Notices by jjg (jjg@sunbeam.city), page 13

Any sufficiently hyped technology is indistinguishable from crap.

Joshua Trees are protected, the last of their kind. I hope you are caught and properly fined.

But remember the damage you did money can never undo.

and just think

if the Feds can find you, I bet the Lorax can too

@jjg
The joking response is "looking forward to the cops kicking down the door of ironic edgy losers posting about nooses".

I don't like Facebook trying to guess people's mental state, because first responders aside they will sell your crises to the first group to wave enough funds in their face.

@jjg this is terrifying. Even before all this there is video footage of cops responding to suicide attempt reports with "wellness checks" by breaking in with their guns drawn. Even without extrapolating use of the technology to target political dissidents or other persecuted minorities, this will endanger the lives of trans and POC people who are already suicidal by putting them in direct contact with police.

@jjg this is the first im hearing of it. holy fuck, and its not like you can just delete fb- for some sites its the only way to login

@jjg Reading through that article again, I think there's an unstated goal besides people's safety. Facebook wants the AI so it can filter out people posting or live streaming their suicides. Even if people aren't helped, if these events don't show up on Facebook, then they don't get negative press...

@jjg One obvious risk is them sending "first responders" (ie police) who are dangerous to the person in need of help. You get things like this: https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-threatens-suicide-police-kill-him

Besides the privacy risks, and the risks of informing the wrong person (eg someone's domestic abuser) about the post.

@jjg Oh man, we really should not want Facebook to be our "machines of loving grace" here. And I hesitate to think about who are the "first responders" to most situations like that here in the US. AI instigated swatting...

Cory Doctorow: Disruption for Thee, But Not for Me – Locus Online http://locusmag.com/2019/01/cory-doctorow-disruption-for-thee-but-not-for-me/