Andy

@andyinabox
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Art, software, websites, bikes. Minnesota-born, Barcelona-based.
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This study is pretty interesting, not just because it concludes what to me seems obvious (using AI inhibits learning, and isn't necessarily any faster), but because they outline different approaches to using AI and how they compare on learning/efficiency.

The sweet spot here seems to be "Conceptual Inquiry" participants who "only asked conceptual questions and relied on their improved understanding to complete the task."

https://arxiv.org/html/2601.20245v2

#ai #coding #research

If anyone in the #eu has imminent plans to leave any U.S. tech platforms, January 30 would be a great day to pull the trigger.

#europe #solidarity #iceout #generalstrike

Today organizers in the state of #Minnesota are planning a general strike despite the bitter cold. One way to show support and #solidarity is to donate to mutual aid efforts:

"We are organizing a mutual aid network to provide immediate support. This isn't charity—it's a direct refusal of the state’s cruelty. It’s our commitment to protect each other because the system is designed to make us vulnerable and isolated."

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/mutual-aid-fund

#mn #ice #Minneapolis #mutualaid #generalstrike

Also I'm realizing that trying to hide doomscrolly content behind a content filter has just turned them into tantalizing little ragebait gifts that I can't wait to unwrap
I then wondered if maybe the Euria agent had been prompted to avoid sensitive political topics altogether, so I asked both models "What can you tell me about the US oppression of Native Americans?" and they both gave similarly lengthy responses. I would say in this case Euria/Alibaba gave a more scathing assessment.
For comparison, here's the response from a competitor, Proton's "Lumo." While Euria's "do your own research" is better than straight-up misinformation, I still prefer Lumo's response, which was quite long and detailed.

Worth noting for anyone looking for a "least bad" Europe-based LLM and considering @infomaniak_network 's "Euria": the agent claims to be based on Alibaba's LLM. So I wondered how it might respond to sensitive questions about Chinese politics:

#ai #llm #china #uyghur