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nieebel

#CO2-Bepreisung in der #Ökonomie ist ausgereift ✅
Nächstes großes Thema: #Naturschutz, #Biodiversität und sauberes #Trinkwasser.
#Brandeins spricht mit #BerndHansjürgens (#Helmholtz-Zentrum für #Umweltforschung), der sich mit dem ökonomischen Wert der #Natur beschäftigt. Mittlerweile gibt es Einiges:
Maes-Framework (Mapping and Assessment of #Ecosystem and their Services) der #EU, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment der #UN, #Cices (Common International Classification of #Ecosystem Services), #Teeb (The #Economics of Ecosystems and #Biodiversity), #ESVD (Ecosystem Services Valuation Database), #SEEA (System of Environmental-Economic #Accounting), Biodiversity Metric Tool, Biodiversity Credit Price, #BÖP (Brutto-Ökosystemprodukt), #Nature #Capital Project und die #opensource #Software #Invest (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Treadeoffs).

"Die Menschen lieben die Natur. Behaupten sie. Und zerstören sie dann doch. Das liegt auch daran, dass ihr ökonomischer Wert lange schwer zu errechnen war. Das ändert sich nun." Text Christoph Koch. Fotografie Stefan Ostermeier. brandeins 04/25 Seite 16
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#cbam#EuGreenDeal#BIP
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“However, #HAI highlights the enormous level of investment still being pumped into the sector, with global corporate #AI investment reaching $252.3 billion in 2024, up 26 percent for the year. Most of this is in the US, which hit $109.1 billion, nearly 12 times higher than China's $9.3 billion and 24 times the UK's $4.5 billion, it says. …Despite all this #investment, "most companies that report financial impacts from using AI within a business function estimate the #benefits as being at low levels," the report writes.”

#ArtificialIntelligence / #Stanford / #InstituteForHumanCenteredAI (HAI) <theregister.com/2025/04/11/sta>

The Register · Billions pour into AI as emissions rise, returns stay pitiful, say Stanford boffinsBy Dan Robinson
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Bongolian

Stoking fear is the fascists' primary weapon.

Nanette Asimov: Visa revocations create ‘climate of fear’ for UC Berkeley, #Stanford international students

#gift #universities #UCBerkeley #education #fascism #tRump #immigration
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With reference to … This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value” vanityfair.com/news/story/meta (via wandering.shop/@jwilker/114353):

"Robber baron" is a pejorative term used to describe powerful and wealthy American industrialists and financiers during the late 19th century, an era often referred to as the Gilded Age. The term implies social criticism, suggesting these businessmen were unethical, unscrupulous, or ruthless in their practices.

They were accused of amassing their fortunes through exploitative methods, such as monopolizing large industries (often by forming trusts), restricting output to raise prices, exploiting workers through practices like wage slavery, engaging in unethical business dealings, squashing competition, and influencing government officials. The term combines the idea of criminal behavior ("robber") with illegitimate aristocracy ("baron").

Some prominent figures commonly labeled as robber barons include John D. #Rockefeller, Andrew #Carnegie, Cornelius #Vanderbilt, J.P. #Morgan, and Leland #Stanford, among others.

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Vanity Fair · This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”By Keziah Weir
#meta#robberbarons#zuck
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Michael Lorenz, M.Sc. Energy

Fascinating work by #Stanford University on #AI #DigitalTwin for the mouse visual cortex. These models predict neural responses to *new* visual inputs! 🧠🤖

Highlights AI's potential (& immense complexity) in modeling intricate biological systems. Could massively accelerate #Neuroscience via virtual experiments – a 'flight simulator' for brain research, helping understand intelligence. Foundational work with far-reaching implications.

Read more via Stanford Report:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025

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Nonilex

…Tony Brass, a lawyer for one of the #protesters, Hunter Taylor-Black, said he was upset that Rosen took >10 mos to file charges. Taylor-Black, a 25-yr-old #Stanford film student, & other protesters had already completed their suspensions from the university & were beginning to put their lives back together, Brass said.

“The voice of #StudentProtest is an important voice in American history—always has been. Everyone accepts there will be consequences for actions, & so did the protesters.“

#law
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Nonilex

They face up to 3 years & 8 months in prison, as well as the payment of restitution to reimburse the #university for the damage.

#Stanford is one of dozens of schools being investigated by the #Trump admin for how they have handled pro-#Palestinian protests & whether they have done enough to combat antisemitism on campus. The admin has also revoked the #visas of several Stanford #students & recent graduates, though the reason is unclear.

#law#democracy#RightToProtest
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Nonilex

The charges were among the most severe levied against participants in last year’s pro-#Palestinian #demonstrations on #college campuses. >3k people were arrested at college #protests & encampments in spring 2024, but they generally faced misdemeanor charges or saw their charges dropped.

Jeff Rosen, the DA for Santa Clara County, which includes the #Stanford campus, charged 12 protesters w/ #felony #vandalism & felony #conspiracy to #trespass.

#law#democracy#RightToProtest
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