Tootfinder

Testing the new Gemini 1.5 Pro Experimental 08-01 model I am impressed with its general capabilities, but frustrated with its inability to manage changing state within an ongoing conversation (such as is natural during a coding exercise). It also has an annoying tendency to gaslight the user with hallucinations about being able to improve -- these seem like naive missteps in the fine tuning by Google and is reminiscent of earlier releases by OpenAI and Anthropic.
1/2

Three tools this morning. Three tools for which the landing page of their official website is "AI-something" written in all caps in a huge font.
Three websites I instantly closed "nope, not gonna read that".
I'm sorry, but who the fuck wants that?

Animal Cruelty Likely at Nova Scotia Rodeo, Says Animal Justice #AnimalRights #rodeo https://a…

Animal Cruelty Likely at Nova Scotia Rodeo, Says Animal Justice
It’s illegal to cause animals pain and suffering for rodeo entertainment.

Auch deswegen nutze ich @… so weit es geht und installiere nur das was ich wirklich nutze.
»Achtung im Google-Play-Store – Diese 5 Apps laden fiese Spyware auf dein Smartphone:
Ein Sicherheitsunternehmen hat fünf Apps im Google-Play-Store ausgemacht, die von einer bekannten Spionageplattform stammen. Sie sind seit zwei Jahren aktiv und sollen unter an…

Achtung im Google-Play-Store: Diese 5 Apps laden fiese Spyware auf dein Smartphone
Ein Sicherheitsunternehmen hat fünf Apps im Google-Play-Store ausgemacht, die von einer bekannten Spionageplat

IronNet goes bankrupt. Nope, I hadn't heard of 'em either.
"Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake" | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/keith-alexander-ironne…

Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake
IronNet, a cybersecurity startup, had promised it would combat hackers using a unique blend of expertise and software. Helmed by a former director of the National Security Agency, the firm went public in 2021, and its value shot past $3 billion. Then it collapsed. The firm declared bankruptcy last year, leaving behind a trail of bitter investors and former employees who remain angry at the company and say it misled them about its financial health and potential. National security experts, former…

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#EuGH: #Meta muss #Datennutzung für

EuGH: Meta muss Datennutzung für Werbung „minimieren“
In seinem heutigen Urteil in der Rechtssache C-446/21 (Schrems gegen Meta) hat der Europäischen Gerichtshof eine Klage gegen Meta in Bezug auf den Facebook-Dienst vollumfänglich unterstützt.