ZDNet: “A principal scientist at Google DeepMind thinks prompting is the wrong user interface for generative AI, not to mention bad for AI researchers. Here’s why…Motivated by the belief that “a well-crafted prompt is essential for obtaining accurate and relevant outputs from LLMs,” aggressive AI users — such as ride-sharing service Uber — have created… Continue Reading
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Suspected Undeclared Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Academic Literature
Suspected Undeclared Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Academic Literature. An Analysis of the Academ-AI Dataset. Alex Glynn, MA, Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. November 26, 2024. “Since generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT became widely available, researchers have used them in the writing process. The consensus of… Continue Reading
US Cyber Trust Mark launches as the Energy Star of smart home security
The Verge: “Consumers shopping for new smart home devices will soon be able to look for the official stamp of trust from the US government: the US Cyber Trust Mark. Similar to how an Energy Star label on home appliances denotes a certain level of energy efficiency, the Cyber Trust Mark is meant to be… Continue Reading
On The Fragility of Our Knowledge Base
JSTOR Daily: “Historian Glenn D. Tieffert shows how state interests in the People’s Republic of China can be protected by editing online databases and collections. Digital databases are vulnerable to authoritarian regimes. In fact, argues historian Glenn D. Tiffert, “no corner of the knowledge economy lies beyond their reach.” “Digital platforms offer [censors] dynamic, fine-grained… Continue Reading
Science paper piracy site Sci-Hub shares lots of retracted papers
Ars Technica: “85 percent of invalid papers continue to be shared after they’ve been retracted. Keeping track of when a paper has been retracted can be a challenge. Most scientific literature is published in for-profit journals that rely on subscriptions and paywalls to turn a profit. But that trend has been shifting as various governments… Continue Reading
Things we learned about LLMs in 2024
Simon Willison’s Weblog – “A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past twelve months, plus my attempt at identifying key themes and pivotal moments.” A lot has happened in the world of Large… Continue Reading
2025 Report on the State of the US Legal Market
“Thomson Reuters a global content and technology company, and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law today released the 2025 Report on the State of the US Legal Market. The report notes a transformative shift in the legal profession amid the evolution from traditional practices to innovative business models. Law firms… Continue Reading
Study Finds TikTok Is Likely Vehicle for Chinese Propaganda
Network Contagion Research Institute & Rutger – Information Manipulation on TikTok and Beliefs About China, December 2024. “Three studies explored how TikTok, a China-owned social media platform, may be manipulated to conceal content critical of China while amplifying narratives that align with Chinese Communist Party objectives. Study I employed a user journey methodology, wherein newly… Continue Reading
2025: Keep democracy alive. Our New Year’s resolution
FrameLab – Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat – “It is hard to compete with Woody Guthrie’s timeless list of New Year resolutions from 1943, which includes these ever-relevant goals: Work more and better. Read lots of good books. Keep hoping machine running. Help win war – beat fascism. Wake up and fight. But here’s… Continue Reading
The Internet Is Not Forever
Zeit Online: “The Internet is forever. At least, that was the promise — and the threat — of the digital age, echoed across browsers, clouds, and platforms. A silent warning accompanied every upload: be careful what you post — this will last forever. But with each passing day, it becomes increasingly clear how deceptive that… Continue Reading
LLRX December 2024 Articles and Columns
December 2024 – LLRX.com® – the free web journal on law, technology, knowledge discovery and research for Librarians, Lawyers, Researchers, Academics, and Journalists. Founded in 1996. January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924 – by Jennifer Jenkins. AI in Finance and Banking,… Continue Reading
January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924
Via LLRX – January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924 – On January 1, 2025, thousands of copyrighted works from 1929 will enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1924. They will be free for all to copy, share,… Continue Reading
