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Didn't think I'd have two stories in @NYTStyles this week, but also didn't imagine I'd wake up to @AOC posting about how the USPS sells mail carrier costumes for dogs and magic kits nytimes.com/2020/08/06/style…
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The dot-com bubble burst 25 years ago. What does that history say about stocks today?
The rise of AI has market veterans debating whether history repeats — or merely runs the same bubble algorithm with new inputs.
@jackiesnow reports for Quartz
For @latimes, I covered how to protect your skin, sinuses, and eyes during wildfires. Excuse me while I go lather on moisturizer (from a jar; anything from a pump bottle isn't thick enough), use a Neti pot, and wear wrap-around sunglasses when I go out 😎. latimes.com/lifestyle/story/…
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really fantastic story from @jackiesnow today about microdosing ozempic. some are doing it without doctor supervision. in another case, a beverly hills plastic surgeons opened a clinic for the method. read it here: latimes.com/lifestyle/story/…
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Wall Street to Big Tech: Show us the AI money
@jackiesnow on the fallout from tech's AI spending spree
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Wrote about AI creeping into Hollywood's workflow for @FastCompany. Found some projects that could genuinely help creators, but like every part of the AI ecosystem, it's worth keeping a close eye on how these 'helpful' tools evolve. fastcompany.com/91218511/ami…
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Scale AI, the Silicon Valley data darling valued at ~$14B, has been stiffing its remote workers abroad and at home. Contractors across North America tell @jackiesnow of sinking pay, nonpayment, unpredictable schedules, bad communication & sudden closures: fastcompany.com/91178693/ins…
A (just after) labor day story: American and Canadian data workers improving LLMs are grappling with unstable pay, unclear expectations, and vanishing job security. fastcompany.com/91178693/ins…
I haven't seen updated results, but I doubt we've gotten to "99 percent" accuracy compared to what gendershades.org/ documented, which was as low as 65% for women with darker skin
Lesbian app to 'use facial recognition technology' to identify and exclude trans users
thepinknews.com/2024/06/03/l…
Security all the way down
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Dictionaries are by far our most frequent request, and we always need more! Through May 14, purchases from our Politics & Prose or bookhop.org wishlists (found here: linktr.ee/dcbtp) will be matched by a generous donor, including dictionaries! Support DC BtP!
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Thanks to @jackiesnow for another great story covering #AI education at #communitycolleges and for including my thoughts in @FastCompany
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New AI-focused degree programs are popping up at US community colleges, with hopes of building a diverse pipeline of 'blue-collar' AI jobs—and with help from Big Tech, reports @jackiesnow
"Who’s going to say no to Google, let alone a community college?”
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Like any AI-powered cameras, this could go badly—doesn't work, increased surveillance—but if the program expands to ticket cars in bike lanes, I'm going to be hopeful okay latimes.com/california/story…
Ace story by @rinadianewrites about how websites with improperly sized images, unneeded code, and third-party scripts make websites surprising and unnecessary energy hogs, and that's before the AI of it all spectrum.ieee.org/green-soft…
I wrote this story about the threat of data poisoning to generative AI models but the real winner is the art for my piece, just incredible
Could hackers get generative AI tools to do something bad by poisoning their training data? Some researchers think so on.wsj.com/3PkUuHS
Chatted with a sharp student journalist for this piece, who kindly nodded through my now standard screed about how journalists need to at least try out AI tools both to critique and use them!
.@UTAustin will host five panels about technology, health, science, sports and lifestyle during @sxsw on March 8 and 9 downtown at the Hook ’Em House at Antone’s Nightclub.
thedailytexan.com/2024/03/06…
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Since we did it: I had one call with Jimmy to discuss an AI newsletter. He talked at length about his out-of-touch takes on AI before stopping to tell me to smile so he knew I was listening. He talked some more and then told me to smile a second time ten minutes later. 😃😃
If we hit 30k before the fundraiser ends, I'll post about the one call I had with Jimmy, which is 2x worse than what you might imagine.
🚨 Speaking of @TheMessenger, it’s been nearly a month and we’ve raised about $25K for those ex-employees with most acute needs. …
… Help us get to $35K before the GoFundMe ends March 4! 🚨
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