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UK is going full Minority Report with ‘murder prediction’ research

Engadget

This latest model, which uses data from our institutionally racist police and Home Office, will reinforce and magnify the structural discrimination underpinning the criminal legal system." Law enforcement has long had a questionable relationship with AI tools. This project is being conducted for research purposes only.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. That’s why setting up the board’s structures and bylaws with care is one of the most important things a nonprofit founder can do.

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Labor and nonprofit coalition calls on California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit

Engadget

The petition joins other attempts to stop OpenAI's conversion, like Meta's letter to Bonta claiming that OpenAI's transition to a for-profit would "flout the law," and Elon Musk's attempt to buy the company. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Why OpenAI is trying to untangle its 'bespoke' corporate structure

Engadget

On the Friday after Christmas, OpenAI published a blog post titled "Why OpenAI's structure must evolve to advance our mission." Public benefit corporations are a relatively recent addition to the universe of business entity types," says Jens Dammann , professor of corporate law at the University of Texas School of Law.

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Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion

Engadget

OpenAI is not a traditional company, and the nonprofit structure Sam Altman and others at the company want it to get away from may in fact protect it from Musk's offer. OpenAI It's hard to say how serious this bid from Musk is and what if any chance it has to succeed.

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Will the Law Commission’s digital assets final report make the UK a DeFi jurisdiction of choice?

TechCrunch

Adam Sanitt is a knowledge director specializing in financial disputes, technology and innovation at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. More posts by this contributor Law Commission proposes revolutionary rules for ownership of crypto tokens and NFTs Laws and regulations for digital assets tend to arrive either too early or too late.

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ADA Compliance and Your Website

Byte Technology

This means that any company that provides service for the general public must ensure that its structure has room for or can accommodate people living with disabilities of any kind. Your website may be required by law to be ADA compliant. In 2003, ADA compliance was extended to also include websites and mobile apps.

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