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severak 19.4.2023 16:43:20

An analysis of a chatbot data set by The Washington Post reveals the proprietary, personal, and often offensive websites that go into an AI’s training data.

severak 18.4.2023 10:32:30

Jak se ze skupiny Depeche Mode, zpívající o nerovnosti, chudobě a vykořisťování na Západě, která by bez problémů prošla cenzurou, stal v socialistických zemích underground? Depeche Mode dodnes těží z toho, že se ve správný čas ocitli ve správné studené válce.

severak 18.4.2023 09:34:55

Roste zájem o hypotéky. Znamená to, že je bytová krize u konce? Jak moc si Češi váží vlastního bydlení? A kolik je stojí?

severak 7.4.2023 15:29:43

C’est une histoire à la fois tragique et interpellante. Un jeune Belge, devenu éco-anxieux, a discuté de manière intensive avec le chatbot Eliza. Après six semaines de conversations avec cette intelligence artificielle, le père de famille a mis fin à ses jours. Un suicide qui met en lumière la nécessité d’encadrer l’utilisation de ces nouveaux agents conversationnels.

severak 28.3.2023 14:53:54

There is no “AWS for shadow charities”, so how do we run Anna’s Archive?

severak 23.3.2023 14:11:57

The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok

severak 23.3.2023 11:23:08

The “bullshit” problem turns up in code, too

severak 18.3.2023 01:07:09

With Ships, Birds Find an Easier Way to Travel

from https://hakaimagazine.com/news/with-ships-birds-find-an-easier-way-to-travel/

severak 17.3.2023 12:00:50

How Visual Basic became the world’s most dominant programming environment, its sudden fall from grace, and why its influence is still shaping the future of software development.

severak 14.3.2023 17:13:04

Čtvrtek, 12. března 1953 Včera jsem měl v poledne pavlovovský seminář. Celkem je to všecko nekonečně nudné. Už mi několikátý rok dokazují, že...

severak 14.3.2023 11:17:09

I write stuff about math, simulation, graphics, gamedev, and programming.

severak 12.3.2023 01:37:56

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severak 5.3.2023 00:20:12

Passing for Human: PKD in Vancouver

from https://bctimeslip.skullcrackersuite.org/index.php/2018/02/11/passing-for-human-pkd-in-vancouver/

severak 3.3.2023 13:03:28

As AI drum machines embrace humanising imperfections, what does this mean for ‘real’ drummers and the soul of music?

severak 3.3.2023 10:29:59

Vydavatelé a novináři by měli přestat prázdně spekulovat o tom, které žurnalistické profese AI vymaže ze světa, a víc se zaměřit na skutečné problémy a…

severak 2.3.2023 15:39:05

Lately, AI assistants based on large language models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, have caused considerable excitement. The general idea is that you supply a problem, such as “here’s my Javascript code, why doesn’t it work?”, or “write two paragraphs about the political views of Bertrand Russell”, and the assistant will happily supply you with a solution. There’s good reason for excitement — these models are technically impressive, and they can certainly help us accomplish certain tasks more easily.

severak 18.2.2023 20:41:32

Chatbots like Bing are software — not sentient.

severak 18.2.2023 17:10:03

More on Bing, particularly the Sydney personality undergirding it: interacting with Sydney has made me completely rethink what conversational AI is important for.

severak 16.2.2023 17:07:30

Last week, Microsoft announced the new AI-powered Bing: a search interface that incorporates a language model powered chatbot that can run searches for you and summarize the results, plus do …

severak 11.2.2023 23:23:44

Received Pronunciation: history and changes | Cambridge English

from https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/05/25/received-pronunciation-old-new/

severak 8.2.2023 10:43:52

Let's review the most important math topics used by game devs, reflect about math education, and discuss techniques that can be used to improve the way we learn new math topics.

severak 7.2.2023 13:29:14

Titivillus was a demon said to work on behalf of Belphegor, Lucifer or Satan to introduce errors into the work of scribes. The first reference to Titivillus by name occurred in Tractatus de Penitentia, c. 1285, by Johannes Galensis (John of Wales). Attribution has also been given to Caesarius of Heisterbach. Titivillus has also been described as collecting idle chat that occurs during church service, and mispronounced, mumbled or skipped words of the service, to take to Hell to be counted against the offenders. He has been called the "patron demon of scribes", as Titivillus provides an easy excuse for the errors that are bound to creep into manuscripts as they are copied.Marc Drogin noted in his instructional manual, Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique (1980), that "for the past half-century every edition of The Oxford English Dictionary has listed an incorrect page reference for, of all things, a footnote on the earliest mention of Titivillus." Titivillus gained a broader role as a subversive figure of physical comedy, with satirical commentary on human vanities...

severak 7.2.2023 10:56:18

Damien Guard on software development, fonts and technology.