“React and the component model standardises the software developer and reduces their individual bargaining power excluding them from a proportional share in the gains”. An amazing write-up by @baldur about the de-skilling of developers to reduce their ability to fight back against their employers.
“The general problem of mixing data with commands is at the root of many of our computer security vulnerabilities.” Great explainer by security researcher Bruce Schneier on why large language models may not be a great choice for tasks like processing your emails. https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/llms-data-control-path-insecurity/
@pamelafox@horovits@kevlin Some benefits are undeniable. And, as with everything AI now, the technology itself will improve. But talking with potential users I understand that the expectation bar is very high now. Some people really think that they can do without developers, or almost without.
It's partly their fault (developing is not just writing code) but they can't be totally blamed for believing guys like Nvidia CEO, who says that learning to write code is useless now.
I'm quite skeptic, not about the tech but about how it's marketed and potentially used. But it's me, I do not trust corporations.
@bitzero@horovits@kevlin Yeah thats fair, I dont think writing code is useless. We should teach folks how to be able to use assistants and reason about their output and what tools can verify correctness (whether your code is from head, SO, or AI). Real software has edge cases, and I dont think we can automate them away anytime soon or ever.
We're extremely proud to announce that Deepsha Menghani (@deepsha) will be the Keynote Speaker at the Cascadia R Conference 2024. Her talk, titled 'Why is everybody talking about Generative AI?' will explore how GenAI applications have revolutionized numerous industries through practical use cases.
Very few people seem to be dealing with the facts that:
#genAI services are all being priced as loss-leaders at this point.
gen AI is only going to get more expensive, there's literally no forseeable prospect for cost reduction in how AI is produced.
Eventually these vendors are gonna be expected to count profits, not revenues, & that's going to mean either fewer services, less service, higher prices, or all of the above.
@FeralRobots@Binder We’re also likely to see incidents similar to that Air Canada one where someone sues a company over deception and/or harm caused by their half-baked chatbot and the court says “pay up.” These things may turn out to be huge liabilities just as the fees get more expensive.
“AI Use Cases for R Enthusiasts” - Upcoming Workshop for Ukraine this Thursday, May 9, noon ET/6 pm CET/9 am PT with Dr. Albert Rapp ( @rappa753 but not too active here). Donate 20 euro/20 USD for this live 2-hour session - or if you can’t make it, access to recordings & materials.
Rapp says you'll leave with “fresh ideas and practical strategies for using AI.” https://sites.google.com/view/dariia-mykhailyshyna/main/r-workshops-for-ukraine #rstats#AI#GenAI@rstats
@mamund a classic move, regulation will create a barrier entry for competition, while they'll have an easier time to adapt to, or even shape, the regulation they to benefit them.
The TinyChart-3B LLM answers questions about data visualizations. It can also generate underlying data from a dataviz and Python code to re-create a similar chart.
@hrbrmstr@eliocamp That's what I get for posting before testing it myself beyond the examples (it's been a busy weekend, out-of-town family were visiting). I thought the Alibaba group made it worth sharing. Lesson learned!
"[...] we have been and will continue to be clear that we do not allow the use of generative AI in our art. While detection can be difficult and lines blurry, we are working hard to make sure our art is made by the talented humans who have delighted our fans for decades"
I focused on what felt like the most notable points, from #ransomware to MOVEit to web app pwnage to #GenAI and more.
I have insights, quibbles, and hot takes as always — but the fact remains it’s our best source of empirical data on cyberattack impacts. If you’re a #cybersecurity vendor, please consider contributing data to it.