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IBM and NASA build language models to make scientific knowledge more accessible (research.ibm.com)

FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency (spectrum.ieee.org)

I have unearthed Google Gemini's utopian vision for our future

The main risk currently is LLMs being incorporated within biological robots. Therefore all creators of LLMs need to have regulation under a treaty that states they will not permit use of their LLM within a biological robot and will take active measures to include in the source code a shutdown mechanism should it detect...

European Parliament Endorses Groundbreaking Legislation: The World's First Comprehensive AI Law (worldnews.infoterkiniviral.com) Indonesian

The European Parliament has approved the world's first comprehensive framework for constraining the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI

Firefox saw an increase in users (~50% in Germany and ~30% in France) following Apple’s default browser changes in the EU, as did Brave. (www.theverge.com)

Firefox spokesperson Christopher Hilton tells The Verge that the browser has seen a more than 50 percent jump in users in Germany and a nearly 30 percent increase in France....

Tech Titans Are the Robber Barons of Our Gilded Age (jacobin.com)

YouTube is revamping its TV app to make videos feel way more interactive (www.theverge.com)

Europe's world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers (apnews.com)

IndiaRocketGirl Receives NOAA-19 Weather Satellite Images with a Tape Measure Yagi Antenna (www.rtl-sdr.com)

The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood (www.theatlantic.com)

By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.

The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS. (lemmy.world)

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Dev-focused note-taking startup Stashpad launches Google Docs alternative you can use without any login | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm | Vulnerable teens are blackmailed into degrading and violent acts by abusers who then boast about it (wapo.st)

The Messy Reality Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn (spectrum.ieee.org)

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Amazon's Hidden Chatbot Recommends Nazi Books and Lies About Amazon Working Conditions (www.404media.co)

An Amazon chatbot that’s supposed to surface useful information from customer reviews of specific products will also recommend a variety of racist books, lie about working conditions at Amazon, and write a cover letter for a job application with entirely made up work experience when asked, 404 Media has found.

Let’s not make the same mistakes with AI that we made with social media (www.technologyreview.com)

From the article: “In particular, five fundamental attributes of social media have harmed society. AI also has those attributes. Note that they are not intrinsically evil. They are all double-edged swords, with the potential to do either good or ill. The danger comes from who wields the sword, and in what direction it is...

IRS has launched its free tax filing service, Direct File, in 12 states (arstechnica.com)

“Direct File provides a free, secure option for taxpayers with simple tax situations in 12 states to file their taxes directly with the IRS,” the Treasury Department said. “Direct File is easy to use, with no hidden junk fees, and works as well on a smartphone as it does on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. Direct...

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