In the end some guy from apple (lets call him Mr. Johnson) will have to hire a plucky band of hackers and security experts to operate from the shadows and get revenge. Isn't having corporations be above the law grand!
My only experience with unions was as a low level employee while I was in high school. It consisted of certain employees trying to drum up willingness to unionize through a combination of unrealistic promises and threats of violence. The company I worked for at the time was in trouble and went out of business before the unionization effort came to a vote. I don't know how representative my experience was, but it definitely soured me on unions for a long time.
These days I definitely believe that something needs to take up the role of fighting for the rights of labor, but I remain skeptical that unions, at least as they exist in the US, are the right tool for the job.
None of what you've said is untrue. And if this was an internal report to an executive, I'd agree with it. But this is a public statement and I'm more inclined to believe that this is part of a coordinated run up to a move to ban the import of 'dangerous' Chinese AI models -- or something else equally self serving -- than a simple statement of truth.
I don't doubt that they found some evidence of AI use. I'm just skeptical that the amount and strength of evidence has anything to do with their making this statement.
I've been thinking about why the AI companies are making so much use of fear based marketing. And I'm wonder if it isn't just naked Machiavellianism at work.
For a long time tech companies were forced to compete for power by being the most loved (or at least not the most hated). But now they've found an avenue to cultivate fear.
I'm fully expecting my next employer to grill me on my grocery purchasing habits and inferred medical history in my next job interview. Its all there for purchase and AI can put it all together into a compelling narrative. Suddenly my preference for prunes becomes a lifelong dire struggle with irregular bowel movement that may distract me from my work. Expect pointed questions about bathroom break lengths.
Unfortunately we're living in a world where instantly dismissing anything that reads like ai and hanging up on anyone that might be tts is increasingly rewarded.
Art and its meaning are in the eyes of the reader, yes, but when you live in a version of the Library of Babel where every book is properly spelled and punctuated, seeking meaning in what you read is a great way to waste your life.
To be fair the designer who created the font would probably agree that for use cases like passwords or serial numbers etc. you should use a different font. That's the nice thing about having different fonts around. You can choose which one you want to use.
There are a lot of mediocre therapists out there. And even if you do get a reasonably good one, they might not click with you in terms of personality/approach/cultural background.
It's sad that people are so utterly resigned to having an ineffective federal legislature that the possibility of restricting the use of binding arbitration by means of the passage of new laws is not even considered.
Based on my examination of my own attitudes about China, I'd say unease/fear about the future actions of the Chinese government may fuel some of my desire to criticize it for issues I may otherwise be indifferent to. While this fear is not based on some underlying dread of the Han people, it is, perhaps, motivated by nationalist instincts that many might disparage.
If you are really curious I can give you a few use cases I've seen that I think are valid.
1. There is a gap in housing between when someone moves out of their old place and when they can move into their new one. So they need to store all their stuff for a while.
2. Someone has a nice hardwood tree taken down in their yard and they want to keep the wood, but they don't want their garage /workshop to be full of drying wood.
3. Bulky outdoor sports equipment. Storing your kayak, etc. in your urban apartment may not be an efficient use of space.
4. If you are in business for yourself, you may need a small amount of warehouse space. The easiest way to get that in the US? Self storage.
While I generally agree with you, a court order to provide a password does bring with it a few problems.
1. Sometimes knowledge of the password itself could be considered testimonial. If there is doubt as to whether or not the an individual owns a particular computer, then being forced to provide the password is tantamount to being forced to concede ownership, which would violate protections against self incrimination.
2. People do legitimately forget passwords, and the courts have no way of distinguishing between people who have genuinely forgotten and those who falsely claim to have forgotten. Being subjected to indefinite detention for forgetting a password would violate due process, while keeping someone in jail until they comply with a legal warrant is legitimate. Since the court cannot distinguish between these two cases, any penalty the court may impose for contempt runs a variable (depending on the facts of the case) but non-zero risk of being a miscarriage of justice.