Month: July 2024

I’ve tested countless Linux distributions over the years. Here’s my essential list of the top post-install steps to take before you dive in too deep.

So, you’ve finally installed Linux, and you’re ready to make it your go-to operating system (or at least explore it to find out if it’s a worthy replacement). You might find the OS pretty easy to use out of the gate. Depending on the desktop environment you’ve chosen (such as GNOME, Plasma, Budgie, Pantheon, Cinnamon, etc.), it probably has all the bits and pieces you’re used to.

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SearchGPT is in a prototype stage with limited access, but its features and data will be integrated with ChatGPT in the future.

Read the full article at: www.pcworld.com

George Smart is on a mission to save mid-century modern houses. He believes the structures are works of art that people should respect—if they only realized their significance and knew how to preserve them.

Read the full article at: blog.archive.org

The military use of AI-enabled weapons is growing, and the industry that provides them is booming

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James Cook University researchers investigating men’s empathy towards animals have found higher levels in men who own pets versus farmers and non-pet owners. The study is published in Animal Welfare.

Dr. Jessica Oliva is a senior lecturer in psychology at JCU. She said it was well established that women felt more animal empathy (AE) than men.

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From the advent of the player piano until modern-day streaming, new technologies have regularly disrupted and transformed the music industry.

From the advent of the player piano until modern-day streaming, new technologies have regularly disrupted and transformed the music industry.

Now, AI has the potential to transform once again how music is made and consumed. Many observers are watching the industry’s response and questioning whether we see a redux of the Napster saga from the late 1990s and early 2000s. I believe the industry’s (and our society’s) reaction to AI is markedly different from the Napster years, as we all learn some lessons from the past.

Read the full article at: www.forbes.com

The company believes its technology is approaching the second level of five on the path to artificial general intelligence

OpenAI has come up with a set of five levels to track its progress toward building artificial intelligence software capable of outperforming humans, the startup’s latest effort to help people better understand its thinking about safety and the future of AI.

Read the full article at: www.bloomberg.com

Disabled people are experts in using – and designing – assistive technologies. They have lessons to offer everyone about keeping control when help is offered.

You might have heard that artificial intelligence is going to revolutionize everything, save the world and give everyone superhuman powers. Alternatively, you might have heard that it will take your job, make you lazy and stupid, and make the world a cyberpunk dystopia.

Consider another way to look at AI: as an assistive technology – something that helps you function.

Read the full article at: theconversation.com