Bankruptcy Courts appear to be in a separate world with Creditors, Debtors and a Judge. So legal fights by consumers - customers versus the parties that obtain the personal data from the 23 and Me Bankruptcy will have to be filed and fought in a different court. I read somewhere that some states have stronger consumer protection laws than others, so they could have a better basis to fight back in regards to having their personal data sold - distributed. 23andMe faces an uncertain future — so does your genetic data ...A lack of federal regulation and a cluttered mess of state privacy laws ultimately means that if 23andMe faces a sale, the data of millions of Americans is also on the table. The company’s privacy policy says that its customers’ personal information “may be accessed, sold or transferred” as part of a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale. The fact that customer data is a saleable asset has also been made clear by Wojcicki, who reportedly told investors that 23andMe will no longer pursue its cost-intensive drug development programs and will instead focus on marketing its vast database of customer data to pharmaceutical companies and researchers. 23andMe maintains that its data privacy policies would not change in the event of a sale. These policies state that the company will never share users’ information with insurance companies, or with law enforcement without a warrant. The latter have increasingly turned to third-party DNA companies for genetic information, but 23andMe has so far resisted all U.S. law enforcement requests for such data, according to its long-running transparency report. Potential buyers of 23andMe may have entirely different ideas about how to use the company’s potentially valuable trove of DNA data. Privacy advocates at the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation have already urged 23andMe to resist a sale to any company with ties to law enforcement, warning that customers’ genetics data could be used by police to indiscriminately search for evidence of crimes. “Our own commitment to apply the terms of our privacy policy to the personal information of our customers in the event of a sale or transfer is clear: the 23andMe Terms of Service and Privacy Statement would remain in place unless and until customers are presented with, and agree to, new terms and statements — and only after receiving appropriate notice of any new terms, under applicable data protection laws,” Kill told TechCrunch. Proactively deleting your account As 23andMe faces bankruptcy, there are calls for 23andMe customers to take action now to protect their data from being sold. California’s attorney general Rob Bonta said in a statement after 23andMe filed for bankruptcy that state residents have a right to demand the deletion of their genetic data under state law. .. ********************* Since this isn't about 23andMe, I decided that it is best to move it to the bottom of the post.. [Off Topic] There is a scandal involving a former Houston Bankruptcy Court Judge (David Jones) that is working its way through the legal system. Ex-Bankruptcy Judge Got Combative in Secret Romance Questioning [/Off Topic]
AI = Answers only AGI= Build the thing as he requested it. He asked to build the game. The Next AI Boom: Why AGI Will Be Bigger Than ChatGPT
That is not AGI. We are a long way from AGI regardless of how close Sam Altman and Elon Musk say it is. People get confused because ANI is a lot more capable than they realize, but it's still just ANI. That video does not demonstrate intellectual ability. As compute increases by magnitudes over the next 5-10 years, ANI is going to completely blow everyone's mind and change how everything is done. If AGI ever happens (and I have serious doubts it ever will), brace yourself. It will be 1000x louder than the "ChatGPT moment".
Going full Wall-E: This new Japanese device does all the walking for you In a world where personal mobility devices are getting sleeker and more compact, Cocoa Motors has unveiled the WALKCAR 2, a device that might just make you question the need for walking altogether. Imagine a laptop-sized gadget that lets you glide through the streets or mall with zero effort. It sounds like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, right? I promise this isn’t an April Fools joke. The WALKCAR 2 is touted as the world’s smallest portable mobility vehicle, weighing in at a mere 2.9 kg (6.4 lbs) and roughly the size of a laptop. This ultra-lightweight design means you can literally carry your “car” around in a backpack. Forget parking woes – just tuck it under your arm and go! But don’t let its diminutive size fool you. The standard WALKCAR 2 model boasts a top speed of 10 km/h (6.2 mph) and a cruising range of 7 km (4.3 miles) on a single charge. Need a bit more oomph? The WALKCAR 2 Pro version ups the ante with a top speed of 15 km/h (9.3 mph) and an 8 km (5-mile) range. The two models feature 380W and 460W of power, respectively.... More at the Link... Video
I can see the green under the G key of my keyboard because I believed ChatGPT when it said the keys of the laptop I have is removable. Should've known better.
