Day archives: July 16th, 2023

AI and Finance – July 15, 2023

Via LLRX, this new semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, industry white papers and academic papers on the subject of AI’s impact on the banking and finance sectors. July 15, 2023 Column – Chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Google’s Bard AI chatbot has learned to talk

Engadget – It understands 40 languages and can speak its responses. “Google’s Bard gained a handful of new features and functions Thursday in the chatbot AI’s latest round of updates, including expanded linguistic knowledge, more nuanced response controls and the ability to respond with spoken word in addition to text. In all the AI can …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines

Blocking unknown callers and other WhatsApp privacy features you should turn on right now

Popular Science – You can now access the app’s security and privacy tools more easily.  “WhatsApp’s new Privacy Checkup menu gives you the ability to block unknown callers, but that’s not the only way it will protect your one-on-one conversations and thriving group chats. The messaging app has come a long way in terms of …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Social Media

Why Gen Z is flocking from Twitter to LinkedIn

Fast Company: ““The bird is freed,” tweeted Elon Musk on October 27, 2022.  But these days, the bird is not flying high with Gen Z. The recent Twitter acquisition has led to an exodus of Gen Z users flocking to other social media platforms—even to professional ecosystems like LinkedIn.  I know because I’m a member …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 15, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 15, 2023 – 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 …

Subjects: AI, Congress, Copyright, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Social Media

AI Content Detector – ChatGPT Plagiarism Checker

“ContentDetector.AI checks any written text material that is AI generated, including Chat GPT, GPT 3, and GPT 4 written content, and delivers an estimated percentage score based on the likelihood that the text content was generated by AI tools or software. In addition to that, it can count words and is completely free to use. …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Social Media

Climate and the Economy

“What the numbers say: Between 1970 and 2021, climate-related disasters resulted in economic losses of around $4.3T, with tropical cyclones responsible for the highest portion of losses at 38%, closely followed by floods which accounted for 32%. Relevance: According to professional services firm Aon’s 2023 Weather, Climate, and Catastrophe Insight, economic losses from hurricanes increased …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Environmental Law, Financial System

Listen to Wikipedia

“Listen to the sound of Wikipedia’s recent changes feed. Bells indicate additions and string plucks indicate subtractions. Pitch changes according to the size of the edit; the larger the edit, the deeper the note. Green circles show edits from unregistered contributors, and purple circles mark edits performed by automated bots. You may see announcements for …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media