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RE: https://fedi.copyleft.org/@bkuhn/117169388027479476
Of course, if OSI certifies the “OpenMDW” license as “open” they will have torpedoed their credibility on openness. It’s a license whose only reason to exist is the fear of model distributors that the…

Decentralized Social Media: What Creators Need To Know About Web3 Platforms
Most people don’t think about where their social media actually lives.
And if that doesn’t sit right with you, you’re not alone. That’s a little too much power for a small group of people to wield.
Here’s the good news: A different kind of social media is starting to grow in the background. One built on openness, transparency, and user control instead of central control.

I do find the #openweight discussions quite interesting. As a #floss developer I generally favour openness although I'm never quite clear what the training inputs are. They could be the product of #distillation

After getting our new fridge, we packed our cycles and did a nice loop in the neighbourhood. It's been a bit warm but with enough water it went quite well.
Enjoy your Saturday!
#cycling #BikeTooter #tegernsee

Asked to answer as a typical human, every cutting-edge AI model rated us markedly
more neurotic, less open, less agreeable and less conscientious
than they rated themselves.
The gap on Neuroticism alone is 1.69 points on a 5-point scale.
Across 31 models from seven labs they answer the personality tests in unison:
high openness, low Dark Triad, Universalism on top, Power dead last
in every single model.

Personality Bench — an EarthPilot research lab dataset
Frontier language models, run through Big 5, HEXACO, Dark Triad, Schwartz Values, learning styles, and other personality instruments. Open methodology, open data, open cost. By Anthony David Adams.

Pietsch, Eyrilmaz, et al studied the relationship between pro-environmental attitudes among students and socioeconomic factors such as inequality, academic and press freedom, and HDI across several countries. The results are not straight forward; they see evidence that inequality in wealthier countries polarizes attitudes.
"Institutional openness in the form of freedom of information and inquiry does not automatically democratize environmental concern. Instead, it functions as an…

We've been in #austria today, looking down to the #achensee. It's been a lovely hike. Warm but nice. Now relaxing with a good coffee on the couch.
(But still thinking about all the cyclists... Should I go cycling 🤔)

"Most congregations have a more developed story about their past than about their future. But it is a fact that the times have changed … This calls for greater openness and receptivity to new leaders when they arrive with new perspectives."
—Jeffrey Haggray ’88 M.Div. in an open letter to historic congregations and their pastors, one of many great articles in the new issue of Reflections

At this year’s French Open, the air is particularly thick with tension.
After a tournament of shocks and upsets, only five top-10 seeds and one Grand Slam champion are left across the men’s and women’s draws.
The stakes always get higher deeper into a tournament, but the openness of this year’s draw further complicates matters.
Lower-ranked players are facing unusual situations with less formidable foes in their way,
and with that comes expectation.
A less forebo…

How tennis players manage nerves and intrusive thoughts with milestones on the line
In an especially open draw, the physiology of stress is important to the players fighting for the Roland Garros title.

#goodmorning from my walk to the rail station.