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Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Wired – [read free]: “Police around the US say they’re justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea…In a controversial 2017 decision, the department published the predicted face in an attempt to solicit tips from the public. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Legal Research, Privacy

Climate Risk & Resilience Portal (ClimRR)

“Climate change is increasing the complexity, intensity, and frequency of disasters. Understanding future climate conditions in cities and towns across the United States is necessary to prepare for future climate realities. To address this requirement, ClimRR — the Climate Risk and Resilience Portal — empowers individuals, governments, and organizations to examine simulated future climate conditions …

Subjects: Climate Change, E-Government, Environmental Law, Government Documents

Donald Trump’s 50-Year Mission to Discredit the Justice System

Politico – ‘This to Him Is the Grand Finale’: “…This country has never seen and therefore is utterly unprepared for what it’s about to endure in the wrenching weeks and months ahead — active challenges based on post-Civil War constitutional amendments to bar insurrectionists from the ballot; existentially important questions about presidential immunity almost certainly …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Google Chrome gains AI features, including a writing helper, theme creator, and tab organizer

Tech Crunch: “Google’s Chrome web browser is getting an infusion of AI technology in the latest release. The company announced today it’s soon adding a trio of new AI-powered features to Chrome for Mac and Windows, including a way to smartly organize your tabs, customize your theme, and get help when writing things on the …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Huge Proportion of Internet Is AI-Generated Slime, Researchers Find

Futurism: “The internet’s steady fall into the AI-garbled dumpster continues. As Vice reports, a recent study conducted by researchers at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI Lab found that a “shocking amount of the web” is already made up of poor-quality AI-generated and translated content. The paper is yet to be peer-reviewed, but “shocking” feels …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management

New RECAP Archive Search Is Now Live

“In 2016, we launched a major new search engine for the RECAP Archive. Since then, it has grown in usage and size, measuring in at over four hundred million items and receiving about thirty thousand queries per day. Today, after nearly a year of work, and several months in beta, we’re launching a brand-new search …

Subjects: Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Search Engines

Are Premium AI Prompts Worth the Money?

MakeUseOf: ” AI prompt marketplaces offer ready-to-use prompts for generative AI tools, saving time and effort in crafting effective prompts. AI prompt engineers post their results to AI prompt marketplaces, creating high-quality prompts that consistently deliver desired results. You can find specific AI prompts for challenging and unique tasks for a wide range of generative …

Subjects: AI, E-Commerce, Internet, Search Engines