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Have you been before? I've only been a handful of times.
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A forum for discussing and organizing recreational softball and baseball games and leagues in the greater Halifax area.
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now i’m in ‘boahstoewne’ for some reason and people here sure talk funny— (unlike all of us visiting from new york who speak normally) -
Controversy brewing in the iNaturalist community over the nonprofit's partnership with Google to make generative-AI text content.@argentum
At the end of their blog post:
https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/113184-inaturalist-receives-grant-to-improve-species-suggestionsIs the link for the Q&A:
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Controversy brewing in the iNaturalist community over the nonprofit's partnership with Google to make generative-AI text content.I signed up for their Q&A. I have questions:
What is Google providing?
What is Google taking?
At any point - in transfer, at rest, processing, etc. - will Google have a copy of iNaturalist observations, photos, or any user-generated data?
As a non-profit organization, how will iNaturalist maintain its independence and deny interference by Google?
What is at risk if this goes badly?
As an iNaturalist user, will I be able to opt out of participation, and deny any use of my date for this pilot? -
@futurebird@futurebird
Thank you!The only in-focus shot I got. She was moving fast!
The color isn't reliable. I process to make features more visible. Much darker-appearing in life.
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@futurebird@futurebird
Mystery ant, Westchester County.
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Controversy brewing in the iNaturalist community over the nonprofit's partnership with Google to make generative-AI text content.@kellyromanych @ClimateJenny @futurebird @r343l @alexwild
I look forward to seeing what iNat says about it when they publish their promised blog post.
That said, I just added this to the top of my iNat profile:
I DO NOT CONSENT to any of my iNat content being used Google in any way, for any purpose, EVEN to "benefit" iNaturalist.
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Controversy brewing in the iNaturalist community over the nonprofit's partnership with Google to make generative-AI text content.@futurebird @alexwild
First I've heard. The thread is only 5 hours old.It's a Google announcement that is Google announced that iNaturalist is one of "20 organizations joining the newest Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI cohort."
Here’s the next cohort of the Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI
Meet the 20 organizations using generative AI to address tough societal issues.
Google (blog.google)
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Proposal for wider use of this descriptive phrase for the kakistocracy in place: Patton Oswalt'sProposal for wider use of this descriptive phrase for the kakistocracy in place: Patton Oswalt's
BARN FULL OF CLOWN PUBES