Leben (Life aka misc)
India Issues Notice To Wikipedia Over Concerns of Bias
India’s government challenged Wikipedia’s legal immunity as a tech platform on Tuesday, issuing a notice questioning whether the online encyclopedia should be reclassified as a publisher. The move follows Delhi High Court warnings to suspend Wikipedia’s India operations over a defamation case filed by Asian News International. The news agency Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Researchers Spot Black Hole Eating Stuff At Over 40x the Theoretical Limit
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in the early Universe devouring matter at over 40 times the Eddington limit. Led by astronomer Hyewon Suh of Gemini Observatory and NSF’s NOIRLab, a team of researchers used JWST to take follow-up observations of a smattering of galaxies identified by the Chandra Read more…
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Perplexity Will Show Live US Election Results Despite AI Accuracy Warnings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Friday, Perplexity launched an election information hub that relies on data from The Associated Press and Democracy Works to provide live updates and information about the 2024 US general election, which takes place on Tuesday, November 5. “Starting Tuesday, we’ll Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Perplexity CEO Offers To Replace Striking NYT Staff With AI
The CEO of AI search company Perplexity, Aravind Srinivas, has offered to cross picket lines and provide services to mitigate the effect of a strike by New York Times tech workers. The NYT Tech Guild announced its strike Monday, after setting November 4 as its deadline months earlier. The workers Read more…
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Leaked Training Shows Doctors In New York’s Biggest Hospital System Using AI
Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider, recently launched a large language model tool that it is encouraging doctors and clinicians to use for translation, sensitive patient data, and has suggested it can be used for diagnostic purposes, 404 Media has learned. Northwell Health has more than 85,000 employees. Read more…