Day archives: November 12th, 2023

ChatGPT is a Remarkable Tool – For Experts

Amos Azaria, Rina Azoulay, Shulamit Reches; ChatGPT is a Remarkable Tool—For Experts. Data Intelligence 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dint_a_00235 “This paper investigates the capabilities of ChatGPT as an automated assistant in diverse domains, including scientific writing, mathematics, education, programming, and healthcare. We explore the potential of ChatGPT to enhance productivity, streamline problem-solving processes, and improve writing style. …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Human Rights Declined in 3 out of 4 Countries since Global Rule of Law Recession Began in 2016

“The rule of law has once again eroded in a majority of countries this year, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023. More than 6 billion people live in a country where the rule of law weakened between 2022 and 2023.  Since authoritarian trends pushed the world into a rule …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 11, 2023

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 11, 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: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media, Transportation

ParrotNet

ParrotNet “is a European network of scientists, practitioners and policy-makers dedicated to research on invasive parrots, their impacts and the challenges they present. Our network is working to better understand why parakeets are highly successful invaders, how we can predict their agricultural, economic, societal and ecological impacts across Europe, and the means to mitigate them, …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian

Krebs on Security – “In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. Sixteen months later, Experian clearly has not addressed this gaping lack of security. I know …

Subjects: E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Privacy

The Fascinating World of Festschrifts

Infofilia: Celebrating Linda C. Smith, the Renaissance Scholar of Library and information Science – “Today, we meet another living polymath, the library, and information sciences, interdisciplinary scholar Linda C. Smith, Professor Emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In the 1970s, Linda was already investigating the potential of artificial intelligence for libraries and …

Subjects: Legal Research

Paying for News: What Google and Meta Owe US Publishers — Draft Working Paper

Paying for News: What Google and Meta Owe US Publishers — Draft Working Paper, Working Paper #1 Patrick Holder, Haaris Mateen, Anya Schiffrin, Haris Tabakovic Overview – Paper “This paper estimates the payment that Facebook and Google Search platforms would owe to news publishers for the use of news content, if the Journalism Competition & …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media