Think Adviser – Mohamed El-Erian: Overly loose monetary policy led to the current financial accident, Allianz’s chief economic advisor said. He predicted that the Fed will now start to retreat from its inflation fight, which will be bad in the long term. Depositors shouldn’t worry, El-Erian noted. See also DataTrek – Silicon Valley Bank’s issues… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2023
Drought in California – California’s land is parched
Reuters: “Since 2000, it has cycled through four periods of drought, which occurs when unusually dry weather and lack of rain persist for two or more years. Recent rain has given reservoirs a much-needed boost. But the storms have been intense and concentrated, and the state’s water infrastructure, mostly built in 20th century when the… Continue Reading
Opinionate.io
Opinionate.io – Let AI debate your own topic or press Generate topic. Two debaters and a moderator. You indicate how many arguments each debater should present. I posited, “why should the abortion pill be available at all pharmacies in America?” The arguments were cogent and well articulated. Continue Reading
BookFinder.com
“BookFinder.com is a one-stop ecommerce search engine that searches over 150 million books for sale—new, used, rare, out-of-print, and textbooks. We save you time and money by searching every major catalog online, and letting you know which booksellers are offering the best prices and selection. When you find a book you like, you can buy… Continue Reading
ChatGPT and AI Applications for In-house Lawyers
ACC Docket: “The explosive emergence of ChatGPT as a consumer tool has catapulted Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subfield, natural language processing (NLP), to the technology stage. As AI and NLP continue to evolve, the use of AI-powered tools, such as the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT), in the legal industry has become increasingly prevalent. Many… Continue Reading
AI Content Detector
“How does the AI Content Detector work? The AI Detector is trained to precisely predict the origin of the text by using a combination of machine learning algorithms along with natural language processing techniques. Using a vast dataset of content created by AI and human-written content, the tool is trained to learn the patterns and… Continue Reading
Current Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in the United States
New England Journal of Medicine: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released updated official mortality data that showed 45,222 firearm-related deaths in the United States in 2020 — a new peak. Although previous analyses have shown increases in firearm-related mortality in recent years (2015 to 2019), as compared with the relatively stable… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 11, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 11, 2023: Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
Only 14 countries have full equal rights for women
World Economic Forum: “There are only 14 countries in the world which offer full legal protections to women, according to the report Women, Business and the Law 2023, recently published by the World Bank. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and Sweden as well as Germany and the Netherlands were… Continue Reading
How to Use AI to Improve Your Public Speaking
Talking Big Ideas, Bob Ewing: “Building your brand as an effective speaker will help you rise above the noise to differentiate yourself, expand the reach of your ideas, and leverage your impact. AI will help you do this. Humans have long incorporated new tech into our communication. Writing this article with a quill or typewriter… Continue Reading
The ChatGPT list of lists
Medium: “A collection of 3000+ prompts, examples, use-cases, tools, APIs, extensions, fails and other resources. Oh, ChatGPT! Some 2 months on the market and a not so tiny ecosystem has developed all on its own, with lists of prompts, tips, APIs, use cases, extensions, success stories and failures. ChatGPT is the first true foundation model… Continue Reading
ClearGov Launches ChatGPT Tool for Municipal Budgets
Government Technology: “ChatGPT is getting a chance to prove itself in municipal budgeting via a new tool from Massachusetts-based government technology vendor ClearGov. AI is perhaps the hottest new thing in gov tech, poised to play a role in everything from education to transit to public agency communications. Few tasks are more important to government… Continue Reading
