We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
ChatGPT lies to people. This is a serious bug that has so far resisted all attempts at a fix. We need to prioritize helping people understand this, not debating the …
How open content is transforming American journalism
I’m focusing on the intersection of technology, media, and democracy. Subscribe by email to get every update. It’s genuinely refreshing to see how non-profit newsrooms have
Google is adding to Brand Indicators for Message Identification: Building upon that feature, users will now see a checkmark icon for senders that have adopted BIMI.
bedrock/composer.json at production · pressbooks/bedrock
WordPress boilerplate with modern development tools, easier configuration, and an improved folder structure. - bedrock/composer.json at production · pressbooks/bedrock
The Algorithm & Data Literacy Project | Understanding algorithms
The Algorithm Literacy Project is an effort by Digital2030 (an experience by Digital Moment) and the Canadian Commission of UNESCO (CCUNESCO) to raise awareness about algorithms.
There are ways of controlling the new technology—but first we have to stop mythologizing it.
A program like OpenAI’s GPT-4, which can write sentences to order, is something like a version of Wikipedia that includes much more data, mashed together using statistics. Programs that create images to order are something like a version of online image search, but with a system for combining the pictures. In both cases, it’s people who have written the text and furnished the images. The new programs mash up work done by human minds. What’s innovative is that the mashup process has become guided and constrained, so that the results are usable and often striking. This is a significant achievement and worth celebrating—but it can be thought of as illuminating previously hidden concordances between human creations, rather than as the invention of a new mind.
I extended the comment system of this blog to process Webmention requests. These go through the same pre-moderation process and will appear as comments if approved.
How I Integrated Webmentions Into My Hugo Static Site - Jayeless.net
Since I moved my blog over to Hugo, I’ve been wanting to do a little series of posts about various aspects of my set-up, just in case they help anyone else thinking of doing the same. This first post is about how I’ve enabled Webmentions (external link), an …
The Civics of Technology Project shares research and curriculum and offers professional development that encourages teachers and students to critically inquire into the effects of technology on our individual and collective lives.
Understanding / Doing Some AI - Open PD / Open Pedagogy Summer Adventure - OE Global Connect
Artificial Intelligence, can we understand it without being data scientists? Is it too complex to grapple? Do we just have to trust the experts, like the ones who claim sentience? No. I hope not. But I do know I can better come to my own understanding if I can do more than read papers and blog posts, but actually dabble in a technology. I am somewhat propelled by a fabulous discussion started by @wernerio for the OEGlobal “Unconference”: I want to connect… by doing AI. ...
Recording of My Dissertation Grad Seminar - The Teaching Game
I gave a graduate seminar to the Faculty of Science and Taylor Institute for Teaching & Learning today. It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to talk about the dissertation research …
I have extensively played with LLM AI (ChatGPT) and Stable Diffusion GNN the last two months. Both in professional (work in IT Security), social media (this account), and creative projects (writing/illustration I'm working on).These are my ~layperson thoughts. 🧵— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) April 20, 2023