mamund, 6 months ago to philosophy

Study identifies human–AI interaction scenarios that lead to information cocoons

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-10-humanai-interaction-scenarios-cocoons.html

"Information cocoons can have far-reaching adverse consequences, as they can exacerbate prejudice and social polarization, prevent growth, creativity and innovation, accentuate misinformation, and obstruct efforts aimed at creating a more inclusive world." -- #IngridFadelli #TechXplore

#information #gen_ai

mamund, 7 months ago to random

Tim O’Reilly on AI’s Role in the Attention Economy

https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-conversations-in-ai/tim-oreilly-on-the-attention-economy/

"[A]fter decades of analyzing patterns at the intersection of technology and the economy, [O'Reilly] believes [AI] offers a new, and more productive, way to engage with endless content."

#gen_ai #attentionEconomy

mamund, 7 months ago to Java

IBM taps AI to translate COBOL code to Java

https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/22/ibm-taps-ai-to-translate-cobol-code-to-java/

"Code Assistant for IBM Z is designed to assist businesses in refactoring their mainframe apps, ideally while preserving performance and security, according to IBM Research chief scientist Ruchir Puri." -- #KyleWiggers

#api360 #gen_ai #cobol #java

mamund, 8 months ago to random

The hardest part of building software is not coding, it’s requirements

https://www.cio.com/article/648023/the-hardest-part-of-building-software-is-not-coding-its-requirements.html

"This article will talk about the relationship between requirements and software, as well as what an AI needs to produce good results." -- #JaredToporek

#gen_ai #api360 #CIO

mamund, 9 months ago to random

The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic’s con

https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/

"The field of AI research has a reputation for disregarding the value of other fields, so I’m certain that this reimplementation of a psychic’s con is entirely accidental." -- #BaldurBjarnason

#gen_ai #theMind

mamund, 10 months ago to generativeAI

#generative_ai is fine. but real innovations come from reductive thinking. i'll be interested if/when we arrive at #reductive_ai.

see: https://www.lifescienceleader.com/doc/the-biggest-secrets-of-innovation-0001 and https://blog.logrocket.com/ux-design/modern-double-diamond-design

#gen_ai #doubleDiamondDesign #ReductiveThinking