You don’t even need that imo. A per se rule that the entity offering the LLM into commerce is vicariously and strictly liable for the LLM’s speech. It’s a narrow and coherent extension of existing products liability doctrine

An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.

Short story Sunday:
There once was a California newt heading down a leafy trail 1/??

periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision

I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides

Is it just me, or are LLMs ghosts made out of massive troves of written information that we can prod into taking on certain roles from their "memories" when talking to us?

I honestly don't know what the underlying controversy is about but I sincerely take heart in that this team is seriously trying to reduce toxicity, improve the user experience in a more expansive sense than just the screen widgets, and is watching what happens.

Recently did a design project with a lot of dashboards, which made me realize I know nothing of data viz other than half-remembered lessons from AP stats. In the interest of improving myself, I'm going to liveread this from start to finish.

www.oreilly.com/library/view...

Recently did a design project with a lot of dashboards, which made me realize I know nothing of data viz other than half-remembered lessons from AP stats. In the interest of improving myself, I'm going to liveread this from start to finish.

www.oreilly.com/library/view...

Really cool article that explains the basics of ATproto and how it'll help create a less sucky social media! Very understandable to me as a nontechnical person. Thanks to @essentialrandom.bsky.social for the rec.

overreacted.io/open-social/

Sammy Blue Jay taking off from the feeder this morning showing those amazing colours and designs.