Day archives: May 23rd, 2024

What are location services and how do they work?

Proton: “Location services refer to a combination of technologies used in devices like smartphones and computers that use data from your device’s GPS, WiFi, mobile (cellular networks), and sometimes even Bluetooth connections to determine and track your geographic location. This information can be accessed by your operating system (OS) and the apps installed on your …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media, Wireless Web

For the Women Who Accused the Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment

ProPublica:”…As the media has chronicled, Trump is a well-known bully. He has belittled and sought to dominate political rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former allies like Bill Barr, who was his attorney general. Trump and his surrogates have appeared to relish hounding or humiliating women who have verbally crossed him, including media and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research

AI on Trial: Legal Models Hallucinate in 1 out of 6 Queries

Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence – A new study reveals the need for benchmarking and public evaluations of AI tools in law. “Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the practice of law. Nearly three quarters of lawyers plan on using generative AI for their work, from sifting through mountains of case law to drafting contracts …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Here’s what’s really going on inside an LLM’s neural network

Ars Technica:  “With most computer programs—even complex ones—you can meticulously trace through the code and memory usage to figure out why that program generates any specific behavior or output. That’s generally not true in the field of generative AI, where the non-interpretable neural networks underlying these models make it hard for even experts to figure …

Subjects: AI, Internet

Public’s Positive Economic Ratings Slip

Pew Report – Inflation Still Widely Viewed as Major Problem. “Majorities in both parties remain fearful about the state of the country – Inflation may be cooling, but it continues to loom large over Americans’ evaluations of the country and the economy. Today, 23% of U.S. adults say the economy is in excellent or good …

Subjects: Economy

Is College Worth It?

“As economic outcomes for young adults with and without degrees have improved, Americans hold mixed views on the value of college. At a time when many Americans are questioning the value of a four-year college degree, economic outcomes for young adults without a degree are improving. After decades of falling wages, young U.S. workers (ages …

Subjects: Economy, Education