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The Register: Privacy Commissioner warns the ‘John Smiths’ of the world can acquire ‘digital doppelgangers’

Feb 3, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/03/australia_digital_doppelgangers_privacy_award/ Source: The Register Title: Privacy Commissioner warns the ‘John Smiths’ of the world can acquire ‘digital doppelgangers’ Feedly Summary: Australian government staff mixed medical info for folk who share names and birthdays Australia’s privacy commissioner has found that government agencies down under didn’t make enough of an effort to protect data describing…

The Register: You begged Microsoft to be reasonable. Instead it made Copilot reasoning-able with OpenAI GPT-o1 ‘for free’

Jan 31, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/microsoft_open_ai_reasoning_copilot/ Source: The Register Title: You begged Microsoft to be reasonable. Instead it made Copilot reasoning-able with OpenAI GPT-o1 ‘for free’ Feedly Summary: ‘Magical’ upgrade coincidentally follows M365 price hike Microsoft has made Think Deeper, OpenAI’s GPT-o1 reasoning model, “free and available for all users of Copilot."… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

Hacker News: A minimal PyTorch implementation for training your own small LLM from scratch

Jan 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://github.com/Om-Alve/smolGPT Source: Hacker News Title: A minimal PyTorch implementation for training your own small LLM from scratch Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This text describes a minimal PyTorch implementation for training a small Language Model (LLM) from scratch, intended primarily for educational purposes. It showcases modern techniques in LLM…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia

Jan 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/27/deepseek-nvidia/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia Feedly Summary: The impact of competition and DeepSeek on Nvidia Long, excellent piece by Jeffrey Emanuel capturing the current state of the AI/LLM industry. The original title is “The Short Case for Nvidia Stock" – I’m using the Hacker…

Scott Logic: The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan – somewhat quiet on risks

Jan 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/01/22/the-uks-ai-opportunities-action-plan-somewhat-quiet-on-risks.html Source: Scott Logic Title: The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan – somewhat quiet on risks Feedly Summary: Last week the UK government launched their 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan. The plan is ambitious, but it is something of a mixed bag. Some sizeable and worthwhile investments, alongside others which are quite questionable.…

Hacker News: Why AI reminds me of cloud computing

Jan 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://bitmasonsllc.blogspot.com/2025/01/why-ai-reminds-me-of-cloud-computing.html Source: Hacker News Title: Why AI reminds me of cloud computing Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the historical and current significance of AI, particularly focusing on large language models (LLMs), while drawing parallels with the evolution of cloud computing. It emphasizes the unpredictability of technological…

The Register: Where does Microsoft’s NPU obsession leave Nvidia’s AI PC ambitions?

Jan 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/20/microsoft_nvidia_ai_pcs/ Source: The Register Title: Where does Microsoft’s NPU obsession leave Nvidia’s AI PC ambitions? Feedly Summary: While Microsoft pushes AI PC experiences, Nvidia is busy wooing developers Comment Nvidia is the uncontested champion of AI infrastructure — at least in the datacenter. In the emerging field of AI PCs, things aren’t so…

CSA: How Will the EU AI Act Shape Global AI Governance?

Jan 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/the-eu-ai-act-a-new-era-of-ai-governance-began-august-1st Source: CSA Title: How Will the EU AI Act Shape Global AI Governance? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The European Union’s AI Act, effective August 1, 2024, is the first comprehensive regulation for artificial intelligence, adopting a risk-based approach and establishing critical requirements for high-risk and unacceptable AI systems.…

The Register: Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure is for apps you don’t want in the cloud, but will manage from it

Jan 15, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/azure_local_explained/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure is for apps you don’t want in the cloud, but will manage from it Feedly Summary: Azure Local is about hybrid management, not hybrid resource pools, and is catching up with virtual rivals Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure offering is more about unified management than…

Hacker News: AI Tools: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking

Jan 13, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6 Source: Hacker News Title: AI Tools: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary**: This extensive study explores the impact of AI tool usage on critical thinking skills, highlighting the mediating role of cognitive offloading. The findings indicate a significant negative…

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