Shawn Powers

Thirdly, the ‘constraints’ imposed on the public institutions are typically designed to place the wider interest of the public above the narrower interest of the deploying agency. In many instances this may provide a far better point of departure for service innovations with generative AI.

not smart so much as well prepared

AI over-personalisation can hinder learning

When asked “how are you doing?”, it’s likely to reply “I’m doing well” because that’s small talk — and reminding the user that it’s “just” an LLM with no feelings gets old and distracting.

But smaller companies don’t have access to those mountains of data. In their quest to stay ahead, they at times turn to a dubious yet common business practice in tech — wading into legal gray areas in order to develop their products. One example is Perplexity, a buzzy AI-powered “answer engine” that found itself in hot water this summer. Reports re... See more

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