wwlibmed
@wwmedlib.blacksky.app
bibliotecaria/librarian with subject areas in medical/health, knowledge management, history, and genealogy. Interested in technology and ethics implications.
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"Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions."
New from Nyalleng Moorosi in Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New from Nyalleng Moorosi in Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Better data sets won’t solve the problem — we need AI for Africa to be developed in Africa | Nature
Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions. Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM
"Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions."
New from Nyalleng Moorosi in Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New from Nyalleng Moorosi in Nature.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Finally, I had to ask, “Are you killing your patients?”
“Well, uh, no. I’m not,” he responded.
“Why did you hesitate?” I asked.
“Well,” he said. “It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
“Well, uh, no. I’m not,” he responded.
“Why did you hesitate?” I asked.
“Well,” he said. “It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Finally, I had to ask, “Are you killing your patients?”
“Well, uh, no. I’m not,” he responded.
“Why did you hesitate?” I asked.
“Well,” he said. “It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
“Well, uh, no. I’m not,” he responded.
“Why did you hesitate?” I asked.
“Well,” he said. “It depends on what you mean by killing them.”
@davidmcswane.bsky.social
“Technology does not arrive on a blank slate, but intersects with existing inequalities, and in this case it amplifies the stratification of human connection. In 2025, the affluent will get their connective labor from humans. The rest will get theirs from a machine.”
www.wired.com/story/wealth...
www.wired.com/story/wealth...
The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI
From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. What are the options for the less advantaged?
www.wired.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:15 PM
“Technology does not arrive on a blank slate, but intersects with existing inequalities, and in this case it amplifies the stratification of human connection. In 2025, the affluent will get their connective labor from humans. The rest will get theirs from a machine.”
www.wired.com/story/wealth...
www.wired.com/story/wealth...
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So many people confuse LLMs (or genAI, in general) for models of human cognition, language, learning, etc., so I thought it may be useful to share once more my brief comment, titled "Psychological models and their distractors". (open access link: rdcu.be/cGQpY) 🧵 1/n
Psychological models and their distractors
Nature Reviews Psychology - The lack of models in psychology hinders scientific progress. To start addressing this problem, we need a clear understanding of what models are and what they are not.
rdcu.be
October 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
So many people confuse LLMs (or genAI, in general) for models of human cognition, language, learning, etc., so I thought it may be useful to share once more my brief comment, titled "Psychological models and their distractors". (open access link: rdcu.be/cGQpY) 🧵 1/n
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‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar has re-entered the Top 20 of US Apple Music.
November 27, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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People really are using these tools uncritically and risking their professional reputations, as well as their clients’ cases.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#GenerativeAI
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#GenerativeAI
Texas lawyer fined for AI use in latest sanction over fake citations
A Texas federal judge sanctioned an attorney for submitting a court filing with nonexistent cases and quotations generated by artificial intelligence, as mistakes by AI continue to land lawyers in hot water.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People really are using these tools uncritically and risking their professional reputations, as well as their clients’ cases.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#GenerativeAI
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
#GenerativeAI
lol
“Drake has initiated legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify over allegations that the two companies conspired to artificially inflate the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us.’”
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
www.billboard.com/pro/drake-um...
November 26, 2024 at 1:12 AM
lol
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"For Black librarians of the period, librarianship wasn’t just about hosting writers or connecting books with patrons. It was also about creating an intellectual infrastructure that made Black materials visible — and findable — in the first place." www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/a...
How Black Librarians Helped Create Generations of Black Literature
Recent scholarship is uncovering the role of the women who ran libraries during the Harlem Renaissance where they built collections and, just as important, communities of writers and readers.
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2024 at 1:25 PM
"For Black librarians of the period, librarianship wasn’t just about hosting writers or connecting books with patrons. It was also about creating an intellectual infrastructure that made Black materials visible — and findable — in the first place." www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/a...
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AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit
AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit
SafeRent will also pay around $2.3 million.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 10:30 PM
AI landlord screening tool will stop scoring low-income tenants after discrimination suit
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A Guide for Creating and Documenting Language Datasets with Data Statements Schema Version 3 (McMillan-Major & Bender, 2024) is now available!
You can find the Guide along with templates for data statements and other resources here:
techpolicylab.uw.edu/data-stateme...
#linguistics #criticalai
You can find the Guide along with templates for data statements and other resources here:
techpolicylab.uw.edu/data-stateme...
#linguistics #criticalai
Data Statements | Tech Policy Lab
techpolicylab.uw.edu
November 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A Guide for Creating and Documenting Language Datasets with Data Statements Schema Version 3 (McMillan-Major & Bender, 2024) is now available!
You can find the Guide along with templates for data statements and other resources here:
techpolicylab.uw.edu/data-stateme...
#linguistics #criticalai
You can find the Guide along with templates for data statements and other resources here:
techpolicylab.uw.edu/data-stateme...
#linguistics #criticalai