MargaretC

The divide between AI and humans creates a striking paradox. As Tyler puts it: "On one hand the AIs are getting so much better, so learn how to use the AIs. On the other hand, the AIs are getting so much better, so invest in these other things that aren't AI—pure networks. You've gotta do both."

As they compared notes, McCorkell and a handful of others — many of whom had research experience — realized that the information they were sharing might be helpful not only for those with long COVID, but also for those looking to study the condition. So, they founded a non-profit organization, called the Patient-Led Research Collaborative (PLRC),... See more

Jason: I mean, you brought up the, the Tesla analogy earlier on and, I mean, while some might be purchasing Teslas because they're good for the planet, it seems like a lot of people just purchase it because it's a really cool car and it performs well. So, so I'm curious, if to the extent that there is a consistent value proposition across, I know... See more

Mickey Schafer

Jul 4

This past semester, a student of mine despaired over analyzing a 20+ question survey with 92 responses. She uploaded the spreadsheet to NotebookLM, a tool we'd used in class, which not only cheerfully assured her it would do the task, but also returned basic R values with short statements about strong relationships. She was... See more

n 2022 the amount of money that cyber-insurance providers paid out to American companies came to more than $4bn. Claims included business-interruption costs, crisis PR services, support from incident-response teams and ransom payments, which gangs tend to demand in the form of cryptocurrency. The following year ransomware attacks shot up 70%,... See more