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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Large Language Models can run tools in your terminal with LLM 0.26

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/27/llm-tools/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Large Language Models can run tools in your terminal with LLM 0.26 Feedly Summary: LLM 0.26 is out with the biggest new feature since I started the project: support for tools. You can now use the LLM CLI tool – and Python library – to grant LLMs…

  • ISC2 Think Tank: Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Info Session

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    Source URL: https://www.isc2.org/professional-development/webinars/thinktank?commid=642630 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) Info Session Feedly Summary: Join us for a deep dive into Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), the cloud security credential from ISC2, creator of the CISSP. As cyber threats make daily headlines, the need for cloud security experts is at an all-time…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/26/luis-von-ahn-on-linkedin/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn Feedly Summary: Luis von Ahn on LinkedIn Last month’s Duolingo memo about becoming an “AI-first" company has seen significant backlash, particularly on TikTok. I’ve had trouble figuring out how much of this is a real threat to their business as opposed to…

  • Slashdot: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/1549251/pakistan-allocates-2000-megawatts-of-electricity-to-bitcoin-mining-ai-data-centres?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Pakistan Allocates 2,000 Megawatts of Electricity To Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Centres Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Pakistan’s initiative to allocate 2,000 MW of electricity for bitcoin mining and AI data centers marks a significant step in leveraging surplus energy for these technologies. This move can…

  • Slashdot: At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun To Resemble Warehouse Work

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/1541224/at-amazon-some-coders-say-their-jobs-have-begun-to-resemble-warehouse-work?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun To Resemble Warehouse Work Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses how AI tools are reshaping the roles of software engineers at Amazon, leading to increased productivity demands and a more rapid work environment. Engineers report…

  • Slashdot: Is AI Turning Coders Into Bystanders in Their Own Jobs?

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/05/26/0059245/is-ai-turning-coders-into-bystanders-in-their-own-jobs Source: Slashdot Title: Is AI Turning Coders Into Bystanders in Their Own Jobs? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the impact of AI on software engineering jobs, particularly focusing on changes in work quality, performance expectations, and technologists’ experiences with AI tools in major companies such as…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: AI Hallucination Cases

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/ai-hallucination-cases/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: AI Hallucination Cases Feedly Summary: AI Hallucination Cases Damien Charlotin maintains this database of cases around the world where a legal decision has been made that confirms hallucinated content from generative AI was presented by a lawyer. That’s an important distinction: this isn’t just cases where AI…

  • Slashdot: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/25/0347239/duolingo-faces-massive-social-media-backlash-after-ai-first-comments Source: Slashdot Title: Duolingo Faces Massive Social Media Backlash After ‘AI-First’ Comments Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Duolingo’s recent shift towards an “AI-first” policy spearheaded by CEO Luis von Ahn, resulting in the phasing out of human contractors. This move has led to significant public backlash,…

  • Cloud Blog: Train AI for less: Improve ML Goodput with elastic training and optimized checkpointing

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/elastic-training-and-optimized-checkpointing-improve-ml-goodput/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Train AI for less: Improve ML Goodput with elastic training and optimized checkpointing Feedly Summary: Want to save some money on large AI training? For a typical PyTorch LLM training workload that spans thousands of accelerators for several weeks, a 1% improvement in ML Goodput can translate to…