Jay Shooster (@JayShooster) / X

Jay Shooster

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Jay Shooster

@JayShooster

Humanity enthusiast. Democracy enjoyer. Friend of the animals.

Berkeley, CA

Joined December 2011

Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 28, 2024
Today, my dad got a phone call no parent ever wants to get. He heard me tell him I was in a serious car accident, injured, and under arrest for a DUI and I needed $30,000 to be bailed out of jail. But it wasn't me. There was no accident. It was an AI scam.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 28, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
I'm not sure it was a coincidence that this happened just days after my voice went up on television. Fifteen seconds of me talking. More than enough to make a decent AI clone.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 28, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
As a consumer protection lawyer, I've literally given presentations about this exact sort of scam, posted online about it, and I've talked to my family about it, but they still almost fell for it. That's how effective these scams are. Please spread the word to your friends and
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 28, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
All of this is just a further reminder that we need leaders who will prioritize regulating the AI industry. The world is going to be radically transformed by this technology and we need to act now to ensure that it makes the world better and not worse
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 28, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
Chip in here if you want to support a candidate for public office who is going to prioritize addressing transformative AI technology secure.anedot.com/jay-shooster-f…
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Jun 14, 2024
Last year, I went to Tallahassee to ask my Republican representative to prevent gun violence. She voted to get rid of gun permits instead. Today, I’m thrilled to announce that I'm the Democratic nominee to flip her seat. Repost to help me fight extremism in Florida.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 29, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
Aside from supporting my campaign, I'd encourage folks to consider supporting legislation like #SB1047 in California, which @GavinNewsom can sign into law. It's not specific to scams/deepfakes but it will help make sure AI companies are liable for the harms their products cause.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Jul 22, 2024
Little known fact for my animal welfare friends: One of the most important cases in the history of animal law is National Meat Association v. Kamala D. Harris. In that case, AG Harris defended a law that banned killing pigs for food if they were too sick or injured to move.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Sep 29, 2024
Replying to @JayShooster
Also, check out this new article by my friend in the New York Times today about the need to protect whistleblowers at AI companies.
Garrison Lovely is in the bay
@GarrisonLovely
Sep 29, 2024
🚨I’m in the New York Times!!🚨 AI is weird. Many of the people who pioneered the tech, along with the leaders of all the top AI companies, say that it could threaten human extinction. In spite of this, it’s barely regulated in the US. Whistleblower protections typically 🧵
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Oct 10, 2022
Seems that @nytimes and @WSJ have been going back and forth for hours about whether to call Kanye's Tweets "anti-semitic" or just "purportedly anti-semitic". This isn't a close call. Let him sue. He'll lose. You can live up to your reputation as purported newspapers.
Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Jun 7, 2023
Florida has become the center of right wing extremism in America. I can’t let that happen – that’s why I’m announcing my campaign for State House District 91. RT to help me restore reproductive freedom, prevent gun violence, and defend democracy in our state.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
May 13, 2023
Yesterday, Ron DeSantis signed a bill to prevent the police from monitoring suspicious gun purchases. Then he called for his followers to “take back the streets” through vigilante killings. He is a danger to our democracy.
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
Jan 17, 2024
Tonight, Florida Dems won a State House district that DeSantis won by 11 points in 2022. Don't count Florida out. We're flipping HD-91 blue next!
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@IAPolls2022
Jan 17, 2024
BREAKING: Democrat Tom Keen has won the special election for Florida's 35th State House District. (Biden +5 in 2020 and DeSantis +11 in 2022) 🔴 GOP ➡️ 🔵 DEM FLIP
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Jay Shooster
@JayShooster
May 17, 2023
BREAKING: Democrats just flipped the Jacksonville Mayor’s office. This is a huge win in @GovRonDeSantis’s backyard. Tonight it’s clear — @FlaDems are back and ready to win 💪
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