“Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks have filed a lawsuit against Florida public officials, challenging sweeping book removal provisions of HB 1069, an education law that restricts books in school libraries. The additional plaintiffs joining the publishers are the Authors Guild, bestselling authors Julia Alvarez, Laurie… Continue Reading
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When A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. Itself
The New York Times – As A.I.-generated data becomes harder to detect, it’s increasingly likely to be ingested by future A.I., leading to worse results. ” The internet is becoming awash in words and images generated by artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, wrote in February that the company generated about 100 billion words… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports survey: Many Americans concerned about AI, algorithms
Washington, DC – “A new nationally representative Consumer Reports survey explores Americans’ attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic decision-making. The survey found that a majority of Americans are uncomfortable about the use of AI and algorithmic decision-making technology around major life moments as it relates to housing, employment, and healthcare. CR conducted this multi-mode… Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Via LLRX Artificial Intelligence and the Law – David Colarusso founded and co-directs the Suffolk University Law School’s Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab. By training he is an attorney and science educator. By experience, he’s a data scientist, craftsman, and writer. LLRX is pleased to share what Colarusso states is not a traditional syllabus, because… Continue Reading
Newly Revealed Wonders of a 16th Century Portolan Chart of the North American Coast
Library of Congress Blogs: “It’s not often that the Library has a chance to acquire a portolan chart — an early nautical map, hand drawn on animal skin, that explorers used to navigate the seas. Not many still exist, so the Library leaped at the chance last fall to acquire a circa 1560 portolan depicting… Continue Reading
When A.I.’s Output Is a Threat to A.I. Itself
The New York Times: “As A.I.-generated data becomes harder to detect, it’s increasingly likely to be ingested by future A.I., leading to worse results. The internet is becoming awash in words and images generated by artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, wrote in February that the company generated about 100 billion words per day… Continue Reading
OSHIT: Seven Deadly Sins of Bad Open Source Research
Bellingcat – “When news breaks and the internet is aflutter with activity and speculation, many turn to open source accounts and experts to make sense of events. This is truly a sign that open source research — using resources like satellite images to flight tracking websites and footage recorded on the ground — is seen… Continue Reading
They Need to Be Entirely Rebuilt Every Time They’re Updated
The Byte – “A new study highlights a glaring hole in AI models’ ability to learn new information: turns out, they can’t! According to the study, conducted by a team of scientists at Canada’s University of Alberta and published this week in the journal Nature, AI algorithms trained via deep learning — in short, AI models… Continue Reading
Where to Buy Cheap Books to Help With Your Studies
maketecheasier: “Buying textbooks is one of the biggest expenses as a student, but you can get great deals if you know where to look. If you’re wondering where to buy cheap books for your studies, this guide show you some of the best places.” Continue Reading
4 Reasons the Free Version of Microsoft 365 is Good Enough
How to Geek: “…While you require a Microsoft 365 subscription to use the desktop apps (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), the web versions are completely free. As long as you have a constant internet connection and are using a modern browser, you can access them without installing anything. Even though some advanced features found… Continue Reading
A 27-country test of communicating the scientific consensus on climate change
Većkalov, B., Geiger, S.J., Bartoš, F. et al. A 27-country test of communicating the scientific consensus on climate change. Nat Hum Behav (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01928-2 “Communicating the scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is real increases climate change beliefs, worry and support for public action in the United States. In this preregistered experiment, we tested two… Continue Reading
NSA releases copy of internal lecture delivered by computing giant Rear Adm. Grace Hopper
FORT MEADE, Md. — “In one of the more unique public proactive transparency record releases for the National Security Agency (NSA) to date, NSA has released a digital copy of a lecture that then-Capt. Grace Hopper gave agency employees on August 19, 1982. The lecture, “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People,” features Capt. Hopper… Continue Reading
