I wonder where that TV woman is now. TJ On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 2:45 PM David Eric Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Somebody, maybe Vice, was interviewing the staff of one of the last > broadcast stations (TV Rain?) on the day it was shut down. > > Late in the interview, while everyone was scurrying to clear things and > get out of the building, they asked some wonderful-seeming middle-aged > newswoman what she though the future would be. Her answer, without a > blink, was “North Korea. That is our future.” > > I remember, at the time, being awed by somebody who looked like any > beleaguered housewife but clearly could stare down the barrel of a gun and > not flinch, but also thinking “Really? Can a country as large as Russia > achieve a North Korean society? That seems like something that would only > be possible in a very small country propped up by much much larger > neighbors who can allow it to become any level of toxic to use it as a > buffer state and a source of harassment to opponents that they want to wear > down.” > > But, Russian broadcasters for TV Rain know their own society better than > an outsider could (especially one like me, who doesn’t know much of > anything). I wonder how bad they can succeed in making things, or whether > the sheer size and unruliness of the society will allow a more effective > counter-effort to survive in the cracks and wear down the oppression system > to some degree. > > Eric > > > > On Aug 21, 2022, at 2:34 AM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ======================= > Tom Johnson > Inst. for Analytic Journalism > Santa Fe, New Mexico > 505-577-6482 > ======================= > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Peter M. Weiss <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 9:06 AM > Subject: fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned > information > To: <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information > Source: BleepingComputer > > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russias-oculus-to-use-ai-to-scan-sites-for-banned-information/ > > Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network > that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited > information. > > Called “Oculus,” the automatic scanner will analyze URLs, images, videos, > and chats on websites, forums, social media, and even chat/messenger > channels to locate material that should be redacted or taken down. > > Examples of information targeted by Oculus include homosexuality > “propaganda,” instructions on manufacturing weapons or drugs, and > misinformation that discredits official state and army sources. > > The system will also look for calls of mass protests, expressions of > disrespect for the state, and even “signs” of extremism and terrorism. > > The real-time scanning capacity of Oculus will be 200,000 images per day, > or about 2.3 images per second, for which the vendor, Eksikyushn RDC LLC, > will use 48 servers with powerful GPUs. > > Oculus will be integrated onto the Unified Analysis Module, a network of > monitoring systems currently under development, aiming to give the > government a firm grip on controlling information flow. > Challenging timeline and risky proposal > > ... > > Filed: > > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the CARR-L list, click the following link: > https://ls2.cmich.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=CARR-L&A=1 > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fls2.cmich.edu%2fcgi-bin%2fwa%3fSUBED1%3dCARR-L%26A%3d1&c=E,1,-7WTFDr01GXTqxrgSq35n-gbgYvpsKxVP7kyky2RTIlLfPLYhH8RdmNCw4NwAa7EWdhfQnFTzBaYEgKWKfkN5S2NQwnV3cMTZhaNqLs2NJ6BYxY,&typo=1> > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fvirtualfriam&c=E,1,_eop-qwkWkm6gTiX3rftc-hiiepv6UQTc-fciqDR-iMxrxqkCIv7N9rdIgpSYgDZE3S2G7Zz9CgqY_PlS4Xqn2XPf9iER9xdRSspRiip&typo=1 > to (un)subscribe > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2ffriam_redfish.com&c=E,1,DTpiLn13VJghTfHQWKD9J8HcEtBOISjeBJDxzjInZ_T381tY6uSkFoLQoz0N3AgdFZCUiHA_m1yUdsV477F-HuyaasCZJsjJ1YyhDdwuVB91a79xXHKvww,,&typo=1 > FRIAM-COMIC > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ffriam-comic.blogspot.com%2f&c=E,1,qgu9rCknvG6nbp3nm22p1OwE1n6AyRFeCf0lHcIxg8RVacE76XwKGUvP4tFdlPgpvXm8pXuOgAaPQvbE28r6wdh43febGFsBtcvPbY4GgG0s&typo=1 > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fredfish.com%2fpipermail%2ffriam_redfish.com%2f&c=E,1,TRR3LWC-YelAg0qP3XVYMMP-81z9xehzVeJWsco2RXsL75Cwnn9C-kbI_gKtysGSD6HD37ljT2DsHhEMbruboA7iME-jQZvtAWCCO0AJjHPDehHyuvSS_z8MiA,,&typo=1 > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ > > > -. --- - / ...- .- .-.. .. -.. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Fridays 9a-12p Friday St. Johns Cafe / Thursdays 9a-12p Zoom > https://bit.ly/virtualfriam > to (un)subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > archives: 5/2017 thru present > https://redfish.com/pipermail/friam_redfish.com/ > 1/2003 thru 6/2021 http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/ >
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