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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…

heise | Persönliches Wissensmanagement: Die besten Tools und Techniken für Einsteiger
Personal Knowledge Management hilft, Notizen und persönliches Wissen besser zu sammeln, zu ordnen und zu nutzen. Wir erklären das Konzept und empfehlen Tools.

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

From Knowledge Network: now streaming
Stuff the British Stole
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today, the Empire’s loot sits in museums, galleries and private collections around the world. Journalist and podcaster Marc Fennell uncovers the messy histories behind these objects—and meets the people who want them back.

🌊 New study assesses geoengineering marine ecosystem risks, knowledge gaps
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/new-study-assesses-geoengineering-marine-ecosystem-risks-knowledge-gaps/

New study assesses geoengineering marine ecosystem risks, knowledge gaps
Science has made it clear: The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and the risk of “point of no return” tipping points require humanity to swiftly stop burning fossil fuels to avoid catastrophe. But with political will and action lagging, some researchers say now is the […]

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 ...

@… People, such as blondi Bondi, who use the "right vs privilege" argument are in the very shallow end of the Constitutional knowledge pool.
The Constitutional obligations of equal protection and due process affect all things, large or small. Whether a governmental act affects a person'…

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 ...