Finance Database – “As a private investor, the sheer amount of information that can be found on the internet is rather daunting. Trying to understand what type of companies or ETFs are available is incredibly challenging with there being millions of companies and derivatives available on the market. Sure, the most traded companies and ETFs… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2023
AI Causes Real Harm. Let’s Focus on That over the End-of-Humanity Hype
Scientific American Opinion: Effective regulation of AI needs grounded science that investigates real harms, not glorified press releases about existential risk. Wrongful arrests, an expanding surveillance dragnet, defamation and deep-fake pornography are all actually existing dangers of so-called “artificial intelligence” tools currently on the market. That, and not the imagined potential to wipe out humanity,… Continue Reading
How to Use Google Bard AI: 10 Ways It Can Make Your Life Easier
PCMag: “In the battle of the AI chatbots, Google Bard hasn’t yet caught on the way that OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Bing AI have. But that doesn’t mean Bard isn’t worth trying. In fact, it received the highest rating in PCMag’s reviews of the three chatbots, earning points for its web connection and the option… Continue Reading
The world’s infrastructure was built for a climate that no longer exists
Foreign Policy: On the Highway to Climate Hell – “Countries have spent decades building critical infrastructure that is now buckling under extreme heat, wildfires, and floods, laying bare just how unprepared the world’s energy and transportation systems are to withstand the volatility of climate change. These vulnerabilities have been on full display in recent weeks… Continue Reading
How Generative AI Is Shaping the Future of Human Crowdsourcing
Boussioux, Leonard and N. Lane, Jacqueline and Zhang, Miaomiao and Jacimovic, Vladimir and Lakhani, Karim R., The Crowdless Future? How Generative AI Is Shaping the Future of Human Crowdsourcing (August 7, 2023). Harvard Business School Technology & Operations Mgt. Unit Working Paper No. 24-005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4533642 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4533642 “This study investigates the capability… Continue Reading
Freedom of Speech and AI Output
Lemley, Mark A. and Henderson, Peter and Volokh, Eugene, Freedom of Speech and AI Output (August 3, 2023). Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4531003 Is the output of generative AI entitled to First Amendment protection? We’re inclined to say yes. Even though current AI programs are of course not people and do not themselves have constitutional rights,… Continue Reading
Advancing global NWP through international collaboration
“ECMWF is the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. We are both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, producing global numerical weather predictions and other data for our Member and Co-operating States and the broader community. The Centre has one of the largest supercomputer facilities and meteorological data archives in the world. Other… Continue Reading
How Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case
The Hill: “A sprawling, multi-defendant indictment. An ex-president’s trial televised for the world to watch. Potential charges typically used for organized crime. Before charges have even been announced, the possible indictment of former President Trump in Georgia — hinging on his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results to remain in power — already… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 12, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 12, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
How to Quickly Get to the Important Truth Inside Any Privacy Policy
The MarkUp: “Privacy policies are horrible. They are too long, impenetrable, and full of legalese that amounts to a take it or leave it offer. But the privacy policy is one of the only places where tech companies have to tell us the truth—the truth about what personal data they are collecting, how they share… Continue Reading
Record Labels Hit Internet Archive With New $400m+ Copyright Lawsuit
Torrent Freak – “Record labels including UMG, Capitol and Sony have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States targeting Internet Archive and founder Brewster Kale, among others. Filed in Manhattan federal court late Friday, the complaint alleges infringement of 2,749 works, recorded by deceased artists, including Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and… Continue Reading
Google Maps 5 more examples of how the app has lost its way
Fast Company, Michael Grothaus: “Last week I wrote a piece highlighting how Google Maps has become a bit of an eyesore in recent years. While Google Maps’ data on businesses and other points of interest is second to none, using the map to navigate has become a challenge, mainly due to excess visual clutter. Since… Continue Reading
