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Gizmodo – “There’s a lot of fun and useful functions hidden away in that empty white bar. Getting Google to search the web for you is all well and good, but there’s a ton of functionality available through the simple-looking box on the world’s most-visited website. You could call these bonus features, or Easter eggs, …
Business Insider – But it won’t blame AI: “Microsoft took down a string of embarrassing and offensive travel articles last week. The company said the articles were not published by “unsupervised AI” and blamed “human error.” But the scope of the errors should concern anyone worried about AI’s impact on the news.” See also Tech …
Via LLRX – Can you trust AI? Here’s why you shouldn’t – Security expert Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders believe that people who come to rely on AIs will have to trust them implicitly to navigate daily life. That means they will need to be sure the AIs aren’t secretly working for someone …
WSJ via MSN: “Is tech useless during a natural disaster? Far from it—if you prepare correctly. Hurricanes and floods wreak havoc on the Southern and Eastern coasts in the summer and fall, wildfire season ramps up in the West and heat waves stretch from one side of the country to the other. The devastating fire …
The Bulwark – A review of Lee McIntyre’s new book, On Disinformation, out today from MIT Press. “…The slim volume, small enough to fit into a back pocket, is an engaging disquisition of our present predicament, in which large numbers of our fellow citizens believe things that are demonstrably untrue. “Denialism is not a mistake—it’s …
“Well-Known is a free, open index of well-known resources. It scans millions of domains at regular intervals, compiling a searchable database of structured well-known resource data. The search engine supports specific search filters for each resource type, enabling detailed queries to answer a wide variety of questions. 10 resources are currently supported. Well-known resources are …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, August 19, 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 increasingly complex …
Computer World – “Two of the biggest unresolved questions in business this year are whether remote work is here to stay and how AI will affect jobs. We’re starting to get some clues about the answers. Some claim the pandemic is over and it’s time for employees to return to the office; others argue that …
Wired: “You don’t necessarily need a new computer to enjoy the latest Wi-Fi speeds. Adding Wi-Fi 6 compatibility to an old PC or Wi-Fi 6E connectivity to your laptop can be easy and relatively affordable. By squeezing more life from your computer, you can avoid adding to the ewaste problem and save yourself a bundle …
ArXiv – An Empirical Study & Evaluation of Modern CAPTCHAs, 22 Jul 2023: “For nearly two decades, CAPTCHAs have been widely used as a means of protection against bots. Throughout the years, as their use grew, techniques to defeat or bypass CAPTCHAs have continued to improve. Meanwhile, CAPTCHAs have also evolved in terms of sophistication …
Austin Kocher: “A new infographic posted on social media by Families of New York makes a series of false, incomplete, or just plain incomprehensible claims about asylum seekers. Let’s take a closer look at the growing problem of immigration misinformation, understand what this infographic gets wrong, and set the record straight. Sections in today’s article: …
The New York Times [read free]: YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says. “YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracking children across the web, a report said.This year, BMO, a Canadian bank, was looking for Canadian adults to apply for a credit card. So the …
