London School of Economics: “…Google Scholar has advantages over traditional academic databases like Scopus and Web of Science: it’s free to use, requires no log in for searching, and has more comprehensive coverage, especially of non-journal sources such as books and theses. These benefits are particularly important for unaffiliated scholars without institutional access to resources,… Continue Reading
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Anthropic’s new AI model can control your PC
TechCrunch: “In a pitch to investors last spring, Anthropic said it intended to build AI to power virtual assistants that could perform research, answer emails, and handle other back-office jobs on their own. The company referred to this as a “next-gen algorithm for AI self-teaching” — one it believed that could, if all goes according… Continue Reading
AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy
STBT: “OverDrive is the company that provides a lot of digital content to libraries. If you’ve borrowed an ebook or an audiobook in Libby, or read a magazine in Kanopy, that’s OverDrive. It seems there is some AI weirdness with audiobook narration on OverDrive, and the narrator is only part of the story. On Monday,… Continue Reading
Google’s AI Fails At 43% Of Finance Queries, Study Finds
Search Engine Journal: A study by The College Investor finds significant inaccuracies in Google’s AI-generated summaries for finance queries. Out of 100 personal finance searches, 43% had misleading or incorrect information. Key Findings -The study evaluated AI overviews across various financial topics, including banking, credit, investing, taxes, and student loans. The results showed: 57% of… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 19, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, October 19, 2024 – 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 the… Continue Reading
AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating With Big Consequences
Bloomberg: “About two-thirds of teachers report regularly using tools for detecting AI-generated content. At that scale, even tiny error rates can add up quickly…Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT brought generative AI to the mainstream almost two years ago, schools have raced to adapt to a changed landscape. Educators now rely on a growing crop of detection tools… Continue Reading
Student was punished for using AI then his parents sued teacher, administrators
Ars Technica: “A school district in Massachusetts was sued by a student’s parents after the boy was punished for using an artificial intelligence chatbot to complete an assignment. The lawsuit says the Hingham High School student handbook did not include a restriction on the use of AI. “They told us our son cheated on a… Continue Reading
Startup Can Identify Deepfake Video In Real Time
Wired: “Real-time video deepfakes are a growing threat for governments, businesses, and individuals. Recently, the chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations mistakenly took a video call with someone pretending to be a Ukrainian official. An international engineering company lost millions of dollars earlier in 2024 when one employee was tricked by a… Continue Reading
WildChat: 1M ChatGPT Interaction Logs in the Wild
WildChat: 1M ChatGPT Interaction Logs in the Wild: “Chatbots such as GPT-4 and ChatGPT are now serving millions of users. Despite their widespread use, there remains a lack of public datasets showcasing how these tools are used by a population of users in practice. To bridge this gap, we offered free access to ChatGPT for… Continue Reading
Free site uses AI to help you fight health insurance claim denials
BGR: “Fight Health Insurance (FHI) is the name of an AI website with only one purpose: to help you appeal health insurance claim denials. “Make your health insurance company cry too,” is the site’s clever motto. FHI is the result of an engineer who worked at IBM, Apple, and Google before landing at Netflix. Over… Continue Reading
Law and Technological Innovations: Three Reasons to Pause
Smith, Michael L., (September 04, 2024). 12 Belmont Law Review (Forthcoming 2025), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4946479 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4946479 – “Faced with optimistic accounts of technological innovations, businesses, law firms, and governments face pressure to rush into adopting these technologies and enjoying the increased efficiency, reduced costs, and other benefits that are promised. This essay sets… Continue Reading
Gmail Account Takeover: Super Realistic AI Scam Call
New Gmail Security Alert For 2.5 Billion Users As AI Hack Confirmed – Sam Mitrovic: “This is a story of a super realistic AI scam call that could trick a vast number of people. Don’t be one of them. Read on. The Scam: How It Works. Recently I received a notification to approve a Gmail account… Continue Reading
