[Fortune] Over just a few months, ChatGPT went from correctly answering a simple math problem 98% of the time to just 2%, study finds (archive.ph)
Researchers found that ChatGPT’s performance varied significantly over time, showing “wild fluctuations” in its ability to solve math problems, answer questions, generate code, and do visual reasoning between March and June 2022. In particular, ChatGPT’s accuracy in solving math problems dropped drastically from over 97%...
We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD (www.theverge.com)
New vulnerability in SMS messaging could expose smartphone users' location to hackers, researcher says (arxiv.org)
Evangelos Bitsikas, who is pursuing a PhD in cybersecurity at the Northwestern University in the US, applied a new machine-learning program to data gleaned from the SMS system of mobile devices....
Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment (arstechnica.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/9WPwx...
😡Just learned that blocking a caller on android doesn't block their voicemails😡
How fucking stupid is that? Sorry, but not having a good morning. This is like when I found out you can’t set the number of rings either. Sometimes I just want to smash all my tech and go back to rocks, sticks, and leaves.
Ubisoft is suspending "inactive" accounts, removing access to attached games (www.vg247.com)
"Web Environment Integrity" is an all-out attack on the free Internet (www.defectivebydesign.org)
After Axing Headlines, Elon Musk To Hide Retweet, Like Buttons On Twitter (www.pcmag.com)
Pebble, the Twitter alternative previously known as T2, is shutting down | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The first I’ve heard of this platform is when it’s shutting down… might be why it did.
John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle (venturebeat.com)
The news isn’t a surprise as Unity angered a lot of its loyal game developers a few weeks ago after pushing through a price increase based on numbers of downloads — and then retracted it after an uproar.
Wikipedia Fighting Overseas SLAPP Suit Because Someone Didn’t Like The Factual Info Posted About Them (www.techdirt.com)
The case started in August 2021 with a complaint that de Paço was upset about the Portuguese and English language versions of the articles about him. The first judicial pass went well. But that’s where the good news ends. The next level of Portugal’s court system decided the lower court was wrong about everything, which...
Meta appears to automatically create Threads shadow accounts for everyone on Instagram and allows users to follow those shadows (newsie.social)
Who is surprised?
I try synthetic salmon and enter the “uncanny valley” of taste (arstechnica.com)
Creative Good: Why customers don’t want chat bots (creativegood.com)
The author argues that customers do not actually want chat bots for customer service, contrary to what companies claim. Chat bots can only handle simple, routine queries, but for complicated issues customers want to speak to a human representative. Companies are pushing chat bots to reduce costs and increase profits, without...
Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Who Once Eluded Authorities, Is Dead at 59 (archive.is)
How Social Media Apps Could Be Fueling Homicides Among Young Americans (www.propublica.org)
Stack Overflow's CEO doesn't understand Stack Overflow (jlericson.com)
Calckey rebrands to Firefish (calckey.social)
Calckey/Firefish is based off of Misskey, a powerful microblogging server on ActivityPub with features such as emoji reactions, a customizable web UI, rich chatting....
AI crap - Why ML will make the world worse, not better (drewdevault.com)
There is a machine learning bubble, but the technology is here to stay. Once the bubble pops, the world will be changed by machine learning. But it will probably be crappier, not better....
[Rumor] Youtube is A/B testing disabling "Do not recommend this channel" on me (feddit.de)
Hi lemmy,...
Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank (www.theverge.com)
AWS: IPv4 addresses cost too much, so you’re going to pay (www.theregister.com)
Cloud giant AWS will start charging customers for public IPv4 addresses from next year, claiming it is forced to do this because of the increasing scarcity of these and to encourage the use of IPv6 instead....
Reddit removes years of chat and message archives from users' accounts (mashable.com)
Reddit recently removed years of chat and message archives from users’ accounts without warning as part of an infrastructure upgrade. Many Redditors were upset to discover that their chat histories from before January 2023 were no longer accessible. Reddit claims they only migrated data from 2023 forward during the transition...
The Release Date and Key Features of Windows 12 Unveiled (ux-news.com)
I…didn’t think windows 12 was actually a thing but here we are?