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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: LLM 0.22, the annotated release notes

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/17/llm/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: LLM 0.22, the annotated release notes Feedly Summary: I released LLM 0.22 this evening. Here are the annotated release notes: model.prompt(…, key=) for API keys chatgpt-4o-latest llm logs -s/–short llm models -q gemini -q exp llm embed-multi –prepend X Everything else model.prompt(…, key=) for API keys Plugins…

  • Hacker News: Tea Extensions [pdf] (2006)

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    Source URL: https://tayloredge.com/reference/Mathematics/TEA-XTEA.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: Tea Extensions [pdf] (2006) Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The provided text discusses the Tiny Encryption Algorithm (TEA), describing its characteristics, efficiency, and practical implementations in various programming languages. As a lightweight and open-source encryption technique, TEA is notable for its simplicity and speed,…

  • Hacker News: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking [pdf]

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2025/01/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf Source: Hacker News Title: The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking [pdf] Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text presents a comprehensive study on the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on critical thinking skills among knowledge workers. It reveals notable correlations between self-confidence, confidence…

  • The Register: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/australian_treasury_copilot_pilot_assessment/ Source: The Register Title: After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft’s AI it less useful than expected Feedly Summary: Not all bad news for Microsoft as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides Australia’s Department of the Treasury has found that Microsoft’s Copilot can easily deliver return on investment,…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-sort

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/11/llm-sort/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-sort Feedly Summary: llm-sort Delightful LLM plugin by Evangelos Lamprou which adds the ability to perform “semantic search" – allowing you to sort the contents of a file based on using a prompt against an LLM to determine sort order. Best illustrated by these examples from the…

  • Hacker News: Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines

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    Source URL: https://thebullshitmachines.com Source: Hacker News Title: Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on various facets of life while acknowledging the potential negative consequences, such as the proliferation of misinformation. This insight is pivotal for professionals…