Tag: societal challenges

  • Cloud Blog: The University of Hawaii is helping the state retain top talent with Google AI

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/the-university-of-hawaii-is-helping-the-state-retain-top-talent-with-google-ai/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: The University of Hawaii is helping the state retain top talent with Google AI Feedly Summary: As the Hawaiian Islands’ primary higher education resource, the University of Hawaii (UH) System faces a unique challenge among U.S. universities: many graduates–including those with deep family roots in Hawaii – are…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: How to run an LLM on your laptop

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/18/how-to-run-an-llm-on-your-laptop/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How to run an LLM on your laptop Feedly Summary: How to run an LLM on your laptop I talked to Grace Huckins for this piece from MIT Technology Review on running local models. Apparently she enjoyed my dystopian backup plan! Simon Willison has a plan for…

  • Slashdot: Is the Altruistic OpenAI Gone?

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/17/1925212/is-the-altruistic-openai-gone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Is the Altruistic OpenAI Gone? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines concerns regarding OpenAI’s shifting priorities under CEO Sam Altman, highlighting internal struggles over the management of artificial intelligence safety and governance. It raises critical questions about the implications of AI development’s commercialization and…

  • Scott Logic: Are we sleepwalking into AI-driven societal challenges?

    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/05/14/are-we-sleepwalking-into-ai-driven-societal-challenges.html Source: Scott Logic Title: Are we sleepwalking into AI-driven societal challenges? Feedly Summary: As the capabilities and accessibility of AI continue to advance—including more sophisticated reasoning capabilities and agentic deployment—several questions and risk areas emerge that really deserve our attention. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The article delves into the multifaceted…

  • Slashdot: New Pope Chose His Name Based On AI’s Threats To ‘Human Dignity’

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/12/1959202/new-pope-chose-his-name-based-on-ais-threats-to-human-dignity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New Pope Chose His Name Based On AI’s Threats To ‘Human Dignity’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The election of Pope Leo XIV has brought artificial intelligence (AI) to the forefront of religious discourse, with the new pope emphasizing the importance of addressing the ethical implications…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing the first cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First UK

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/startups/announcing-the-first-cohort-of-the-google-for-startups-accelerator/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing the first cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First UK Feedly Summary: At Google, we believe in empowering people and founders to use AI to tackle humanity’s biggest challenges. That’s why we’re supporting the next generation of AI leaders through our Google for Startups Accelerator:…

  • The Cloudflare Blog: An early look at cryptographic watermarks for AI-generated content

    Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/an-early-look-at-cryptographic-watermarks-for-ai-generated-content/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: An early look at cryptographic watermarks for AI-generated content Feedly Summary: It’s hard to tell the difference between web content produced by humans and web content produced by AI. We’re taking new approach to making AI content distinguishable without impacting performance. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends Feedly Summary: The Oxide and Friends podcast has an annual tradition of asking guests to share their predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years. Here’s 2022, 2023 and 2024. This…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Project: VERDAD – tracking misinformation in radio broadcasts using Gemini 1.5

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/7/project-verdad/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Project: VERDAD – tracking misinformation in radio broadcasts using Gemini 1.5 Feedly Summary: I’m starting a new interview series called Project. The idea is to interview people who are building interesting data projects and talk about what they’ve built, how they built it, and what they learned…