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  • Hacker News: Cheating Is All You Need

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    Source URL: https://sourcegraph.com/blog/cheating-is-all-you-need Source: Hacker News Title: Cheating Is All You Need Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides an enthusiastic commentary on the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) in software engineering, likening their significance to that of the World Wide Web or cloud computing. The author discusses…

  • The Register: UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/uk_government_ai_plans/ Source: The Register Title: UK unveils plans to mainline AI into the veins of the nation Feedly Summary: Government adopts all 50 venture capitalist recommendations but leaves datacenter energy puzzle unsolved Britain’s government is adopting all 50 recommendations made by a venture capitalist to use AI to drive economic recovery, without even…

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

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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…

  • Hacker News: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please

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    Source URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42670808 Source: Hacker News Title: Ask HN: Pull the curtain back on Nvidia’s CES keynote please Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a professional’s skepticism regarding the transformative potential of AI and LLMs in engineering, despite optimistic industry visions like those presented by NVIDIA. It calls for…

  • Hacker News: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/ Source: Hacker News Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text presents predictions regarding AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) over the next one, three, and six years, with insights into their potential applications, limitations, and societal…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting David Crawshaw

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/7/david-crawshaw/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting David Crawshaw Feedly Summary: I followed this curiosity, to see if a tool that can generate something mostly not wrong most of the time could be a net benefit in my daily work. The answer appears to be yes, generative models are useful for me when…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: AI’s next leap requires intimate access to your digital life

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/6/ais-next-leap/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: AI’s next leap requires intimate access to your digital life Feedly Summary: AI’s next leap requires intimate access to your digital life I’m quoted in this Washington Post story by Gerrit De Vynck about “agents" – which in this case are defined as AI systems that operate…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/01/openai-failed-to-deliver-the-opt-out-tool-it-promised-by-2025/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI failed to deliver the opt-out tool it promised by 2025 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses OpenAI’s development challenges with its Media Manager tool aimed at addressing intellectual property concerns by allowing creators to manage how their works are utilized in…

  • Hacker News: Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15

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    Source URL: https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/12/3.html Source: Hacker News Title: Apple Photos phones home on iOS 18 and macOS 15 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores concerns regarding Apple’s new feature, Enhanced Visual Search, which allows the company to perform searches on users’ photos by utilizing a global index. The concerns highlighted…

  • Rekt: Hyperliquidate

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    Source URL: https://www.rekt.news/hyperliquidate Source: Rekt Title: Hyperliquidate Feedly Summary: North Korean hackers don’t take holidays. While Hyperliquid guards $2 billion with just 4 validators, DPRK tests their defenses. Security experts warn – 3 signatures is all it takes. The team’s response couldn’t be more Bah humbug. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses…