulation of a parliamentary committee examining Bill C-63 for my global internet governance class, and several of the student witnesses/MPs suggested similar amendments for social media as well.
(Great exercise; highly recommend.)

“Sugar daddy federalism” does seem an apt phrase to describe the current state of Team Canada.

This demonstrates again that the fragile "Team Canada" spirit rests on a vague idea without any substantial meaning, let alone institutional foundation.

And it will further undermine effective intergovernmental coordination. 2026 is going to be interesting, and I am afraid not in a good way.

“Insurers increasingly view AI models’ outputs as too unpredictable and opaque to insure, … “It’s too much of a black box.””

Uncertainty and opacity are unavoidable features of generative AI. These are problems that you can’t engineer away.
No wonder insurers are taking a pass.

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