Tag: large language models

  • Slashdot: Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/0117247/large-language-models-small-labor-market-effects?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study examines the labor market effects of AI chatbots, particularly focusing on how their adoption influences workplaces and job dynamics. While substantial investments in AI chatbots have been made, the study finds minimal…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Breaking down ‘EchoLeak’, the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/11/echoleak/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Breaking down ‘EchoLeak’, the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot Feedly Summary: Breaking down ‘EchoLeak’, the First Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Exfiltration from Microsoft 365 Copilot Aim Labs reported CVE-2025-32711 against Microsoft 365 Copilot back in January, and the fix is…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Sam Altman

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/10/sam-altman/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Sam Altman Feedly Summary: (People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses; the average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a little over one second, or a high-efficiency lightbulb would use in a couple of minutes.…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: o3-pro

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/10/o3-pro/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: o3-pro Feedly Summary: o3-pro OpenAI released o3-pro today, which they describe as a “version of o3 with more compute for better responses". It’s only available via the newer Responses API. I’ve added it to my llm-openai-plugin plugin which uses that new API, so you can try it…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/apple-wwdc/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Feedly Summary: WWDC: Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers Here’s the Apple press release for today’s WWDC announcements. Two things that stood out to me: Foundation Models Framework With the Foundation Models framework, developers will be…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting David Crawshaw

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/9/david-crawshaw/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting David Crawshaw Feedly Summary: The process of learning and experimenting with LLM-derived technology has been an exercise in humility. In general I love learning new things when the art of programming changes […] But LLMs, and more specifically Agents, affect the process of writing programs in…

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

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

    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,…