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  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Exploring Promptfoo via Dave Guarino’s SNAP evals

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/24/exploring-promptfoo/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Exploring Promptfoo via Dave Guarino’s SNAP evals Feedly Summary: I used part three (here’s parts one and two) of Dave Guarino’s series on evaluating how well LLMs can answer questions about SNAP (aka food stamps) as an excuse to explore Promptfoo, an LLM eval tool. SNAP (Supplemental…

  • Slashdot: AI Compute Costs Drive Shift To Usage-Based Software Pricing

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/24/1650227/ai-compute-costs-drive-shift-to-usage-based-software-pricing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Compute Costs Drive Shift To Usage-Based Software Pricing Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry is transitioning from traditional “per seat” licensing to usage-based pricing models due to the high compute costs of advanced reasoning AI models. This transformation is crucial for understanding…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: New whitepaper outlines the taxonomy of failure modes in AI agents

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/24/new-whitepaper-outlines-the-taxonomy-of-failure-modes-in-ai-agents/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: New whitepaper outlines the taxonomy of failure modes in AI agents Feedly Summary: Read the new whitepaper from the Microsoft AI Red Team to better understand the taxonomy of failure mode in agentic AI. The post New whitepaper outlines the taxonomy of failure modes in AI agents…

  • Cloud Blog: DORA’s new report: Unlock generative AI in software development

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/sharing-new-dora-research-for-gen-ai-in-software-development/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: DORA’s new report: Unlock generative AI in software development Feedly Summary: How is generative AI actually impacting developers’ daily work, team dynamics, and organizational outcomes? We’ve moved beyond simply asking if organizations are using AI, and instead are focusing on how they’re using it. That’s why we’re excited…

  • Wired: Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-scams/ Source: Wired Title: Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams Feedly Summary: Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is introducing an end-to-end encrypted email feature aimed…

  • The Register: Vector search is the new black for enterprise databases

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/24/database_vector_search/ Source: The Register Title: Vector search is the new black for enterprise databases Feedly Summary: Software slingers from Redis to Teradata are bolting on smarts to stay relevant in GenAI era About two years ago, popular cache database Redis was among a wave of vendors that added vector search capabilities to their…

  • The Register: Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/23/microsoft_365_copilot_agent_refresh/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots Feedly Summary: You. Will. Love. The. LLM. The latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot brings AI-powered search, so-called reasoning agents, and a new Agent Store. Some users already have access to certain features, while others may…

  • Slashdot: AI Secretly Helped Write California Bar Exam, Sparking Uproar

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/23/2025217/ai-secretly-helped-write-california-bar-exam-sparking-uproar?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Secretly Helped Write California Bar Exam, Sparking Uproar Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The State Bar of California’s decision to use AI in generating questions for the February 2025 bar exam has sparked significant backlash from legal educators and test-takers. The controversy raises concerns about…