Tag: knowledge

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Ethan Mollick

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/24/ethan-mollick/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Ethan Mollick Feedly Summary: Often, you are told to do this by treating AI like an intern. In retrospect, however, I think that this particular analogy ends up making people use AI in very constrained ways. To put it bluntly, any recent frontier model (by which…

  • The Register: Volunteer DEF CON hackers dive into America’s leaky water infrastructure

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/24/water_defcon_hacker/ Source: The Register Title: Volunteer DEF CON hackers dive into America’s leaky water infrastructure Feedly Summary: Six sites targeted for security clean-up, just 49,994 to go A plan for hackers to help secure America’s critical infrastructure has kicked off with six US water companies signing up to let coders kick the tires…

  • Hacker News: Not Using Copilot

    Source URL: https://macwright.com/2024/11/20/not-using-copilot Source: Hacker News Title: Not Using Copilot Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a thoughtful exploration of the implications of LLM-based coding assistants in software engineering. It highlights the complexity of modern-day programming, the potential productivity gains through automation, and the emotional and cognitive impacts of…

  • Hacker News: AI Data Centers May Consume More Electricity Than Entire Cities

    Source URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/23/data-centers-powering-ai-could-use-more-electricity-than-entire-cities.html Source: Hacker News Title: AI Data Centers May Consume More Electricity Than Entire Cities Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the significant increase in power demand from data centers, particularly driven by the growing requirements of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. As these facilities expand, they…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Weeknotes: asynchronous LLMs, synchronous embeddings, and I kind of started a podcast

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/22/weeknotes/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Weeknotes: asynchronous LLMs, synchronous embeddings, and I kind of started a podcast Feedly Summary: These past few weeks I’ve been bringing Datasette and LLM together and distracting myself with a new sort-of-podcast crossed with a live streaming experiment. Project: interviewing people about their projects Datasette Public Office…

  • Hacker News: MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents

    Source URL: https://news.mit.edu/2024/mit-researchers-develop-efficiency-training-more-reliable-ai-agents-1122 Source: Hacker News Title: MIT researchers develop an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses an innovative approach developed by MIT researchers to improve the efficiency of reinforcement learning models for decision-making tasks, particularly in traffic signal control. The…

  • Cloud Blog: Create a self-escalating chatbot in Conversational Agents using Webhook and Generators

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/create-a-self-escalating-chatbot-in-conversational-agents/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Create a self-escalating chatbot in Conversational Agents using Webhook and Generators Feedly Summary: As conversational AI becomes a core part of the user experience, it’s crucial for application developers to build chatbots that not only provide accurate information, but also know the right time to escalate to a…

  • Cloud Blog: Build an AI agent for trip planning with Gemini 1.5 Pro: A step-by-step guide

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/learn-how-to-create-an-ai-agent-for-trip-planning-with-gemini-1-5-pro/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Build an AI agent for trip planning with Gemini 1.5 Pro: A step-by-step guide Feedly Summary: Gemini 1.5 Pro is creating new possibilities for developers to build AI agents that streamline the customer experience. In this post, we’ll focus on a practical application that has emerged in the…

  • Cloud Blog: How Vodafone is using gen AI to enhance network life cycle

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/telecommunications/vodafone-gen-ai-enhances-network-lifecycle/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Vodafone is using gen AI to enhance network life cycle Feedly Summary: Generative AI is transforming industries across the globe, and telecommunications is no exception. From personalized customer interactions and streamlined content creation to network optimization and enhanced productivity, generative AI is poised to redefine the very…

  • Hacker News: Key Transparency and the Right to Be Forgotten

    Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2024/11/21/key-transparency-and-the-right-to-be-forgotten/ Source: Hacker News Title: Key Transparency and the Right to Be Forgotten Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the complexities of developing an end-to-end encryption system for the Fediverse while ensuring compliance with GDPR, particularly Article 17, which deals with the right to erasure. It introduces…