One of the things everybody in the West knows about China is that it is not a democracy, and is instead a regime run with an iron fist by a single entity.
Why the Return to the Office Isn’t Working
More than half of those surveyed (52%) say they prefer hybrid work models, while two out of five say they prefer working in the office.
More than half of those surveyed (52%) say they prefer hybrid work models, while two out of five say they prefer working in the office.
Generative Algorithms and the Sleep of Reason
The growing use of generative algorithms raises the question as to who is responsible when they hallucinate (let’s stop using this term), particularly if this leads to legal issues.
The growing use of generative algorithms raises the question as to who is responsible when they hallucinate (let’s stop using this term), particularly if this leads to legal issues.
Let’s Use AI to Liberate Students and Create a Personalized Learning Process
There is a tug of war in education between those who want to exclude the use of generative AI tools, and those who believe in integrating them.
There is a tug of war in education between those who want to exclude the use of generative AI tools, and those who believe in integrating them.
Netflix, Advertising… and the Mistake of Believing the Markets Think Like You Do
Is Netflix somehow betraying its ideals of putting content above all else by creating a subscription service with ads? No doubt about it.
Is Netflix somehow betraying its ideals of putting content above all else by creating a subscription service with ads? No doubt about it.
Google and the Drunken Robot Dilemma
The tendency of generative algorithms to routinely “get drunk” — producing vague, ridiculous or outright spurious correlations and generating what has incorrectly been called “hallucinations” — can end up triggering potential liabilities.
The tendency of generative algorithms to routinely “get drunk” — producing vague, ridiculous or outright spurious correlations and generating what has incorrectly been called “hallucinations” — can end up triggering potential liabilities.
Guess What the Biggest Danger to the Future of AI Is
Sanders and Schneier argue that hyper-targeted advertising created a huge bubble of wild expectations about its efficiency and the results it promised companies.
Sanders and Schneier argue that hyper-targeted advertising created a huge bubble of wild expectations about its efficiency and the results it promised companies.
The Enshittification of the Automobile
Turning a feature into a service I have to pay for is blackmail, a simple attempt to maximize what the customer has already paid for.
Turning a feature into a service I have to pay for is blackmail, a simple attempt to maximize what the customer has already paid for.
AI Companies Are Desperate for Data and They’ll Go to Any Length to Find It
It’s important to have an idea of the scale of the data that companies working generative artificial intelligence algorithms, and some recent articles I’ve come across can really help.
It’s important to have an idea of the scale of the data that companies working generative artificial intelligence algorithms, and some recent articles I’ve come across can really help.
The Age of Unlimited Energy
Investment in wind and solar energy production around the world is pushing the price of energy to ridiculously low or even negative prices for more and more times of the year.
Investment in wind and solar energy production around the world is pushing the price of energy to ridiculously low or even negative prices for more and more times of the year.
Why Insurers Have Found Themselves in the Perfect Storm
Insurance is an activity dating back to ancient times, originating in Rhodes around 800 BCE, when people sought to protect themselves from misfortune in the form of crop failure, illness, disability or death.
Insurance is an activity dating back to ancient times, originating in Rhodes around 800 BCE, when people sought to protect themselves from misfortune in the form of crop failure, illness, disability or death.
Meta’s Blackmail Exposed in Eight European Countries
The law requires that user consent meet the highest standards, which require it to be free, specific, informed and unambiguous, which is not at all the case here.
The law requires that user consent meet the highest standards, which require it to be free, specific, informed and unambiguous, which is not at all the case here.
Was Germany Right to Close Its Nuclear Power Plants?
In addition, eliminating nuclear energy has ended distortions in the energy market: nuclear power is extremely rigid, and cannot be switched off.
In addition, eliminating nuclear energy has ended distortions in the energy market: nuclear power is extremely rigid, and cannot be switched off.
Students Are Going to Use Generative Algorithms, so Let’s Make Sure They Do So Properly
I have never trusted tools like Turnitin, and as a teacher, moreover, I can only disagree and question the conclusions of the report.
I have never trusted tools like Turnitin, and as a teacher, moreover, I can only disagree and question the conclusions of the report.
The Search Engine: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Gartner has recently predicted that the use of internet search engines will fall by around 25% by 2026 as they are replaced by chatbots and other virtual agents powered by generative algorithms.
Gartner has recently predicted that the use of internet search engines will fall by around 25% by 2026 as they are replaced by chatbots and other virtual agents powered by generative algorithms.
Newspapers Are Realizing That They’re Sitting on a Goldmine
OpenAI has just announced an agreement with the publishers of El País and Le Monde to use their content to train the Spanish and French versions of ChatGPT and other generative models.
OpenAI has just announced an agreement with the publishers of El País and Le Monde to use their content to train the Spanish and French versions of ChatGPT and other generative models.