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"Across a variety of tasks, including mathematical reasoning and reading comprehension, we find that although AI assistance improves performance in the short-term, people perform significantly worse without AI and are more likely to give up."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.04721

AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance
People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn't just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person's growth over immediate results. In contrast, current AI systems are fundamentally short-sighted collaborators - optimized for providing instant and complete responses, without ever saying no (unless for safety reasons). What are the consequences of this dynamic? Here, through a series of randomized contro…

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A lesson in growth for the Chancellor from people who understand long term investment.
"Development corporations — public bodies that drive new housebuilding and regeneration — should be able to “borrow outside the fiscal rules” in line with other European countries, said the letter, which was seen by the Financial Times."
FT:

Ease borrowing curbs for development schemes, gilt investors urge Reeves
Aviva and Legal & General warn chancellor that push to boost growth will be inhibited without change

'Kirchen und Glocken' #FotoVorschlag

Fubo CEO David Gandler announces long-term financial targets following the company's merger with Hulu Live TV, aiming for $300M in adjusted EBITDA by FY 2028 (David Satin/The Streamable)
https://thestreamable.com/fubo-david-gandler-path-to-profitability

Fubo CEO maps out path to profitability for streaming service as financials continue to improve
The streamer has a solid roadmap to achieve its financial goals, according to CEO David Gandler.

I'm sorry to say that I actually wrote it:
"The pinnacle of enshittification, or Large Language Models"
#AI #LLM #NoAI #NoLLM

I donated to Partners for Health
https://www.pih.org/our-mission
"By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of…

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