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AI Workers Warn Against AI to Loved Ones

AI ethics expert Krista Pawloski highlights the ethical challenges of AI moderation on Amazon Mechanical Turk. Pawloski's experience reveals the prioritization of speed over safety in AI content moderation tasks.

AI Strengthening Democracies Globally

AI poses risks to democracy, but also offers opportunities for positive transformation in governance and politics. Authors Nathan E Sanders and Bruce Schneier explore the impact of AI in their book Rewiring Democracy.

Britain: Economic Colony?

The UK faces economic consequences as it surrenders to US tech monopolies, highlighting the need for a coordinated global response. Dependent on giants like Google and Facebook, the UK's optimistic view of the internet as a democratizing force is now challenged by economic realities.

AI Training for Greek Teachers

Greek teachers and students express worries about AI pilot program with OpenAI. 20 schools to train staff in ChatGPT for education under government partnership.

English Websites Promote Pro-Kremlin Propaganda

English-language websites, including mainstream news outlets, link to pro-Kremlin disinformation from the Pravda network. Institute for Strategic Dialogue study reveals over 80% of citations treat the network as credible, increasing its visibility.

Efficient Matrix Pseudo-Inverse with C#

Matrix pseudo-inverses are versatile in machine learning, computed using methods like SVD and QR decomposition. An engaging personal anecdote highlights the complexity and application of pseudo-inverses in programming and chess.

Tech vs. Creativity: The AI Dilemma

AI-generated songs are dominating Spotify charts, challenging traditional music creation. A pre-teen can now create catchy tunes effortlessly with AI tools, paving the way for robots to become pop stars by 2025.

Revolutionizing Data Processing with Amazon Bedrock Prompt Caching

Care Access utilized prompt caching in Amazon Bedrock to streamline medical record analysis, reducing costs and improving processing times. This optimization transformed medical record processing from a constraint into an enabler of program growth for the global health services and clinical research leader.

Students vs. AI: The Battle for Education

University of Staffordshire students feel 'robbed of knowledge and enjoyment' as AI teaches coding module, with suspicious signs including file names and rogue voiceover accents. James and Owen, part of 41 students, took the course to become cybersecurity experts or software engineers through a government-funded apprenticeship program.