ChaosMeeting 2026/04

• Meshnet
  • Website
  • Handheld nodes ??? did they arrive yet?
  • Branding / how to promote/talk about Meshnet
  • Node config: regio Settings
  • Owner Info → Mail alias
• What is our (and the CCC's) opinion/stance on (Gen)AI?
• Privacy violations: Age/ID verification online

https://meshcore-de.fyi/meshcore:allgemeines:regions:reale-regions-in-repeatern

ssh:iwzle622@iwzle622.repo.borgbase.com/./repo Generative AI is, whether we want it or not, quite present in society, including the news. It is only a matter of time before we get asked about it, f.i. by the press. We should discuss this topic, and write down our thoughts, as to have a coherent public stance. What lens would the press approach this with? What exactly do we need to prepare? This is a broad topic. === Random Links (food for thought) === * AI and copyright * Europe's "Text and Data Mining" (TDM) exception is the legal basis for AI training * German court says: "training is allowed, memorization is not", you cannot repeat a song's lyrics. * Niche Substack article about AI nightmare scenario impacts the market * Context: * fictional "memo from June 2028", imagining how the current AI boom could trigger a systemic economic crisis * core thesis: AI doesn't need to fail to cause a crisis, it just needs to succeed fast enough - AI agentic coding tools destroy SaaS (software as a service) - AI agents displace human interaction (e.g. travel booking, insurance renewal, financial advice) - Overall impact on many white-collar workers becoming redundant * FT calls it out (and The Economist too), saying the economics of the article don't make sense, but calls it 'interesting as a “thought-provoking example of scenario analysis”' ==== ID/Age verification ==== * Age verification through selfie or ID everywhere * Discord, Minecraft, social media, etc. * cost: data privacy, surveillance * https://spectrum.ieee.org/age-verification * Friedrich Merz wants to see real names online (heise) * Criticism of Merz's anti-anonymity (heise) * Digitale Führerschäin (education?) instead of "interdiction des réseaux sociaux pour les moins de 16 ans" * https://www.rtl.lu/news/national/ass-dschoul-haut-scho-fit-fir-dzukunft-447439170