AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI & Rights: UN High Commissioner Volker Türk warned that AI is being built by a few without oversight, letting “dystopia creep in unnoticed,” and urged mandatory human-rights safeguards. Media & Trust: A Poynter piece revisits how trust in mass media collapsed as audiences fragmented from broad “centrist” TV eras into today’s polarized landscape. Algorithms in Focus: Aaron Sorkin’s new film The Social Reckoning spotlights Facebook’s algorithm-driven harms via Frances Haugen and reporter Jeff Horwitz. Local Media Industry: Malaysia’s Bernama won multiple awards at the AkeMedia Media Excellence Awards, including photojournalism and social media content. Community & Accountability: A Canadian sexual-assault support group backed Cornell’s “Jane Doe” campaign after online calls threatened plaintiff anonymity. Religion & Politics: Alberta Catholic bishops urged voters to consider how referendum proposals on newcomers could affect children, the poor, the sick and the isolated. Tech in the Real World: Mazda’s CX-6e pedestrian-alert speaker can be customized—and testers say it may broadcast offensive phrases.
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