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#CommonplaceNotes AI fables, knowledge, etc. Well matured, some of these, due to relocating to Greater Liverpool along the way http://lbj20.blogspot.com/2026/04/common…

In Defense of the Knowledge-Production Game (Beau Baumann/Passing Political Time)
https://bbaumann.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-knowledge-production
http://www.memeorandum.com/260526/p69#a260526p69

Governing Generative AI: Epistemic Risks in Knowledge Production and Decision Making
<https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/332909/governing-generative-ai-epistemic-risks-in-knowledge-production-a…

Large Language Models (LLMs) are poised to disrupt knowledge work,
with the emergence of delegated work as a new interaction paradigm
(e.g., vibe coding).
Delegation requires trust
- the expectation that the LLM will faithfully execute the task without introducing errors into documents.
Our large-scale experiment with 19 LLMs reveals that current models degrade documents during delegation:
even frontier models (Gemini 3.1 Pro, Claude 4.6 Opus, GPT 5.4) c…

Source: Google signed a deal allowing the US DOD to use Google's AI for "any lawful government purpose"; Google says the agreement amends an existing contract (Erin Woo/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/go

Google Signs Classified AI Deal With Pentagon Amid Employee Opposition
Google and the Department of Defense signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use Google’s AI models on classified work, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The agreement allows the Pentagon to use Google’s AI for “any lawful government purpose,” according to the person—echoing ...

Routle - SF Muni
05/26/2026
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https://www.routle.city/muni

Guten Morgen aus #Barth, südlich von #Zingst
Die Nacht war ziemlich gut, aber am Morgen knallt die #Sonne wieder unerbittlich auf das Zelt
Nachdem es gestern sehr heiß war und anstrengend und heute no…

“In this work, we conduct a large-scale simulation of how users might delegate work to LLMs across 52 professional domains. We find that current LLMs are unreliable delegates: even frontier models corrupt an average of 25% of document content over long workflows, with sparse but severe errors that silently compound over time.”
Good to see the issue addressed explicitly, even though the results aren’t surprising—why would anyone expect LLMs to be reliable!?

The Trump administration plans to send U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus to Kenya
rather than bring them home for observation and treatment, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
The approach is a stark contrast to the way previous administrations responded to outbreaks, during which health care workers and other U.S. citizens exposed to the virus were brought home to be treated at specialized medical units.
The administration this month flew an Ame…

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya
In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.

Source: AI inference provider Baseten is in talks to raise $1B at a post-money valuation of $11B, up from $5B after its $300M Series E announced in January (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-inference-…

AI Inference Provider Baseten in Talks to Raise $1 Billion at $11 Billion Valuation
AI startup Baseten has recently been in talks with investors to raise $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation including the money, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraise. That would more than double the company’s $5 billion valuation from its last round, which was announced just ...