James Grimmelmann
“The number describes what percentage of a document’s material is similar to text from its database of reference works. My result—my 74—suggested that three-quarters of my dissertation had been copied from other sources. “What the heck?” I said aloud, except I didn’t say “heck.” #plagiarism https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/01/plagiarism-war-claudine-gay/677020/
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Google Is Finally Trying to Kill AI Clickbait
https://www.wired.com/story/google-search-artificial-intelligence-clickbait-spam-crackdown/
"Google is taking action against algorithmically generated spam. The search engine giant just announced upcoming changes, including a revamped spam policy, designed in part to keep AI clickbait out of its search results."
Then he did the work and brought the # to 0 (which is also an outlier).
@themarkup @1br0wn Yes, there is a lot of work involved *after* the algorithm does what it does. Then you either find plagiarism or you don’t. Wouldn’t say that this was a good article :)
Electronic Frontier FoundationMontanans have a #FirstAmendment right to use TikTok to speak and access information online, and the company has a First Amendment right to select and curate users’ content. So we’re glad a federal judge struck down Montana’s TikTok ban.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/victory-montanas-unprecedented-tiktok-ban-unconstitutional
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/victory-montanas-unprecedented-tiktok-ban-unconstitutional
Victory! Montana’s Unprecedented TikTok Ban is Unconstitutional
A federal court on Thursday blocked Montana’s effort to ban TikTok from the state, ruling that the law violated users’ First Amendment rights to speak and to access information online, and the company’s First Amendment rights to select and curate users’ content. Montana passed a law in May that...
Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦Status update in #Grindavík:
* Local volcanologists think the most likely eruption site is near the northwest edge of Grindavík.
* #Magma is believed to be nearer the surface, but the depth hasn't been reassessed.
* Locals from the far southeastern neighborhoods of Grindavík will be given 5 minutes to fetch #pets/etc. Still no approval for locals from elsewhere in town. #AnimalWelfare services are demanding access.
* New rifts have opened up in and around town.
Fenwick McKelveyFoundational models now offering "copyright shield" to define clients from copyright complaints. Chillingly brillant move that both consolidates the industry, sets up open source projects to become the new pirates, and opens a channel for a bilateral negotiations with large copyright firms ala YouTube
The Federalist Society is going to have a hard time placing its candidates into administration positions? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/trump-revenge-second-term/
AI Safety Institute within NIST - will provide technical guidance on topics like "identifying generated content, authenticating live-recorded content, mitigating AI-driven discrimination, and ensuring transparency in its use" vs. algorithm registry in China under the CAC https://www.engadget.com/kamala-harris-announces-ai-safety-institute-to-protect-american-consumers-060011065.html
That people have “unique insights,” but lack the ability to articulate them. AI will democratize comments to rule making processes and help eliminate worthless comments. AI writes, AI evaluates https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-may-soon-weigh-in-on-regulation-artificial-intelligence-agencies-public-comment-periods-766436ec
