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Rowan Philp, GIJN senior reporter: “…In a recent article for the Columbia Journalism Review, Schellmann, Kapoor, and Dallas Morning News reporter Ari Sen explained that AI “machine learning” systems are neither sentient nor independent. Instead, these systems differ from past computer models because, rather than following a set of digital rules, they can “recognize patterns …
MakeUseOf: “You don’t know when you might need an instruction manual to run a device. Have you ever gone searching for a manual only to find it gone? With the amount of technology in our lives, it’s hard to keep track of every instruction manual. Don’t worry. Most recent manuals exist online. All it takes …
How to Geek: AI photos are getting better, but there are still ways to tell if you’re looking at the real thing — most of the time. An AI-generated photograph is any image that has been produced or manipulated with synthetic content using so-called artificial intelligence (AI) software based on machine learning. As the images cranked …
Beta News: “Artificial intelligence (AI) models have been generating a lot of buzz as valuable tools for everything from cutting costs and improving revenues to how they can play an essential role in unified observability. But for as much value as AI brings to the table, it’s important to remember that AI is the intern …
JSTOR Daily: How can contemporary biographers contend with the explosion of materials at their disposal? “It may be that the digital revolution has had a more profound effect on biography and life writing than on any other branch of literature, perhaps any branch of the arts,” writes the scholar Paul Longley Arthur. The developments of …
The New York Times [free link] – to see this text scroll down the page: ” Large language models, or L.L.M.s, the artificial intelligence systems that power tools like ChatGPT, are developed using enormous libraries of text. Books are considered especially useful training material, because they’re lengthy and (hopefully) well-written. But authors are starting to …
Wired – free link: “Every new technology from the internet to virtual reality has tried to upend book culture. There’s a reason they’ve all failed—and always will…The tech world has long been convinced that it understands the desires of readers better than they do themselves. For years, VCs have promised to upend books and the …
Lifehacker: “Instead of eavesdropping and storing your voice as many assume, your apps, phone, watch, game system, computer, and probably your oven are greedily collecting every data point they possibly can, including but not limited to your: Location information (both through your device’s location settings and IP address) Search history Browsing history Purchase history Physical …
Tech Republic: “In an expansive Forrester report on the top 10 emerging technologies of 2023, it comes as no surprise that generative AI tops the list, followed by autonomous workplace assistants and conversational AI. These three technologies “… are poised to deliver a return on investment soon,” which Forrester defines as less than two years. …
Via LLRX – Eliminating bias in AI may be impossible – a computer scientist explains how to tame it instead. Professor Emilio Ferrara supports the position that removing bias from AI is a laudable goal, but blindly eliminating biases can have unintended consequences. Instead he suggests that bias in AI can be controlled to achieve …
How To Geek: “Emails are full of tracking links, especially in newsletters and promotional mailing lists, which can pass sensitive information about you to the sender. They’re such a problem that Proton Mail, the privacy-sensitive alternative to Gmail and other email platforms, is trying to prevent it with a new “Tracking Links Protection” feature. When …
PC World: “Many of the biggest software makers are known for their expensive, but nevertheless popular purchase programs. Yet many of these companies also offer free software with some surprisingly useful features. Yes, even giants like Adobe and Microsoft. This article will introduce you to these mostly unknown free gems. It’s important to note that …
