Mashable: “It’s hard to believe, but ChatGPT is only about a year old. When OpenAI was first released ChatGPT in November 2022, it became the fastest-growing app of all time, caused panic within Google, and lit the fuse for a generative AI race within Big Tech. Since then, the rise of generative AI has been… Continue Reading
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Google’s Antitrust Loss to Epic Could Preview Its Legal Fate in 2024
The New York Times: “Google’s loss was swift after a monthlong antitrust trial in a San Francisco federal court. A little more than three hours after a jury had begun deliberating on Monday, they returned with their verdict. There were 11 antitrust claims that Epic Games, the maker of the hit videogame Fortnite, had brought… Continue Reading
AI – Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements
Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements, GAO-24-105980 Published: Dec 12, 2023. Publicly Released: Dec 12, 2023. “Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the world and could improve government operations. For example, federal agencies can use AI to analyze drone photos and large datasets. But safeguards are needed to manage AI… Continue Reading
The one thing I wish more people understood about flower pollination
Prof. Jeff Ollerton – ecological scientist and author : “…In both cases it seems to have been forgotten that bees are collecting pollen to feed their larvae and pollen that ends up in scopae is generally not available for pollination. That’s the purpose of the Venn diagram at the top of this short post, to… Continue Reading
How to Search on Pinterest Without Logging In
MakeUseOf: “Pinterest will force a login on its landing page. But interestingly, you can access its “Explore” page without signing in. This page features trending and most-liked content across Pinterest’s numerous categories. Here, you can even access the search bar and look up pins. Here’s how to get to Pinterest’s Explore page: Search for Pinterest… Continue Reading
Saving the News from Big Tech
Saving the News from Big Tech, Cory Doctorow, Special Advisor/EFF, June, 2023: “Media is in crisis: newsrooms all over the world are shuttering and the very profession of journalism is under sustained ideological and physical assault. Freedom of the press is a hollow doctrine if the only news media is written or published by independently… Continue Reading
What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2024 A Festive Countdown
Public Domain Review: “At the start of each year, on January 1st, a new crop of works enter the public domain and become free to enjoy, share, and reuse for any purpose. Due to differing copyright laws around the world, there is no one single public domain — and here we focus on three of… Continue Reading
Teens, Social Media and Technology 2023
“Despite negative headlines and growing concerns about social media’s impact on youth, teens continue to use these platforms at high rates – with some describing their social media use as “almost constant,” according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens. The survey – conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 23, 2023, among 1,453 13- to… Continue Reading
MIT AI Policy Briefs
“The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the MIT Washington Office are leading an effort to produce policy briefs with recommendations on the governance of AI. The goal of these briefs is to help shape a technically informed discussion of how to govern AI in a way that will make it safe while enabling AI… Continue Reading
This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want
The Atlantic [free to read] “…When you order a pair of sweatpants online and don’t want to keep them, a colossal, mostly opaque system of labor and machinery creaks into motion to find them a new place in the world. From the outside, you see fairly little of it—the software interface that lets you tick… Continue Reading
I fact-checked ChatGPT with Bard, Claude, and Copilot
ZDNET: – and this AI was the most confidently incorrect. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is notoriously prone to factual errors. So, what do you do when you’ve asked ChatGPT to generate 150 presumed facts and you don’t want to spend an entire weekend confirming each by hand? Well, in my case, I turned to other… Continue Reading
Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to keep Trump trial on track
Politico: “Special counsel Jack Smith is urging the Supreme Court to urgently resolve Donald Trump’s claim that he’s immune from prosecution for charges related to his bid to subvert the 2020 election. Without the Supreme Court’s swift intervention, Trump’s trial could be indefinitely delayed, the special counsel warned in a petition to the high court… Continue Reading
