Bits

A growing gallery of 404 page designs from around the internet. #design #web https://www.404s.design/

“It made the work of combing through the Mauritius Leaks not just more efficient, but actually just possible. We’re talking about 200,000 extremely technical documents. You can’t just read that page-by-page. You need the help of a machine.” #llm #ai #journalism https://www.zachseward.com/ai-news-thats-fit-to-print-sxsw-2024/

“a system that is so heavily trained on the outputs of other #generative #AI that it becomes an inbred mutant, likely with exaggerated, grotesque features.” https://www.wheresyoured.at/are-we-watching-the-internet-die/

Sound & Music

#binaural audio was a game changer for me when I was struggling with #insomnia many years ago .. provided me with restful sleep for a couple years, until I didn’t need them further https://this.org/2024/03/11/beat-generation/

They were a singular ensemble making new #music that had the sonic spirit and feel of rock but also stretched into avant-garde classical structural techniques and concepts, using drones, free improvisation, beat poetry, psychedelia, non-Western music, ambient sounds, and more.” #bandcamp https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/can-album-guide

Film & Video

The Eyes Scream: A History of The Residents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQAXTkcMXU

Humor

#office #jargon #pinball https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/18/office-jargon-pinball

Bits

love this application of #generative #audio https://www.tiktok.com/@thereiruinedit/video/7341212496226995499

We have to keep our heads about us because when opportunities do arise to voice our concerns, or propose alternatives, we need to be able to calmly and clearly describe the future we’d rather have instead. #ai #llm #generative https://cohost.org/mtrc/post/4279028-ai-is-already-better

“the equivalent of adding a new heavily industrialized country, like Sweden or Germany, to the planet.” #ai #climatechange #sustainability https://newrepublic.com/article/179538/environment-artificial-intelligence-water-energy

Unlimited AI-generated practice problems and answers #math #generative https://www.wolframalpha.com/problem-generator/

“Don’t bookmark. Download. Hard drives are cheap. Fill them up with everything you think you might need to consult, watch, read, listen to, or cite in the future.” https://ubu.com #art #web #archives

“Ransomware also tends to be the bill collector for technical debt.” #libraries #technology #cybersecurity https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf

According to a new study by University of California Riverside researchers, roughly two weeks of training for GPT-3 consumed about 700,000 liters of freshwater. The global AI demand is projected by 2027 to account for 4.2-6.6 billion cubic meters of water withdrawal, which is more than the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark or half of the United Kingdom. #ai #sustainability #water #climate https://www.noemamag.com/thirsty-bots-are-drinking-our-scarce-water/

Music & Sound

ambient.garden is a musical landscape in a website. The music is laid out in a landscape which can be explored, either interactively, or automatically when the autopilot is left on. #synth #music

Politics & Economics

“the relatively new revenue source for landlords across Canada has been a major cause of housing financialization, where #housing is treated as a commodity, or a vehicle for profit and investment, rather than a social good.” #rent #canada https://thewalrus.ca/airbnbs-canadian-housing/

More than 20 communities in Manitoba and nearly 70 northern communities nationwide are fly-in only for most of the year, and rely on a window lasting just six to eight weeks in the winter to import their annual supply of food, fuel, medical supplies, construction materials and other vital infrastructure on a network of roads built from ice and snow. #climate #climatechange #canada https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-ice-road-emergency/