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  • The Register: Insurance giant finds claims rep that gives a damn (it’s AI)

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/allstate_insurance_ai_rep/ Source: The Register Title: Insurance giant finds claims rep that gives a damn (it’s AI) Feedly Summary: Tech shows customers more humanity than its human staff It doesn’t sleep, it doesn’t eat, and it doesn’t get sick of dealing with incompetent customers.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Allstate is leveraging generative…

  • Slashdot: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/2139233/ai-summaries-turn-real-news-into-nonsense-bbc-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Summaries Turn Real News Into Nonsense, BBC Finds Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The BBC study reveals that AI news summarization tools, including prominent models from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, frequently generate inaccurate or misleading summaries, with 51% of responses showing significant issues. The study…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Nomic Embed Text V2: An Open Source, Multilingual, Mixture-of-Experts Embedding Model

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/12/nomic-embed-text-v2/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Nomic Embed Text V2: An Open Source, Multilingual, Mixture-of-Experts Embedding Model Feedly Summary: Nomic Embed Text V2: An Open Source, Multilingual, Mixture-of-Experts Embedding Model Nomic continue to release the most interesting and powerful embedding models. Their latest is Embed Text V2, an Apache 2.0 licensed multi-lingual 1.9GB…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Building a SNAP LLM eval: part 1

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/12/building-a-snap-llm/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Building a SNAP LLM eval: part 1 Feedly Summary: Building a SNAP LLM eval: part 1 Dave Guarino (previously) has been exploring using LLM-driven systems to help people apply for SNAP, the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka food stamps). This is a domain which existing models…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Cancels Its o3 AI Model In Favor of a ‘Unified’ Next-Gen Release

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/12/2119245/openai-cancels-its-o3-ai-model-in-favor-of-a-unified-next-gen-release?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Cancels Its o3 AI Model In Favor of a ‘Unified’ Next-Gen Release Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI has decided to cancel the release of its o3 model in favor of a simplified product lineup, with plans to introduce GPT-5 in the coming months. This…

  • The Register: Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/arizona_woman_laptop_farm_guilty/ Source: The Register Title: Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un Feedly Summary: 300+ US companies, 70+ individuals hit by the fraudsters An Arizona woman who created a “laptop farm" in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a…

  • Cloud Blog: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/why-you-should-check-out-our-security-hub-at-next25/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Why you should check out our Next ‘25 Security Hub Feedly Summary: Google Cloud Next 2025 is coming up fast, and it’s shaping up to be a must-attend event for the cybersecurity community and anyone passionate about learning more about the threat landscape. We’re going to offer an…

  • Anchore: STIG in Action: Continuous Compliance with MITRE & Anchore

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    Source URL: https://anchore.com/events/stig-in-action-continuous-compliance-with-mitre-anchore/ Source: Anchore Title: STIG in Action: Continuous Compliance with MITRE & Anchore Feedly Summary: The post STIG in Action: Continuous Compliance with MITRE & Anchore appeared first on Anchore. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an upcoming webinar focused on STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) compliance, emphasizing recent NIST…

  • The Register: EU plans to ‘mobilize’ €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/eu_plans_to_mobilize_200b/ Source: The Register Title: EU plans to ‘mobilize’ €200B to invest in AI to catch up with US and China Feedly Summary: Captain’s Log, Stardate 3529.7 – oh yeah, Commish also withdrawing law that would help folks sue over AI harms European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will…

  • Hacker News: EU to mobilize 200B Euros to invest in AI

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    Source URL: https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/02/11/eu-to-mobilise-200-billion-for-ai-investment Source: Hacker News Title: EU to mobilize 200B Euros to invest in AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The European Commission has announced a €200 billion fund to support investments in artificial intelligence, specifically allocating €20 billion for the development of AI gigafactories. This initiative aims to foster…