Bloomberg [unpaywalled] – “Recruiters are eager to use generative AI, but a Bloomberg experiment found bias against job candidates based on their names alone, Companies tend to hire the most at the start of the year, mainly because of hiring budgets that have been set and go into effect in the first quarter. “Everybody came… Continue Reading
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How to Type in Multiple Languages in a Word Document
How to Geek: “Key Takeaways Use Microsoft Word’s styles to effectively change the language and prevent frustrations with the default language. Define your Normal style before applying the language, and modify the Heading styles for titles. Create and modify language styles for each language you want to use in your document, and easily change styles… Continue Reading
Study finds that we could lose science if publishers go bankrupt
Ars Technica: “Back when scientific publications came in paper form, libraries played a key role in ensuring that knowledge didn’t disappear. Copies went out to so many libraries that any failure—a publisher going bankrupt, a library getting closed—wouldn’t put us at risk of losing information. But, as with anything else, scientific content has gone digital,… Continue Reading
The Getty Makes Nearly 88,000 Art Images Free to Use However You Like
Open Culture: “Since the J. Paul Getty Museum launched its Open Content program back in 2013, we’ve been featuring their efforts to make their vast collection of cultural artifacts freely accessible online. They’ve released not just digitized works of art, but also a great many art history texts and art books in general. Just this week,… Continue Reading
Are you experiencing ‘time poverty’? Find out how to finally catch up
Forbes [unpaywalled]: “Many people feel like they’re experiencing “time poverty,” which is when it feels like there’s a lack of time to fulfill responsibilities, pursue interests or engage in activities that contribute to your well-being. Heavy workloads, long commutes and other factors can lead to this feeling of not having enough time in the day… Continue Reading
The AI data scraping challenge: How can we proceed responsibly?
OECD.AI Policy Observatory – Lee Tiedrich, Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Ethical Technology, Duke University Science & Society. March 5, 2024. Society faces an urgent and complex artificial intelligence (AI) data scraping challenge. Left unsolved, it could threaten responsible AI innovation. Data scraping refers to using web crawlers or other means to obtain data from third-party… Continue Reading
The risks of AI for scientific research
Ars Technica – “Producing more but understanding less. A psychologist and an anthropologist ponder the epistemic risks AI could pose for science: Last month, we witnessed the viral sensation of several egregiously bad AI-generated figures published in a peer-reviewed article in Frontiers, a reputable scientific journal. Scientists on social media expressed equal parts shock and… Continue Reading
LinkedIn Learning Unlocks 250 Free AI Courses for a Limited Time
Tech Republic: “LinkedIn also released its 2024 Workplace Learning Report, which found that more people want to learn AI skills. Plus, LinkedIn Learning is offering new career development and internal mobility features. To help build AI literacy in the enterprise, LinkedIn is offering 250 AI courses for free through April 5th in tandem with its… Continue Reading
The Legal Research Landscape: From Abridgements to AI
Eastland, Craig, The Legal Research Landscape: From Abridgements to AI (February 10, 2024). Northeastern University School of Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4723343 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4723343 – “The landscape of legal research has become a bit bewildering. Fifty years ago, there was one way to do legal research, but competition and computers have created… Continue Reading
Almost 500 Etchings by Rembrandt Now Free Online
Open Culture – Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum: “Seventeenth-century Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn may have more name recognition than nearly any other European artist, his popularity due in large part to what art historian Alison McQueen identifies in her book of the same name as “the rise of the cult of Rembrandt.”… Continue Reading
Teachers are embracing ChatGPT-powered grading
Axios: “A new tool called Writable, which uses ChatGPT to help grade student writing assignments, is being offered widely to teachers in grades 3-12. Why it matters: Teachers have quietly used ChatGPT to grade papers since it first came out — but now schools are sanctioning and encouraging its use. Driving the news: Writable, which… Continue Reading
Facts Not Fakes: Tackling Disinformation, Strengthening Information Integrity
“More action needed to tackle disinformation and enhance transparency of online platforms: OECD. 04/03/2024 – As roughly half the world’s population prepares to vote in elections, a new OECD report offers the first baseline assessment of how OECD countries are upgrading their governance measures to support an environment where reliable information can thrive, prioritising freedom… Continue Reading
