canopic jug writes:Blogger Matt Webb point out that nations have begun to need a strategic fact reserve, in light of the problem arising from LLMs and other AI models starting to consume and re-process the slop which they themselves have produced.
canopic jug writes:Digital archivist, David Rosenthal, reviews an old, obscure, but prescient, document from computer scientist Clifford Lynch on various aspects of the then nascent WWW. Lynch's document, Accessibility and Integrity of Networked InformationCollections. Background Paper, from 1993, which covered topics ranging from the First Sale Doctrine, what is now called surveillance capitalism, pay walls, and disinformation:
canopic jug writes:The European Parliament's petition service is hosting Petition No 0729/2024 which is on the implementation of an EU-Linux operating system in public administrations across all EU countries.[Editor's Note: The link works in some browsers but not in others.]
looorg writes:Kicking the year 2025 off with some predictions. I guess we can return to this in December to see how far they have progressed into fantasy land.https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/03/1109178/10-breakthrough-technologies-2025/01. Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile
fliptop writes:You may have heard about Teslas equipped with what is styled "Full Self-Driving" capability bricking - that is, going inert - as a result of a computer failure. "Tesla drivers are reporting computer failures after driving off with their brand-new cars over just the first few tens to hundreds of miles," says the web site Elektrek, which covers EVs and EV-related issues. "Wide-ranging features powered by the computer, like active safety features, cameras, and even GPS, navigation, and range estimations, fail to work":