Polish Nobel literature laureate Tokarczuk sparks controversy after admitting using AI. Nothing wrong with that, from my standpoint. AI can be a force multiplier, and give you ideas, as well as cleaning up clumsy text. Carry on, Olga.
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Data centers could actually be good for your hometown. It really depends on the type of data center that gets built and the deal you negotiate. Sure it can bring in new jobs and stimulate the local economy, but not all types of data centers will do that. Places like Oregon need the brains part of tech, not the factory drudge parts. That's why Washington and California are wealthy, because they have all the higher-level engineers, while Oregon has mostly the engineers that oversee manufacturing and data center operations. We're not seeing wealthy towns like Kirkland, Issahquah, Woodinville or Redmond.
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'The vibes are young male vibes': Why prediction markets attract a certain type. The kinda guys that like to gamble. That trade in crypto and the latest hustles.
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Hijacking Large Audio-Language Models via Context-Agnostic and Imperceptible Auditory Prompt Injection. If you interact with your LLM agent through an audio or voice interface, you have something else to worry about – inaudible signals.
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I let an AI agent loose on my network — it owned my supply chain in 12 minutes. I don't why people post these. It's almost like "I let a raging Hereford bull loose in my house – it tore everything up in 12 minutes."
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A favorite VPN used by European and Russian hackers is taken down. About time. But they'll move on.
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Another guy loses his primary care physician. He wants a post-primary healthcare. It sad that many people view primary care as just check-up and triage engines. Primary care is a specialty in itself, and is probably inadequately compensated. There are so clinical updates to be aware of. Blood pressure and cholesterol recommendations change every few years. Same with optimal weight goals. Vitamin D levels. PSA monitoring. etc, etc. This blogger just want to be able to check his labs frequently and use AI to interpret them himself. But AI isn't going to remind him to get his recommended colonoscopy sooner because colon cancer statistics have changed. Bottom line: we still need good primary care physicians, and they shouldn't be treated like low on the totem pole professionals. But the practice should adapt to the world of wearables and technology. Not necessarily by resorting to telemedicine, but by creating more enhanced physicians that meet the needs of people. It's getting harder to find doctors like this.
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Here's a mini-review of Sci-Bot, the latest from Aleksandra Elbakyan. I stopped using Sci-Hub when it stopped indexing modern articles. I didn't use Sci-Net because I couldn't contribute, and it required sign-in. Sci-Bot suffers from lack of content. Great idea, but not quite as useful as it should be.
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The Making of Indian Statistics. I'm linking this webpage because it has a very unique webpage design, and I don't get impressed by very much these days. Kudos to the webpage designer.
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nVIDIA is so successful now with their AI business that now they exclude gaming-related revenue from their financial reports. That's how good their AI business is.
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Deschutes County Commission Goes Democrat For the First Time In Three Decades. The influx of Californians into Bend has finally impacted the local politics. Shame.
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