Hacking the train.
Ars Technica recently reported on a new front in the “right to repair” war. A group of hackers broke into a Polish train system in order to overcome software that kept anyone … Read the rest “Hacking the train.”
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SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)
SONG: “Hymn of Acxiom” (a penitential cover). (available as .ogg here)
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SOURCE: This isn’t based on research. It’s a cover of “Hymn of Acxiom,”… Read the rest “SONG: Hymn of Acxiom (a penintential cover)”
SONG: Burning Libraries
SONG: “Burning Libraries”. (available as .ogg here)
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SOURCE: Based on The Guardian, 12 Oct 2023, “Researchers use AI to read word on ancient scroll burned… Read the rest “SONG: Burning Libraries”
App-driven gig-economy nurses.
The Markup looks at what it’s like when you start hiring nurses the way you catch a ride from Uber:
… Read the rest “App-driven gig-economy nurses.”Gig nursing apps have become hugely popular with both nurses and investors, as an estimated
AI is reading scrolls burned in Vesuvius.
The Guardian looks back at a carbonized papyrus scorched by the lava that consumed Pompeii. University of Kentucky computer scientists have been able to decipher letters printed on the… Read the rest “AI is reading scrolls burned in Vesuvius.”
SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover)
SONG: “Communications” (a penitential Slim Gaillard cover). (available as .ogg here)
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Chinese programmer fined RMB 1 million for using a VPN.
The Guardian reports on a dramatic sentence for the crime of internet privacy:
… Read the rest “Chinese programmer fined RMB 1 million for using a VPN.”The programmer, surnamed Ma, was issued with a penalty notice by the public security bureau of Chengde, a city
An AI anesthesiologist to detect pain during surgery.
EurekAlert! shares the slightly unnerving announcement made at the annual Anesthesiology meeting about a new application for AI – monitoring pain levels in surgical patients … Read the rest “An AI anesthesiologist to detect pain during surgery.”
AIs are in the hurricane-forecast business now.
Ars Technica, in not so many words, is saying that AIs could be coming for the meteorologists next. But for now, they’re helping the pros predict hurricanes accurately with greater… Read the rest “AIs are in the hurricane-forecast business now.”
SONG: FAQs
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SOURCE: Based on Popular Science, 14 Aug 2023, “School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books,”… Read the rest “SONG: FAQs”
Science Art: Information Display front cover, 1972
This is the cover of the 1972 March/April issue of Information Display, Vol 9 No 2, from archive.org.
Stories inside include ways to project different-sized letters on a cathode-ray screen,… Read the rest “Science Art: Information Display front cover, 1972”
ChatGPT, the Fahrenheit 451 edition
Popular Science discusses a school board in Iowa using ChatGPT to itemize the books that should be removed from library shelves because they ‘contain a description or depiction … Read the rest “ChatGPT, the Fahrenheit 451 edition”
Wanna watch the watchers?
The Markup is making an offer to anyone with a Facebook account – even an inactive one. Previously, they mapped out how the Meta Pixel (formerly the Facebook Pixel) gathered people’s… Read the rest “Wanna watch the watchers?”
AI trained on AI tends to collapse (like most cannibalizing systems do).
Venture Beat, a tech investing magazine, weighs in on research that looks directly at the problems that arise when AI is used to generate web content, which is then gathered up and used to … Read the rest “AI trained on AI tends to collapse (like most cannibalizing systems do).”
AI is eating the web. Not as in coding, but as in its economy.
The Verge has one of the more interesting pieces (to me) about AI that I’ve seen lately, reporting less on “what do these content-making machines mean to us content-makers,… Read the rest “AI is eating the web. Not as in coding, but as in its economy.”