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  • Slashdot: ‘AI Is Not Intelligent’: The Atlantic Criticizes ‘Scam’ Underlying the AI Industry

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/09/062257/ai-is-not-intelligent-the-atlantic-criticizes-scam-underlying-the-ai-industry?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘AI Is Not Intelligent’: The Atlantic Criticizes ‘Scam’ Underlying the AI Industry Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critically examines the portrayal of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), as capable of understanding and emotional intelligence. It highlights misconceptions about AI’s capabilities and warns against…

  • Slashdot: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/1929242/mozilla-criticizes-metas-invasive-feed-of-users-ai-prompts-demands-its-shutdown?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of Meta’s Discover feed raises significant privacy concerns, as users may unknowingly share personal information in public spaces. The Mozilla Foundation has called for stronger privacy protections…

  • Slashdot: After ‘AI-First’ Promise, Duolingo CEO Admits ‘I Did Not Expect the Blowback’

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/185209/after-ai-first-promise-duolingo-ceo-admits-i-did-not-expect-the-blowback?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: After ‘AI-First’ Promise, Duolingo CEO Admits ‘I Did Not Expect the Blowback’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Duolingo’s CEO, Luis von Ahn, emphasizes a shift towards an “AI-first” strategy amid concerns about job replacement by technology. He reassures that this approach focuses on automating repetitive tasks,…

  • Slashdot: ‘Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.’

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/0239237/welcome-to-campus-heres-your-chatgpt?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: California State University is pioneering the integration of ChatGPT across its campuses in an effort to prepare students for an AI-driven economy, marking a significant step toward what OpenAI calls “A.I.-native universities.” This initiative highlights…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Qwen3 Embedding

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/8/qwen3-embedding/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Qwen3 Embedding Feedly Summary: Qwen3 Embedding New family of embedding models from Qwen, in three sizes: 0.6B, 4B, 8B – and two categories: Text Embedding and Text Reranking. The full collection can be browsed on Hugging Face. The smallest available model is the 0.6B Q8 one, which…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Comma v0.1 1T and 2T – 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/7/comma/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Comma v0.1 1T and 2T – 7B LLMs trained on openly licensed text Feedly Summary: It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have some promising LLMs to try out which are trained entirely on openly licensed text! EleutherAI released the Pile four and a half…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Embed ChatGPT Into College Students’ Lives

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/chatgpt-openai-colleges.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Embed ChatGPT Into College Students’ Lives Feedly Summary: OpenAI, the firm that helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of college. First up: 460,000 students at Cal State. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s initiative…

  • Slashdot: Apple Warns Australia Against Joining EU In Mandating iPhone App Sideloading

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/06/2249222/apple-warns-australia-against-joining-eu-in-mandating-iphone-app-sideloading?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Warns Australia Against Joining EU In Mandating iPhone App Sideloading Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has expressed strong opposition to proposed Australian regulations that would require app sideloading, akin to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. The company asserts that such policies would significantly…

  • Transformer Circuits Thread: Circuits Updates

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    Source URL: https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/april-update/index.html Source: Transformer Circuits Thread Title: Circuits Updates Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses emerging research and methodologies in the field of machine learning interpretability, specifically focusing on large language models (LLMs). It examines the mechanisms by which these models respond to harmful requests (like making bomb instructions)…