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  • Hacker News: The Practical Limitations of End-to-End Encryption

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    Source URL: https://soatok.blog/2025/03/25/the-practical-limitations-of-end-to-end-encryption/ Source: Hacker News Title: The Practical Limitations of End-to-End Encryption Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an insightful exploration of end-to-end encryption (E2EE), its purpose, and misconceptions surrounding its use, particularly illustrated through a recent incident involving the Trump administration’s accidental addition of a journalist to…

  • Hacker News: Meta pirated books to train its AI

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    Source URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/libgen-meta-openai/682093/ Source: Hacker News Title: Meta pirated books to train its AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ethical dilemmas faced by Meta employees while developing the Llama 3 AI model, particularly regarding the use of pirated material from Library Genesis (LibGen) for training purposes. It…

  • Hacker News: E-Identity

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    Source URL: https://e-estonia.com/solutions/estonian-e-identity/id-card/ Source: Hacker News Title: E-Identity Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Estonia’s e-ID system exemplifies an advanced digital identity framework that has revolutionized both public and private transactions for its citizens. This comprehensive system highlights best practices in digital governance and cybersecurity, showcasing Estonia’s influential role in shaping European…

  • Hacker News: Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI (2023)

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    Source URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/godel-escher-bach-geb-ai/674589/ Source: Hacker News Title: Gödel, Escher, Bach, and AI (2023) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critiques the use of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 for tasks traditionally reserved for human intellect, specifically in generating text that imitates human authorship. The author, Douglas Hofstadter, reveals his…

  • Scott Logic: There is more than one way to do GenAI

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    Source URL: https://blog.scottlogic.com/2025/02/20/there-is-more-than-one-way-to-do-genai.html Source: Scott Logic Title: There is more than one way to do GenAI Feedly Summary: AI doesn’t have to be brute forced requiring massive data centres. Europe isn’t necessarily behind in AI arms race. In fact, the UK and Europe’s constraints and focus on more than just economic return and speculation might…

  • Slashdot: Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass ‘Almost All Humans At Almost Everything’ Shortly After 2027

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/22/2122252/anthropic-chief-says-ai-could-surpass-almost-all-humans-at-almost-everything-shortly-after-2027?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Chief Says AI Could Surpass ‘Almost All Humans At Almost Everything’ Shortly After 2027 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the prediction by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that AI models could surpass human capabilities in nearly all tasks within the next few years.…

  • Hacker News: Let’s talk about AI and end-to-end encryption

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    Source URL: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/01/17/lets-talk-about-ai-and-end-to-end-encryption/ Source: Hacker News Title: Let’s talk about AI and end-to-end encryption Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the intersection of end-to-end encryption and AI, highlighting potential privacy issues as AI capabilities become integrated into personal messaging and data processing. It raises critical questions regarding the implications…

  • The Register: Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/make_up_thwart_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition Feedly Summary: You may not need to go full Juggalo for the sake of privacy Researchers at cyber-defense contractor PeopleTec have found that facial recognition algorithms’ focus on specific areas of the face opens the door to subtler surveillance avoidance strategies.……

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

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    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…