Amanda Hoover, Wired: “LinkedIn has ramped up its generative AI tools in the past year and is moving to incorporate the tech into even more of its offerings. On Thursday, the career site announced new features like a pilot for AI-powered expert advice, an interactive chat to break down information in LinkedIn courses, and more… Continue Reading
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Google’s AI summaries are coming for the news industry
Press Gazette: “The dramatic impact of Google‘s AI-written summaries on search result visibility for publishers has been revealed through exclusive new research.A Press Gazette-led investigation has found that AI-written summaries were returned for nearly a quarter of news-related search queries in mid-May in the US, with the result that organic links to publisher articles were… Continue Reading
ChatGPT vs. Microsoft Copilot vs. Gemini
ZDNet. Which is the best AI chatbot? Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed how we work and play in the past 18 months, allowing almost anyone to write code, create art, and even make investments. For professional and hobbyist users, generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, offer advanced capabilities to produce decent-quality content from a simple user prompt.… Continue Reading
How YouTube’s recommendations pull you away from news
Huang, S., & Yang, T. (2024). Auditing Entertainment Traps on YouTube: How Do Recommendation Algorithms Pull Users Away from News. Political Communication, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2024.2343769 “Recommendation algorithms that customize information feeds for individuals have raised concerns about exacerbating inequalities in news exposure among citizens. In response to these concerns, we conducted an audit study on YouTube… Continue Reading
Google sued by top textbook publishers over ads for pirated e-books
XM: “June 5 (Reuters) – Google was hit with a lawsuit on Wednesday by educational publishers Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Elsevier accusing the tech giant of promoting pirate copies of their textbooks. The publishers told the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that Google has ignored thousands of copyright-infringement… Continue Reading
Buzzy AI Search Engine Perplexity Is Directly Ripping Off Content From News Outlets
Forbes [unpaywalled]:” AI-powered search startup Perplexity appears to be plagiarizing journalists’ work through its newly launched feature, Perplexity Pages, which lets people curate content on a particular topic. Multiple posts that have been “curated” by the Perplexity team on its platform are strikingly similar to original stories from multiple publications, including Forbes, CNBC and Bloomberg.… Continue Reading
Same Energy
“Same Energy is a visual search engine. You can use it to find beautiful art, photography, decoration ideas, or anything else […similar to Pinterest but provides many more images uncluttered by text and comments]. We believe that image search should be visual, using only a minimum of words. And we believe it should integrate a… Continue Reading
Own Your Data – Sort Of
YourDigitalRights.org – “Get organizations to delete your account or provide a copy of your personal information. Many organizations collect and sell your personal data, often without your consent. Use this free service to send them a data deletion or access request. Start by searching for an organization below…” [grain of salt etc.] Continue Reading
New database features 250 AI tools that can enhance social science research
Stubbs-Richardson, M., Brown, L., Paul, M., & Brenner, D., (2023). Artificial Intelligence Applications for Social Science Research. Scholars Junction, Mississippi State University. “Our team developed a database of 250 Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications useful for social science research. To be included in our database, the AI tool had to be useful for: 1) literature reviews,… Continue Reading
Gem Vintage Clothing Search
“Gem finds products [for women and men] from marketplaces such as eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, Grailed, The RealReal, Vestiaire Collective, Mercari, Rubylane, Farfetch, Fashionphile, Garmentory, ASOS Marketplace, LiveAuctioneers, Reversible, GoodwillFinds and hundreds of independent online stores. No extra cost for users or sellers – Gem doesn’t promote or endorse any search result over others. Results are… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 8, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 8, 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
You Should Browse With Incognito More Often: Here’s Why
MakeUseOf: “Key Takeaways Incognito mode prevents your browsing history, cookies, and information entered in forms from being saved on your device, making your browsing private from others who use the same device. Incognito mode also helps you avoid targeted ads and prevents websites from storing cookies on your device, offering more privacy and a smoother… Continue Reading
