2024-11-10
I really liked Mayor Breed. I thought she did the best she could in some difficult situations including the pandemic. I know a lot of folks would disagree with me, but I'm not sure anyone could have done much better. But the city moved on. We'll see if Lurie does any better. 👀
Newcomer
San Francisco's next mayor, Dan Lurie, a Levi's heir with no political experience, wasn't tech leaders' top choice but is a moderate who aims to work with them
votes were simply not trending in the right direction enough for her [image] Joe Rivano Barros / @jrivanob : Daniel Lurie just gave his acceptance speech at St. Mary's square in Ch...
2023-12-15
PSA: If you use Dropbox, they just added a toggle in your desktop web settings, allowing OpenAI to access your file data... and turned the toggle *on* by default. If you don't want a third-party AI accessing all your files, turn that setting off.
Simon Willison's Weblog
The confusion around Dropbox's AI toggle highlights an AI trust crisis where many users don't believe OpenAI's claims that their data won't be used for training
2023-12-14
Look, I don't care HOW it is used. And yes, I know I can turn it off. THAT WAS MY POINT. I didn't consent and I am letting folks know so they can also turn it off. Don't come at me, bros.
Ars Technica
After an on-by-default AI toggle caused confusion, Dropbox says user data is only shared with OpenAI if the AI-powered search feature is actively being used
AI feature turned on by default worries users; Dropbox responds to concerns. — On Wednesday, news quickly spread on social media …