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How to Use the Updated “Nursing Home Inspect” Database

ProPublica: “Nursing Home Inspect” makes it fast and easy to search thousands of recent government inspection reports, find information about specific nursing homes and discover new serious issues found by inspectors. Below are some tips to help you make the most of our database. First, a little background. Nursing homes receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding …

Subjects: Health Care, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Medicine

New data shows Supreme Court ideology continues to lean conservative

Axios: “The Supreme Court continued to lean conservative during its most recent term, according to preliminary data. Why it matters: After overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, the court continued to push American law toward the right — including in its historic decisions last week on affirmative action and gay rights. Driving the news: Preliminary …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Social Media

How to Use Browser Extensions and Add-ons in Incognito Mode

MakeUseOf: “Extensions are helpful tools that make it easier to complete certain tasks as you browse. When you’re using Google Chrome or Firefox, your extension will appear in the toolbar, allowing you to access them whenever it’s necessary…But sometimes, you might prefer to browse in incognito or private mode. When you’re browsing in private mode, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

A Comparative Perspective on AI Regulation

Lawfare: Itsiq Benizri, Arianna Evers, Shannon Togawa Mercer, Ali A. Jessani – July 17, 2023 – The question isn’t whether AI will be regulated, but how. “On May 30, approximately 350 artificial intelligence (AI) experts penned a letter to express significant concerns about risks associated with AI. The letter stated that “[m]itigating the risk of extinction …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

The pre-election discourse, the post-election environment and artificial intelligence in political analysis

“Following the iMEdD Lab’s project on the analysis of political election discourse, nine experts from the fields of political science and communication, computer science and journalism write about the post-election political scene, the election campaigns that preceded it and the contribution of artificial intelligence to political analysis and journalism.”

Subjects: AI, Education, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Explore the Graphic Design Treasures of the Internet Archive

Kottke: “archives.design is a labor of love site run by Valery Marier where she collects graphic design related materials that are available to freely borrow, stream, or download from the Internet Archive. I’ve only scratched the surface in poking around, but so far I’ve found Olivetti brochures, a collection of theater programs from the 19th …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

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