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Live Science: “Punishing artificial intelligence for deceptive or harmful actions doesn’t stop it from misbehaving; it just makes it hide its deviousness, a new study by ChatGPT creator OpenAI has revealed. Since arriving in public in late 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) have repeatedly revealed their deceptive and outright sinister capabilities. These …
Freedom of the Press Foundation: “The news business isn’t just any business — it serves a vital role in our democracy, recognized by the First Amendment. But media outlets can’t serve that role if they’re bankrupt. And as a result, news readers often find themselves blocked by paywalls from reading important stories about government business. …
“All users are currently auto opted in so you should toggle the setting off to not share your data. A lot of buzzword AI mumbo jumbo. Here, eBay just created a New toggle switch to their modified terms of service for “Can we sell your data”. eBay’s link is https://accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences
Copernicus EU “…ERA Explorer is a little wonder of data processing technology. When you select a location on the map, the ERA Explorer calculates daily, monthly and annual statistics on-the-fly from over 80 years of hourly ERA5 data – all within a couple of seconds. This innovative approach is partly made possible by storing the …
No smoking gun found in JFK assassination docs – National Archives March 18, 2025 Release – In accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for classification that are part of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection are released. The National Archives has partnered with agencies across the …
Via LLRX – updated guide – Climate and DEI Deleted From Government Websites, Federal Workers Fired, Colleges Erase Programs, Law Firms Blackballed March 16, 2025 – March 17, 2025 – Empty Wheel [excerpted] Trump’s Legal Blackballing Effort Against Law Firms Now Includes 20 firms threatened by EEOC demanding information on DEI practices. Above the Law …
The Verge: “After decades of relying on Google’s ten blue links to find everything from travel tips to jeans, consumers are quickly adapting to a completely new format: AI chatbots that do the searching for them. According to new research from Adobe, AI search has become a significant traffic channel for retailers. The company analyzed …
WSJ via MSN: “…Around 400 million people use ChatGPT every week, OpenAI said. Students are the most common users, according to the company, which offers a free version and advanced services costing as much as $200 a month. OpenAI hopes students will get into a lifelong habit of consulting ChatGPT whenever they have a question, …
Science: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday told staff members it has canceled subscriptions carried by its National Agricultural Library as part of a drive by President Donald Trump’s administration to cut federal spending. The move appears to drop nearly 400 of the library’s roughly 2000 journals, including many prominent in various agricultural …
Via SLA-DMV Community: CareerOneStop ClearanceJobs Society of American Archivists: Free Membership FedFam – FedFam is a member organization that supports federal workers. They have a free newsletter that provides news items and helpful links for this tumultuous time. They also have a Facebook group. Partnership for Public Service – Scroll down to “Federal employees, we …
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 15, 2025 – 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 By Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on …
Cloudflare: “Accessing private content online, whether it’s checking email or streaming your favorite show, almost always starts with a “login” step. Beneath this everyday task lies a widespread human mistake we still have not resolved: password reuse. Many users recycle passwords across multiple services, creating a ripple effect of risk when their credentials are leaked. …
