PC World: “Many of the biggest software makers are known for their expensive, but nevertheless popular purchase programs. Yet many of these companies also offer free software with some surprisingly useful features. Yes, even giants like Adobe and Microsoft. This article will introduce you to these mostly unknown free gems. It’s important to note that… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Thousands of authors sign letter urging AI makers to stop stealing books
Tech Crunch: “If you ask GPT-4 to do a passage in the style of Carmen Machado or Margaret Atwood or Alexander Chee, it will do a fair job at it, and for good reason: It likely ingested all their works in the training process, and now uses their ingenuity for its own. But these authors,… Continue Reading
Wikipedia’s Moment of Truth
The New York Times [free to read]: “Can the online encyclopedia help teach A.I. chatbots to get their facts right — without destroying itself in the process?…The new A.I. chatbots have typically swallowed Wikipedia’s corpus, too. Embedded deep within their responses to queries is Wikipedia data and Wikipedia text, knowledge that has been compiled over… Continue Reading
What is Bing Chat? Here’s everything you need to know
ZDNet: “Microsoft is on a hot streak for releasing updates to its AI chatbot, powered by the same technology behind ChatGPT. And anyone can give Bing Chat a try — no waitlist or Microsoft account needed…With the new Bing, you can ask the AI chatbot questions and get detailed, human-like responses with footnotes that link… Continue Reading
Google it? People now are searching with TikTok or Reddit
Wasington Post: “For a generation of internet users looking for answers, Google was the first stop. Google became so associated with search that its name became synonymous with the act of seeking information online. But there are signs that’s changing…To be sure, Google is still a dominant force in search. The platform still holds 90… Continue Reading
Flex Data Index Hiring Data – Remote Work Remains Critical
The Flex Report Job Growth Edition July 2023: “At the beginning of 2023, the vast majority of banks, economists, investors, and executives believed that we were on the path toward recession. The Fed had raised interest rates at the fastest pace in a generation. Inflation was up 6.5% over the prior 12 months. The stock… Continue Reading
GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models
WORKING PAPER – GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models. Tyna Eloundou, Sam Manning, Pamela Mishkin, and Daniel Rock. OpenAI, OpenResearch. University of Pennsylvania. March 27, 2023. “We investigate the potential implications of large language models (LLMs), such as Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs), on the U.S.… Continue Reading
Make the Wayback Machine the real internet
Tom Scocca – Indignity: “The Archive Is the Thing That’s Worth Browsing Now. I was trying to find a lost article on the internet. It had been published 14 years ago on a website that stopped updating 5 years ago and had bounced between different platforms during its existence. Somewhere along the way, something broke,… Continue Reading
Getting ‘forever chemicals’ out of drinking water
EWG’s guide to PFAS water filters: “What’s in your water? The “forever chemicals” known as PFAS contaminate the drinking water and groundwater of more than 2,800 communities, affecting an estimated 200 million Americans. Simply drinking a glass of water from your kitchen tap may expose you to these toxic substances – but there are steps… Continue Reading
Visual Search now live in Bing Chat
Search Engine Land: “Bing Chat now supports visual search, which means you can now upload a photo or take a picture and have Bing Chat respond with answers around those visuals. “Visual Search in Bing Chat is rolling out now on desktop and mobile,” Microsoft Bing posted on its blog.” “Search with images — not… Continue Reading
Seeing is no longer believing — the rise of deepfakes
ThomsonReuters: “Will an increasing amount of deepfakes — deceptive images, content, and videos often created by AI and floated on the internet — start making us doubt our own eyes? The most recent Indiana Jones movie shows actor Harrison Ford de-aged by 40-plus years. The movie makers used artificial intelligence to comb through all of… Continue Reading
7 Apps That Let You Stream Local News for Free
MakeUseOf: “If you have cut the cord, accessing local news through your TV can be complicated. The good news is you don’t need a costly cable package to stay on top of what’s happening in your neighborhood…If you came into this article hoping to learn how to watch local news without cable, you’re in luck.… Continue Reading
