Lmst

Amazing! Direct File, #US #Gov funded #tax project, was killed by #DOGE and NOW they've just #open #sourced the #code and started the #Economic #Security #Project. They're on #BSKY, so I can't thank them directly, but I've followed a bsky bridge, so hopefully that works?

If folks know how I can thank them, or see if they'll get interested in joining us here or even following a bridge as well, I'd appreciate the help.

https://github.com/IRS-Public/direct-file

“In order to get that #certificate, the #refiner is supposed to #prove that the #gold that it #sells is a particular #size, a particular #purity, a particular #weight, but also that it’s been #sourced #free from #human #rights #abuses. ‘Our #clients allege that’s just #not #true,’ he says. ‘And that’s #never been true at this #mine.‘“ #tanzania #canada #uk #murder #police #policebrutality #Police_Killing #duediligence
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multinational-companies/lbma-faces-trial-over-tanzania-gold-miners-death/80942575

DuckDuckGo Launches DuckAssist

We’re giving all users of DuckDuckGo’s browsing apps and browser extensions the first public look at DuckAssist, a new beta Instant Answer in our search results.

If you enter a question that can be answered by Wikipedia into our search box, #DuckAssist may appear and use #AI #natural #language technology to anonymously generate a brief, #sourced #summary of what it finds in #Wikipedia — right above our regular private search results.

It’s completely free and private itself, with no sign-up required, and it’s available right now.

This is the first in a series of generative AI-assisted features we hope to roll out in the coming months. We wanted DuckAssist to be the first because we think it can immediately help users find answers to what they are looking for faster. And, if this DuckAssist trial goes well, we will roll it out to all DuckDuckGo search users in the coming weeks.

https://spreadprivacy.com/duckassist-launch/

@andrewstroehlein

i don't have a straight forward one:

it has to be backed up by #thoughtful #transparent #systems

can be #crowd #sourced (#guaranteed and #robust #education system for the crowd to be able to weigh in maybe)

subject matter experts (#sme) and #generalized jack of all trades kinda #experts acting as additional #layers of #checks and #balances (should be not #beholden to special interest groups, #sig)