WSJ – Restrictions on Wind database and other information channels add to campaign to curb foreign influence: “China’s party-state, long steeped in secrecy, is creating a black box around information on the world’s second-largest economy, alarming global businesses and investors. Prodded by President Xi Jinping’s emphasis on national security, authorities in recent months have restricted… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2023
How to use AI to do practical stuff: A new guide
One Useful Things –People often ask me how to use AI. Here’s an overview with lots of links. Ethan Mollick: “We live in an era of practical AI, but many people haven’t yet experienced it, or, if they have, they might have wondered what the big deal is. Thus, this guide. It is a modified… Continue Reading
Prompt Engineer
Forbes: “A new career is emerging with the spread of generative AI applications like ChatGPT: prompt engineering, the art (not science) of crafting effective instructions for AI models. “In ten years, half of the world’s jobs will be in prompt engineering,” declared Robin Li, cofounder and CEO of Chinese AI giant, Baidu. “And those who… Continue Reading
The Paper Shortage and its Effects on Mail
USPS OIG Demand for graphic paper — the type of paper most frequently used in mail — had been steadily declining until the COVID-19 pandemic, when both demand and subsequent production plummeted sharply. There were several reasons for the graphic paper shortage, including changes in paper production, price increases in paper-making materials, and disruptions in… Continue Reading
