Teacher loyalty oaths is something I've not heard of before, but apparently it's a thing in 2/3 of the states going back to 1863?
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Teacher loyalty oaths is something I've not heard of before, but apparently it's a thing in 2/3 of the states going back to 1863?
The funniest thing is that this is a pledge to do things that most Republicans would not approve of. They're already pissing on the Constitution left and right, they're the opposite of nonpartisan by definition, and they're not big fans of critical thinking or professional ethics. To the point where, if this had been proposed by a Democrat, they would have called the whole thing a dogwhistle for leftist ideology.
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It's like when we restarted our State Guard. It's not unusual, but anything we do inherently looks suspicious because it's us doing it. We all know this will be turned into another tool to purge our institutions.
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Florida doctor indicted and accused of removing patient's liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery
A grand jury indicted Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the August 2024 death of a 70-year-old Alabama man.
www.nbcnews.com
And, possibly related...
Florida Detective Allegedly Used Flock Cameras to Track Husband’s Ex.
(Source: - https://www.gadgetreview.com/florida-detective-allegedly-used-flock-cameras-to-track-husbands-ex
(Source: - https://www.gadgetreview.com/florida-detective-allegedly-used-flock-cameras-to-track-husbands-ex
Florida is not a real place.
Please do something.
These cameras aren't just an issue because of the privacy angle. They have misfires. Last year I got a ticket for running a red light. It wasn't me. Some camera caught something indecipherable on a blurry photo, and I guess an AI interpreted the license plate and happened to come up with my number. It only took one phone call to get it dismissed, but do you think I needed that jive?
Gotta justify those billions of government dollars into AI SOMEHOW
Hey, remember when I said some company was going to, any day now, start selling software with an AI-powered "zoom and enhance, just like on CSI" feature and that cops would start buying it en masse and using it to pin crimes on innocent people based on its hallucinations?
I'm still not ready to retract that prediction. But one way or another, time is rapidly running out for someone to make it the basis of a cyberpunk dystopia story.
I'm still not ready to retract that prediction. But one way or another, time is rapidly running out for someone to make it the basis of a cyberpunk dystopia story.
On the other hand, AI is still demonstrably unreliable enough that it's going to be easy to challenge dodgy evidence. Judges who are already sick of reading briefs full of hallucinated citations are going to be sympathetic to such challenges.
It's not about dodgy evidence and tired judges: it's volume. Between the amount of sewage AI can pump out, and the growing volume of people who do not have the time or money to fight a bullshit charge, there will be a lot of damage done before it's fixed.
It's easier to fight than you'd think. It took me one phone call. I just called and asked the clerk "Do you think the Finding Bigfoot people would be able to identify the blob in this photo?" and they said no and agreed to dismiss the ticket.
That's because it hasn't escalated to the point where the clerk isn't allowed to have access to the undoctored photo, which in my dystopian future existed only briefly in the short-term memory of the camera, whose onboard AI did the doctoring itself before forwarding it to the cops.
Lawyers are never going to let that fly. And for better and for worse (better in this case) they're the ones who write our laws.
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
www.404media.co
I would've figured doing all of that stuff is what earns you the title of "Florida's Deputy of the Year".