Things that I think are worth your time.
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Killer robots hiding in plain sight
As more and more decisions about human fates are made by algorithms, a lack of accountability and transparency will elevate heartless treatment driven by efficiency devoid of empathy. Humans become mere data shadows. Per Axbom Killer robots hiding in plain…
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Three big answers (about NC elections)
What direction is North Carolina headed in? The answer: still unclear. Carolina Forward Research Staff Together, Robinson and Morrow may have publicly established the floor of support that Republican statewide candidates can expect in North Carolina, no matter what. If anything, this…
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Wind the clock
What you don’t do is give up. The outcome of this election has exposed to many the realities we didn’t want to see, of just how many people around us openly embrace hatred and bigotry and authoritarianism. Standing up to…
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2024 is going to smash heat records
This is likely also the first year that global average temperatures have risen more than 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than they were before the industrial revolution. That might not sound like much, but it exceeds the most ambitious target set…
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Information literacy and chatbots as search
If someone uses an LLM as a replacement for search, and the output they get is correct, this is just by chance. Furthermore, a system that is right 95% of the time is arguably more dangerous than one that is…
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