Within a year Canada could have a 200-seat CPC government led by Pierre Poilievre (plus Lewis, Scheer, Jivani, etc), with provinces led by Doug Ford, Danielle Smith, John Rustad, and Blaine Higgs. So, uh, we may be headed for a golden age of stupid things that will fundamentally damage the country.
I was a history major for two years before I switched to English and for neither of those did I do all the reading. But an absolutely key skill you learn from college is to be able to look at a ton of information and make a judgement on what to skim and what to really focus on.
Where weâre at now, like it or not. đ A history major âruns his assigned readings through ChatGPT to generate summaries of the text, answer specific Q, & identify quotes. âI donât have the time to literally read every single word that gets assigned,âhe said.â www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Students are turning to YouTube, podcasts and ChatGPT-crafted summaries rather than actually reading their assignments for class. Professors are unsure how to adapt.
âCuriously, Google Scholar has not removed any of the fake papers citing the paper millâs clientele. Google Scholar could still fix their part of the citation manipulation problem, but as of right now, they have instead taken targeted action against a cat.â
The World's Most Cited Cat has got his priorities right: "Larry did not care much at all about his accomplishments until he was compensated for his efforts." reeserichardson.blog/2024/07/18/e...
A citation manipulation scheme so easy, even a cat can do it.
Asking AIs questions "is not going to lead us to correct information, because their goal during training is to sound correct and be probable, and thereâs not really anything fundamentally tied back to real-world accuracy." AI absurdity scholar @janelleshane.com@sarahexplains.bsky.social
From spotless giraffes to secret squirrels, Janelle Shane probes the absurdity (and dangers) of generative AI
Having done organizing that involves research and also involves other tactics, this is extremely my experience and that of my co-organizers
It took me years to comprehend Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (jack it)
Tech exec: what if we got the original author of Don't Create The Torment Nexus to join us here at Torment Nexus, Inc.
As a filmmaker you either die young, or live to help create Skynet. deadline.com/2024/09/jame...
His 'Terminator' Was A Cautionary Tale About Artificial Intelligence; Now, James Cameron Joins Stability AI Board Of Directors
