Washington Post: “There’s little you can do about it. Some of the ways Big Tech companies are feeding your personal data to AI feels like a privacy violation — or even theft – It’s your Gmail. It’s also Google’s artificial intelligence factory. Unless you turn it off, Google uses your Gmail to train an AI… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2023
LLMs Do Not Obviate the Need for UX
Legal Tech Hub – Nicola Shaver: “One of the questions firms and legal departments will need to grapple with over the coming three years is whether to renew their licenses with existing providers or swap out their technology stack to make room for solutions powered by advanced AI. In the next few articles, I will… Continue Reading
The Lies in Your Grocery Store
The New Yorker [free link]: “…Spencer Sheehan Sheehan, forty-four, specializes in consumer-protection class-action suits. Specifically, he focusses on packaged foods, and on the authenticity of their ingredients and flavors. Sheehan has sued the makers of frosted strawberry Pop-Tarts (dearth of real strawberries), Hint of Lime Tostitos (absence of lime), Snapple “all natural” fruit drinks (absence… Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence’s Use and Rapid Growth Highlight Its Possibilities and Perils
GAO, September 6, 2023: “The rise of artificial intelligence has created growing excitement and much debate about its potential to revolutionize entire industries. At its best, AI could improve medical diagnosis, identify potential national security threats more quickly, and solve crimes. But there are also significant concerns—in areas including education, intellectual property, and privacy. Today’s… Continue Reading
Trends and Disparities in Firearm Deaths Among Children
Pediatrics (2023) 152 (3): e2023061296. September 2023 – BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES – In 2020, firearm injuries became the leading cause of death among US children and adolescents. This study aimed to evaluate new 2021 data on US pediatric firearm deaths and disparities to understand trends compared with previous years. METHODS – Centers for Disease Control… Continue Reading
Mozilla Multi-Account Containers
Mozilla Support: “Multi-Account Containers is an extension developed by Mozilla that allows you to separate your browsing experience into different color-coded tabs, to help protect your privacy. By using these containers, you can categorize their browsing based on purpose and create tabs for Work, Banking, Shopping and Personal browsing. For an extra layer of privacy,… Continue Reading
The Great Gloom: In 2023, Employees Are Unhappier Than Ever. Why?
BambooHR’s Employee Happiness Index Benchmarks Employee Satisfaction Across 8 Key Industries Table of Contents Key Takeaways for Human Resources Professionals Employee Happiness Index Benchmarks (2020–Present) What Is the Happiest Sector of the Workforce? 8 Major Industries, Ranked Happiest Industry: Construction Plummeting Happiness: Technology Steadily Declining Happiness: Finance Increasing Happiness: Nonprofit Slowing Unhappiness: Restaurants, Food and… Continue Reading
Morgan Stanley to launch AI chatbot to woo wealthy
Reuters: “Wealthy clients going to a Morgan Stanley financial adviser to discuss their investments may have a different sort of experience in the future: having a chatbot listen to their conversation. After testing it with 1,000 financial advisers for some months, the bank will roll out a generative artificial intelligence bot this month, developed with… Continue Reading
Beyond Vector Search: Knowledge Management with Generative AI
Video by David Shapiro, YouTube creator and AI researcher. [h/t Sean Harrington] – Show Transcript – click on three dots to the right of Subscribe links I have been studying and tinkering with AI off and on since 2009. I quit my day job in early 2023 to do AI full time, but I used… Continue Reading
Google’s Cookie Killing Tech Is Now on Almost Every Chrome Browser
Gizmodo: “Google’s Privacy Sandbox, a controversial set of tools and settings meant to replace third-party cookies, is now on almost every single Chrome browser, according to a company blog post published Thursday. Google says Privacy Sandbox is now available to around 97% of Chrome users, and that number will reach 100% in the next few… Continue Reading
6 Tips to Find Lost Emails in Gmail
MakeUseOf: “Ever read an email only to never find it again in your Gmail inbox? Whether you accidentally deleted it or you’re checking in the wrong folder, there are numerous reasons why you may be unable to find an important email. Fortunately, there are things you can do to find these lost or misplaced emails.” Continue Reading
How to Add a Drop-Down List to a Cell in Excel
How to Geek: Drop-down lists in Excel make data entry easier and more efficient by allowing users to select pre-determined values from a list of options. To add a drop-down list in Excel, use the Data Validation feature and name the range of cells containing the options. Then, enter the name of the cell range… Continue Reading
