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- 1Fabrice Bellard: The Genius Behind the Internet's Hidden Infrastructure▼Fabrice Bellard: The Genius Behind the Internet’s Hidden Infrastructure
French programmer Fabrice Bellard is being profiled as the quiet force behind key pieces of computing infrastructure. He created FFmpeg, QEMU, and the QuickJS engine, and in 2022 compressed a Linux system to boot on a browser via his TinyEMU work; he also famously computed pi to record digits with pi Compute. The profile argues his free software underpins much of the modern internet, yet he remains largely unknown to the public.
- 2Free Software Foundation criticizes Newsom's AI executive order●FSF comments on Newsom's executive order on so-called artificial intelligence — Free Software Foundation — Working toget
The Free Software Foundation has published its response to California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order on artificial intelligence, which it refers to as 'so-called' AI. The group questions the feasibility and accountability of any mandated kill switch for AI systems, asking who would really control such a mechanism if it were developed. The FSF warns that safety controls could concentrate power in the hands of a few rather than serving the public.