EFF: “Performers and ordinary humans are increasingly concerned that they may be replaced or defamed by AI-generated imitations. We’re seeing a host of bills designed to address that concern – but every one just generates new problems. Case in point: the NO FAKES Act. We flagged numerous flaws in a “discussion draft” back in April,… Continue Reading
Make Use Of: “There are many ways to share files between people and devices, but a lot of those methods can be cumbersome by requiring app downloads, account registrations, cloud storage setups, and so on. That’s why we prefer these no-hassle file sharing websites that let you drag-and-drop files and share links to those files… Continue Reading
“Please help us by submitting the agency name and url of your favorite agency’s queryable database. We will attempt to harvest that information for the 2024 crawl. We appreciate your time in assisting us in collecting those .gov databases. Please feel free to forward this email to other interested people/communities/lists. For questions, please email me… Continue Reading
“At OpenTheBooks.com, we work hard to capture and post all disclosed spending at every level of government – federal, state, and local. In 2022, we filed 50,000 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and captured 25 million public employee pension and salary records. We also broke open the California state checkbook for the first time… Continue Reading
FT.com / no paywall: “South Korea’s plan to introduce artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks in schools has provoked a backlash from parents and academics concerned about children’s overexposure to digital devices and potential misinformation. Education minister Lee Ju-ho said this week that tablets loaded with AI features were “pivotal” to a planned overhaul of the Korean… Continue Reading
Journalist’s Toolbox – Mike Reilley: “I post this here as a warning. There are tools such as AI Undetect and Humanize AI Text, rewrite tools that offer an AI detection remover service. They can fool GPTZero, ZeroGPT, Copyleak, etc. There also have been isolated reports that the detection tools may have a bias against international… Continue Reading
FT.com [unpaywalled] – “Study finds more than half of Fortune 500 groups cited new technology as a potential hazard in their latest annual reports. More than half of the US’s biggest companies see artificial intelligence as a potential risk to their businesses, according to a new survey of corporate filings that highlights how the emerging… Continue Reading
José Antonio Bowen’s 30 page guide organizes resources into the following subject areas: AI is Changing Working and Thinking – Better diagnosis and diagnostic reasoning “See the patient, not the technology” (Augmedix) Communication and Relationships AI is Changing Average Creativity AI Ecosystem Continue Reading
Brainyacts – Reasoning Engines, Not Search Engines – “For most people, it is still too easy to fall into the trap of viewing Large Language Models (LLMs) or GenAI tools as merely advanced search engines. After all, these models will produce answers to almost any question at the drop of a hat, making them seem… Continue Reading
The Economist’s model of America’s presidential election estimates each major candidate’s chances of winning each state and the overall electoral college. Developed with a team of scholars at Columbia University, the forecast combines national and state-level polls with fundamental data about the state of the economy, historical voting patterns and the demographics of each state… Continue Reading
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In Custodia Legis: “July was a great month for Congress.gov. Robert shared news of our first release of the month and I blogged about the second. Andrew Reiter detailed how we modernized treaty documents. Cassidy Charles discussed all of the appropriations information on Congress.gov and highlighted the new appropriations resources video. With today’s release there is… Continue Reading