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My top 3 "favorite" (aka juicy) discoveries about #WSocial, which I discuss on my blog:
1) The co-founders picked #ATproto but only started using the network WEEKS after their Davos launch
2) The CEO said "we also want to keep European data in Europe to maybe train European AI models with our data because we also have amazing AI companies in Europe" 🤯
3) W Social user "homersimpson"
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@_elena Wow!
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A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)
Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.
I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.
I hope you'll enjoy this piece:
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@soapdog thank you!
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@neil and I could have easily written another 4000 words about it. I made so many interesting discoveries! I can safely claim to be an expert in W Social now
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@sknob merciiiiii
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@_elena
Wow superbe recherche !
Donc, en somme... C'est de la merde. Ou werde on pourrait dire.Je n'ai pas fait 1% de ta recherche. Mais en faisant le sign up, ça m'as beaucoup fâché que j'étais invité à utiliser GOOGLE pour la création du compte... Ils se vendent comme un produit / réseau européen indépendant... Et PAF, Google. J'ai fait un post pour me plaindre à ce sujet et je n'y suis plus jamais allé à nouveau.
@audricd oui, ils sont très très louches. à eviter à mon avis
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@_elena Nice work. Absolutely something I would boost across other networks if I still had accounts on them!
(also, BeReal is still around?!)
@bbbhltz haha thank you!
and yes, BeReal is still around, but I don't know how active it is...
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My top 3 "favorite" (aka juicy) discoveries about #WSocial, which I discuss on my blog:
1) The co-founders picked #ATproto but only started using the network WEEKS after their Davos launch
2) The CEO said "we also want to keep European data in Europe to maybe train European AI models with our data because we also have amazing AI companies in Europe" 🤯
3) W Social user "homersimpson"
If you enjoy the article please boost it
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My top 3 "favorite" (aka juicy) discoveries about #WSocial, which I discuss on my blog:
1) The co-founders picked #ATproto but only started using the network WEEKS after their Davos launch
2) The CEO said "we also want to keep European data in Europe to maybe train European AI models with our data because we also have amazing AI companies in Europe" 🤯
3) W Social user "homersimpson"
If you enjoy the article please boost it
@_elena Great research and write-up. Thank you!
I miss when we had tech publications that would run this sort of article…
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@_elena
"maybe train European AI models with our data"Feels like they're giving away the plan like they think we're James Bond tied to a table that we can't possibly escape...
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@xinit their Davos launch video was so triggering because everyone was in red MAGA-like baseball hats and you had to stop the video to see the message was "make science great again"
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@_elena Great research and write-up. Thank you!
I miss when we had tech publications that would run this sort of article…
@slothrop thank you! I wholeheartedly agree!
it would be so great if someone brought back Valleywag (gone too soon)
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@xinit their Davos launch video was so triggering because everyone was in red MAGA-like baseball hats and you had to stop the video to see the message was "make science great again"
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New post alert
A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)
Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.
I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.
I hope you'll enjoy this piece:
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New post alert
A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)
Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.
I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.
I hope you'll enjoy this piece:
@_elena here's another deep dive by @MichaelMrak@mastodon.mrak.at @michaelmrak@privacyofficers.social (dunno which of his many accounts to mention) including Eurosky, not sure if you already knew it: https://www.mrak.at/w-social-bluesky-und-eurosky-wer-betreibt-welche-infrastruktur-im-at-protocol/
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@MichelPatrice LOL
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New post alert
A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)
Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.
I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.
I hope you'll enjoy this piece:
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My top 3 "favorite" (aka juicy) discoveries about #WSocial, which I discuss on my blog:
1) The co-founders picked #ATproto but only started using the network WEEKS after their Davos launch
2) The CEO said "we also want to keep European data in Europe to maybe train European AI models with our data because we also have amazing AI companies in Europe" 🤯
3) W Social user "homersimpson"
If you enjoy the article please boost it
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@_elena
Damn. When an idea seems good in advance but shows it's true colours as a baddie later.(cf Google, Mozilla, etc)
@alisonw indeed. although in this particular case I got weird vibes from the start... their original website had red flags all over
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