Raymond Amumpaire
@RayAmplifies
AI, Law, Tech & Human Rights | Seasoned Columnist @DailyMonitor. Retweets ≠ endorsements
Honoured to share my 2 cents on the Regulation of #ArtificialIntelligence #AI in today's Daily Monitor. Notice the overt #MissionImpossible movie reference in the introduction 🫡
AI regulation: A much needed elixir bit.ly/4783S7U #MonitorUpdates
Friends in #Kenya, you can use this web app from @netblocks to help check the status of your internet access and platform restrictions #June25th api.webprobe.org
BREAKING: ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman says people share personal info with ChatGPT but don’t know chats can be used as court evidence in legal cases.
Wikipedia is currently in a legal battle with the UK government to try and stop the platform being censored in the UK - or even completely blocked - thanks to the Online Safety Act.
Intelligence isn't a collection of skills. It's the efficiency with which you acquire and deploy new skills. It's an efficiency ratio. And that's why benchmark scores can be very misleading about the actual intelligence of AI systems.
For years, Sacramento has been running an illegal scheme using power meters for mass surveillance. Last week, we asked for a court order to stop this practice for good. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…
Big tech promotes the story that since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, AI has been so popular it's rushed to meet the demand. The reality is different. A study by a trio of design scholars shows tech co's have had to push AI on its users with a variety of intrusive tactics. 1/x
Tech Billionaires Accused of Quietly Working to Implement "Corporate Dictatorship" (via @futurism) Not so sure about the "quietly" part! But otherwise a good and succinct analysis of my work. futurism.com/billionaires-c…
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) promises transformation for service delivery in LDCs like Uganda. I shared some thoughts on why we should harness its potential now and how - via @DailyMonitor #DPI #DigitalPublicInfrastructure monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/le…
In my latest (and last!) column for Science’s Expert Voices series, I write about the reasons behind AI chatbots’ “deceptive” behaviors (and why Claude threatened a fictional CEO with blackmail). science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
The State Department recently announced an unprecedented new requirement that applicants for student and exchange visas must set all social media accounts to “public” for government review. This mass surveillance is an outrageous violation of privacy. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…
The Personal Data Protection Office found that Google qualifies as both a data controller and collector under the Data Protection and Privacy Act; therefore, its failure to register as a data collector violated Ugandan laws #MonitorUpdates monitor.co.ug/uganda/busines…
Yes, I did sound the alarm on agentic AI's privacy threat, and rightly so. observer.com/2025/07/signal…
As someone who's been applying for months I can say from personal experience that qualified employees are buried in AI-generated rejections. Great system we've set up here
Employers are buried in AI-generated resumes, per NYT.
“To put it plainly this company is profiting off of selling stolen data, re-victimizing people who have already had their personal devices compromised and their data stolen,” EFF’s Cooper Quintin told @404Mediaco. 404media.co/a-startup-is-s…
At the moment Ukraine is winning the race against Russia to develop military robots—largely because it has to. While its machines are yet to appear on the battlefield in large numbers, their moment may be near econ.st/44jxCyV
Big Tech leverages corporate capture and USD 5000/hour lobbyists to fight major regulation because a weak legal regime enables them to feed their insatiable greed for profit & maintain their bottom line. Regulation is under attack! I'll be sharing more in an upcoming Op-Ed #AI
EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen said the Commission doesn’t “rule out” postponing parts of the AI Act, citing the need for standards before rules apply. Czechia called for a 2-year delay, Germany expressed openness, & Spain warned against deregulation. mlex.com/mlex/artificia…
Meta refuses to sign EU's AI code of practice | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/met…
For privacy and security, think twice before granting AI access to your personal data | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/07/19/for…
AI industry lobbying + PACs will be the most well funded in history, making it all the more important to pass federal legislation soon before the process is completely corrupted