The Atlantic [free link]: “Google Search, like the rest of the internet, is pivoting to generative AI. The first step is Search Generative Experience, an experimental tool currently available as a public beta. Instead of sending you off to other corners of the web, more search results appear within Google. Sort of like ChatGPT, it… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2023
AP investigation into ethics practices of Supreme Court justices
“An Associated Press examination of the ethics practices of the U.S. Supreme Court relied on documents obtained from more than 100 public records requests to public colleges, universities and other institutions that have hosted the justices over the past decade. Here’s a look at how the reporting was done: To conduct its review, the AP… Continue Reading
JournalistsToolbox.ai
Created by Mike Reilley, Founder and Editor of Journalist’s Toolbox Ai: “A few years ago, I was doing a digital tools training for a group of journalists in Phoenix. One of the attendees took me to task for saying that a surge of AI tools would be coming in the next few years. “Google uses… Continue Reading
Facebook could be tracking your online Plan B or HIV test purchases
Popular Science: “Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS’ website is not as private an experience as one might think. An investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News found trackers on CVS.com telling some of the biggest social media and advertising platforms the products customers viewed. And CVS is not the only pharmacy… Continue Reading
What Is the Character Limit for ChatGPT?
How to Geek: “Are you getting a character limit error on ChatGPT, or are you just curious to find out if this AI tool imposes any restrictions on the number of characters you can use in your queries or conversations? Let’s find out the answers to those questions in this guide…” Continue Reading
Why the paperless office hasn’t fully caught on
Washington Post: “…This year, the U.S. home and office market for printers is expected to reach $10.47 billion with more than 16.9 million laser and inkjet devices sold, according to data from market researcher International Data Corp. That would represent a 15 percent decline in sales and an 11 percent drop in market value in… Continue Reading
How to combine Excel and AI for keyword research
Search Engine Land: “A guide exploring the intersection of Excel’s proven efficiency and AI’s groundbreaking potential to enhance SEO keyword research practices.” Continue Reading
Massive collection of 11 million postage stamps represents every life lost in Holocaust
Forward: “A teacher’s quest to help students understand the enormity of the Holocaust has culminated in a mind-boggling exhibition of 11 million postage stamps — one for each of the Nazis’ victims, including Jews and non-Jews. The project began when teacher Charlotte Sheer read the Newbery Award-winning children’s novel Number the Stars with her fifth… Continue Reading
The Coolest Library on Earth
Hakai Magazine: “At the University of Copenhagen, researchers store ice cores that hold the keys to Earth’s climate past and future…Copenhagen is one of several places in the world where pieces of ice cores drilled from our planet’s extremities are kept safely cold. Other large research freezers are located in the United States, Australia, France,… Continue Reading
“Shadow libraries” at heart of mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI
Quartz: “…Shadow libraries are online databases that provide access to millions of books and articles that are out of print, hard to obtain, and paywalled. Many of these databases, which began appearing online around 2008, originated in Russia, which has a long tradition of sharing forbidden books, according to the magazine Reason. Soon enough, these… Continue Reading
America’s first law regulating AI bias in hiring takes effect this week
Quartz: “Artificial intelligence isn’t simply changing how we do our jobs: It’s also deciding whether we get jobs at all. Companies are increasingly incorporating algorithmic tools into their hiring processes, from software that reads our resumes to AI bots that score our first interviews. Now in New York City, new legislation is being used to determine… Continue Reading
Air Pollution in World: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
“In July 2023, real-time Air Quality information is available for than 50,000 stations in 2000 major cities from 132 countries, thanks to the huge effort from the world EPAs (Environmental Protection Agencies). There are currently more than 50,000 known air quality monitoring stations in the world. In order to keep a high level on consistency,… Continue Reading
