Bits

The systems can “understand” only specific situations they have been exposed to in the past and are unable to generalize in a way that humans find easy. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/man-beats-machine-at-go-in-human-victory-over-ai/

we should be able to recognize ourselves in our new machine mirrors, but instead, it seems like more than a few people are convinced they’ve spotted another form of life. https://www.theverge.com/23604075/ai-chatbots-bing-chatgpt-intelligent-sentient-mirror-test

This #synth Does Not Exist https://thissynthdoesnotexist.com/?id=62

The Social Media Lab’s Fact Check Assistant is an AI-powered bot for simple fact checking. It was created as a proof of concept for the Social Media Lab’s 2023 Canadian #AI #Misinformation Hackathon. https://factcheckassistant.socialmedialab.ca/

… focusing on how people use #AI in class rather than whether they use it will result in better learning outcomes, happier students, and graduates who are better prepared for a world while AI is likely to be ubiquitous. https://archive.ph/HGAAD

Politics & Economics

“Water is regulated. Air quality is regulated. The banks are regulated, our jobs are regulated. Trains, cars, buses. Food standards are regulated. Why is the quality and cost of our homes just run by a load of lads who buy their jeans at Next?” #housing https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zadk/everything-ive-learnt-about-london-renting