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  • Hacker News: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/microsoft_trend_flaw/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft isn’t fixing 8-year-old shortcut exploit abused for spying Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a vulnerability identified by Trend Micro that has been exploited in a prolonged espionage campaign, highlighting Microsoft’s response (or lack thereof) to the issue. It underscores the…

  • Hacker News: But how to get to that European cloud?

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    Source URL: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-how-to-get-that-european-cloud/ Source: Hacker News Title: But how to get to that European cloud? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the urgent need for Europe to develop its own cloud infrastructure separate from American providers, stressing that traditional market forces have failed. To achieve this, it calls for…

  • METR updates – METR: [ext, adv] 2025.03.05 Comment on AI Action Plan

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    Source URL: https://metr.org/METR_ai_action_plan_comment.pdf Source: METR updates – METR Title: [ext, adv] 2025.03.05 Comment on AI Action Plan Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses key considerations and priority actions for developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan by METR, a research nonprofit focused on AI systems and their risks to public…

  • Slashdot: Google’s AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Solved a 10-Year Superbug Problem in Two Days

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    Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/17/039241/googles-ai-co-scientist-solved-a-10-year-superbug-problem-in-two-days Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s AI ‘Co-Scientist’ Solved a 10-Year Superbug Problem in Two Days Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has partnered with Imperial College London to leverage its AI tool, built on Gemini 2.0, to enhance biomedical research effectiveness. The AI demonstrated the ability to swiftly generate hypotheses…

  • The Register: DeepSeek-R1-beating perf in a 32B package? El Reg digs its claws into Alibaba’s QwQ

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/16/qwq_hands_on_review/ Source: The Register Title: DeepSeek-R1-beating perf in a 32B package? El Reg digs its claws into Alibaba’s QwQ Feedly Summary: How to tame its hypersensitive hyperparameters and get it running on your PC Hands on How much can reinforcement learning – and a bit of extra verification – improve large language models,…

  • Hacker News: AI Is Making Developers Dumb

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    Source URL: https://eli.cx/blog/ai-is-making-developers-dumb Source: Hacker News Title: AI Is Making Developers Dumb Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the potential drawbacks of relying on LLM-assisted workflows in software engineering. While acknowledging the productivity gains, it emphasizes the risks of diminishing critical thinking and foundational knowledge due to over-dependence on…

  • Hacker News: Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI (2023)

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    Source URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/godel-escher-bach-geb-ai/674589/ Source: Hacker News Title: Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI (2023) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critiques the use of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 for tasks traditionally reserved for human intellect, specifically in generating text that imitates human authorship. The author, Douglas Hofstadter, reveals his…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/14/propublica-ai/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations Feedly Summary: How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations Charles Ornstein describes how ProPublic used an LLM to help analyze data for their recent story A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the…

  • Hacker News: How ProPublica Uses AI in Its Investigations

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    Source URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting Source: Hacker News Title: How ProPublica Uses AI in Its Investigations Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the innovative use of AI by ProPublica for investigative journalism, specifically in analyzing grants flagged for “woke” themes. It illustrates how AI can enhance data analysis while emphasizing the…