In his latest newsletter, the venerable Steven Levy unpacked the background for the kerfuffle surrounding Sarah Wynn-Williams’ book. While there…
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Barefoot sage on steps of the UN addresses wishful agency – holds up lantern, not smartphone
Summary press release A modern-day Diogenes on the UN steps used a lantern to challenge AI CEOs, asserting that commodified data yields no authentic man. Like Midas or a Djinn, machines mimic humanity but strip spirit, exposing alignment failures and lost authenticity. NotClosedAI’s CEO advocated a coordinated slowdown; Diogenes called it liability protection masking runaway…
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[Draft 1-17-2025] Introduction So, prompt engineering [1] is much in the news, as to wrangling a generative AI to create desirable results, “deliver the goods.” And perhaps not just information; but with (a chosen) style, or tailored to your audience or personal context (like a butler or assistant that knows you really well, eh). And, yes, there’re a bunch of books with titles like The AI Whisperer, … Whisperer ……
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I’ve tried some Apple Intelligence features built into Mac apps like Pages, but not any image generators yet (although I’ve read some articles with examples). And I’ve noticed the importance of prompt engineering tools; support for long, complex queries; and privacy policies re training AI on your content. T&C. This Cnet article highlights some popular AI Image Generators. • Cnet > “Best AI Image Generators of 2025” by Katelyn Chedraoui…
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Taking time out from scrolling … Perspectives it was a time of hope, it was a time of fear,it was an age of science, it was an age of ignorance,it was an epoch of climate change, it was an epoch of disbelief,it was a period of dreams, it was a period of politics,it was a spring of recovery, it was a season of collapse
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My holiday card this year in the cosmic greetings, Santa-in-Space series. What another year … how to handle relaying relief?so, Santa’s upgraded, beyond beliefamidst all the muddle & trouble,broadcasting to every bubble the latest AI may help betterbut sometimes Claus will pen a letterto artfully craft a crisp replyand clarify what’s wise in his eye the firm challenge of cheerforever remains dearon an enduring questand the hope for the best
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yeah, what’s fair use about, about for the news?what’s fair use but an old-fashioned notion?what’s fair got to say, got to say about it?who needs copyright when hoovering up is so easy? there’s a case that fitsit’s legalitya court room awaits …criminality? it may seem i’m overreactingwhen you copy out my words …if i’m sounding pissed, you’ve posted itwhere it’s not legit oh, what’s fair use about, about for these…