Chronicle of Higher Education: “When Arjun Guha submitted a paper to a conference on artificial intelligence last year, he got feedback that made him roll his eyes. “The document is impeccably articulated,” one peer-reviewer wrote, “boasting a lucid narrative complemented by logically sequenced sections and subsections.” Guha, an associate professor of computer science at Northeastern… Continue Reading
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Best new books for kids this fall, recommended by librarians
Washington Post: “When children are very young, they will — even if they’re wiggling — listen when a book is read to them. As they get older, this becomes more difficult, given the distraction of screens and other activities. What can parents and caregivers do? Keep trying. Also, give kids the chance to pick the… Continue Reading
ChatGPT is bullshit
ChatGPT is bullshit – Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persistent inaccuracies in their output; these are often called “AI hallucinations”. Dr. Michael Townsen Hicks, Dr. James Humphries and Dr. Joe Slater argue that… Continue Reading
Deloitte survey reveals enterprise generative AI production deployment challenges
VentureBeat: “A new report from Deloitte sheds light on the complex landscape of generative AI adoption in the enterprise, revealing both significant progress and persistent challenges. The survey, titled “The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise: Now decides next,” gathered insights from 2,770 business and technology leaders across 14 countries and six industries. The… Continue Reading
Even laypeople use legalese
Even laypeople use legalese Eric Martínez, Francis Mollica and Edward Gibson – MIT. Published August 19, 2024. PNAS 121 (35). “Why are laws so complicated? Across two preregistered experiments, we found that people tasked with writing official laws wrote in a more convoluted manner than when tasked with writing unofficial legal texts of equivalent conceptual… Continue Reading
ChatGPT is bullshit
Hicks, M.T., Humphries, J. & Slater, J. ChatGPT is bullshit. Ethics Inf Technol 26, 38 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5. Full text available free. “Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persistent inaccuracies in their output; these are… Continue Reading
South Korea’s plan for AI textbooks hit by backlash from parents
FT.com / no paywall: “South Korea’s plan to introduce artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks in schools has provoked a backlash from parents and academics concerned about children’s overexposure to digital devices and potential misinformation. Education minister Lee Ju-ho said this week that tablets loaded with AI features were “pivotal” to a planned overhaul of the Korean… Continue Reading
Teaching with AI Slides, Citations and Resources
José Antonio Bowen’s 30 page guide organizes resources into the following subject areas: AI is Changing Working and Thinking – Better diagnosis and diagnostic reasoning “See the patient, not the technology” (Augmedix) Communication and Relationships AI is Changing Average Creativity AI Ecosystem Continue Reading
Yale Library – Objects from 200-plus collections are new online
“April 1 through June 30 of this year, more than 8,500 new object landing pages were created. These pages contain 30,000-plus images of individual items, including handwritten letters, manuscripts, photographs, maps, and more. The Lewis Walpole Library alone added digital images for more than 2,000 items, including objects from the British Theatrical and Literary Prints… Continue Reading
Exploring Goodreads Data: An Analysis of 10 Million Books
Ammar Alyousfi’s Blog: “Goodreads is one of the largest book websites on the internet. It has data about millions and millions of books from different genres and in many languages. It’s hard not to find a book on Goodreads whether it’s published hundreds of years ago or just a few days ago. Today, I present… Continue Reading
How the World Wide Web Gets Spun Out of Thin Air
The Washington Post [unpaywalled]: “The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data through tiny beams of light, making it possible for us to be online. They run under oceans and across deserts. It is the… Continue Reading
Deceptive AI systems that give explanations are more convincing than honest AI systems
Deceptive AI systems that give explanations are more convincing than honest AI systems and can amplify belief in misinformation. Valdemar Danry, Pat Pataranutaporn, Matthew Groh, Ziv Epstein, Pattie Maes – Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, specifically large language models (LLMs), have the capability to generate not just misinformation, but also deceptive explanations that can justify… Continue Reading
