Anker announces Thus, a compute-in-memory chip it says will bring on-device AI to its products and accessories, starting with its upcoming Soundcore earbuds (John Higgins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/916463/anker-thus-chip-announcement
"1. AI can erode human judgment by offering instant answers that weaken creativity, discernment and the patience needed to seek truth.
2. AI can simulate care without relationship, making vulnerable users mistake artificial empathy for genuine human connection.
3. AI can deepen inequality because data, computing power and regulatory influence are concentrated among a small number of actors.
4. AI can destabilize democracy by amplifying disinformation and blurring the line…
from my link log —
Cryptographic right answers: post quantum and Rust edition.
https://kerkour.com/post-quantum-cryptography-recommendations-rust
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Cryptographic Right Answers: Post Quantum and Rust Edition
[…] Cryptography is everywhere and as a developer you will need to upgrade your projects with post-quantum algorithms, whether because you care about the security of your users, or for compliance reasons. […]
🦀 https://kerkour.com/post-qua…
Wanna know why #psycholinguistics is so fascinating?
In a 2001 #experiment participants saw sentences like
"While Mary dressed the baby played in the crib."
Then they had to answer the question:
"Did Mary dress the baby?"
Up to 51% of all answers where "Yes!" – and participants were *very* confident about their answers.
🤯
Original paper:
Christianson, Kiel & Hollingworth, Andrew & Halliwell, John F. & Ferreira, Fernanda (2001). Thematic Roles Assigned along the Garden Path Linger. Cognitive Psychology 42(4). 368–407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/cogp.2001.0752
Also a fascinating read:
Ferreira, Fernanda & Bailey, Karl G.D. & Ferraro, Vittoria (2002). Good-Enough Representations in Language Comprehension. Current Directions in Psychological Science 11(1). 11–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8721.00158
NFL Confidential: How is Dexter Lawrence Trade Impacting Draft? Execs, Scouts Weigh in https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-confidential-how-dexter-lawrence-trade-impacting-draft-execs-scouts-weigh
More on Alexa - When I'm build up a new computer (which I often do several times a day) I begin in the BIOS by setting the time to GMT.
So I usually say "Alexa what's the GMT?"
Old Alexa would promptly give me an answer.
New Alexa takes about five seconds of deep (and probably power consuming) thinking and then tells me the meaning of GMT.
Then I yell that I want the time in GMT and, after that five second pause, tells me the GMT time (but not the …
Rimetto nero su bianco una cosa detta e pensata anni fa.
E‘ una follia pensare che oggi compriamo dei PC ( Personal Computer ) che hanno serrature apribili esclusivamente da Microsoft.
Se fossero case sarebbe evidente quanto la cosa é grottesca!
Ah si siamo fortunati! A volte si possono cambiare le ‚serrature‘.
Ps. sto parlando di secure boot, e di come sia gestito il processo attualmente.
Per il mondo ‚mobile’ é ancora peggio. La serratura li proprio non la pu…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
Confidence Man:
🎵 Angry Girl (CHAI version)
#ConfidenceMan
https://confidenceman.bandcamp.com/track/angry-girl-chai-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/2PXULQ9Lo1AmU7eMnnBnxp
My department is looking to hire a professor of practice in CS, with a focus on AI. Job posting below. If you have questions I'll do my best to answer them, else find someone who can! We are in Providence, easy commute access from Boston.
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