IÉ tentador desculpar as falhas do Clubhouse taxando-as de "dificuldades iniciais", mas o desing e a implementação ilustram quão pouco o Vale do Silício e seus financiadores do mercado financeiro aprenderam.

Nota dos editores: nós estamos começando a realizar nossas reuniões do Weekly Digest no Clubhouse - por favor, nos respondam (weekly-digest@ownyourdata.eu) com suas sugestões para uma outra alternativa de plataforma!

It is tempting to excuse Clubhouse’s flaws as growing pains, but the app’s design and rollout illustrate just how little Silicon Valley and its venture capital backers have learned.
Editors note: we are starting this week to hold Weekly Digest meetings on Clubhouse - please write us (weekly-digest@ownyourdata.eu) with your suggestions for an alternative platform!

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A Silicon Valley lobby enrolled elite academia to avoid legal restrictions on artificial intelligence.

This is a great piece of reporting on what we've all known all along with voice activated devices. This time calling the contractors involved in listening to conversations.

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