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  • The Register: When LLMs get personal info they are more persuasive debaters than humans

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/when_llms_get_personal_info/ Source: The Register Title: When LLMs get personal info they are more persuasive debaters than humans Feedly Summary: Large-scale disinfo campaigns could use this in machines that adapt ‘to individual targets.’ Are we having fun yet? Fresh research is indicating that in online debates, LLMs are much more effective than humans at…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: qwen2.5vl in Ollama

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/18/qwen25vl-in-ollama/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: qwen2.5vl in Ollama Feedly Summary: qwen2.5vl in Ollama Ollama announced a complete overhaul of their vision support the other day. Here’s the first new model they’ve shipped since then – a packaged version of Qwen 2.5 VL which was first released on January 26th 2025. Here are…

  • Cloud Blog: Cool stuff customers built, May edition: Visual scouts, racing agents, agile ads & more

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/customers/cool-stuff-google-cloud-customers-built-monthly-round-up/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cool stuff customers built, May edition: Visual scouts, racing agents, agile ads & more Feedly Summary: AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on…

  • Cloud Blog: Democratizing database observability with AI-assisted troubleshooting

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/inside-ai-assisted-troubleshooting-for-databases/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Democratizing database observability with AI-assisted troubleshooting Feedly Summary: As organizations adopt DevOps practices, application developers are increasingly expected to not only build applications but also manage and operate the databases they use. This added responsibility can prolong the application development process and time to market, primarily because developers…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger)

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/13/vision-language-models/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger) Feedly Summary: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger) Extremely useful review of the last year in vision and multi-modal LLMs. So much has happened! I’m particularly excited about the range of small open weight vision models that are now available. Models…

  • Slashdot: Alibaba’s ZeroSearch Teaches AI To Search Without Search Engines, Cuts Training Costs By 88%

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/0113217/alibabas-zerosearch-teaches-ai-to-search-without-search-engines-cuts-training-costs-by-88?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alibaba’s ZeroSearch Teaches AI To Search Without Search Engines, Cuts Training Costs By 88% Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Alibaba Group’s “ZeroSearch” technique showcases an innovative approach that enables large language models (LLMs) to develop search capabilities without relying on external search engines, demonstrating significant cost…

  • Cloud Blog: How Conversational Analytics helps users make the most of their data

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/business-intelligence/a-closer-look-at-looker-conversational-analytics/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Conversational Analytics helps users make the most of their data Feedly Summary: At Google Cloud Next 25, we expanded the availability of Gemini in Looker, including Conversational Analytics, to all Looker platform users, redefining how line-of-business employees can rapidly gain access to trusted data-driven insights through natural…

  • Slashdot: Neurotech Companies Are Selling Brain Data, Senators Warn

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/28/197227/neurotech-companies-are-selling-brain-data-senators-warn?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Neurotech Companies Are Selling Brain Data, Senators Warn Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Three Democratic senators are expressing concerns over brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies and their handling of neural data, urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and impose stricter regulations. This highlights the emerging need…