KathyReid

KathyReid, 17 days ago to stackoverflow

I just issued a data deletion request to #StackOverflow to erase all of the associations between my name and the questions, answers and comments I have on the platform.

One of the key ways in which #RAG works to supplement #LLMs is based on proven associations. Higher ranked Stack Overflow members' answers will carry more weight in any #LLM that is produced.

By asking for my name to be disassociated from the textual data, it removes a semantic relationship that is helpful for determining which tokens of text to use in an #LLM.

If you sell out your user base without consultation, expect a backlash.

KathyReid, 17 days ago to programming

Super interesting piece from @sjvn for #ZDNet about the 60th anniversary of the #BASIC programming language - and how it paved the way for other developments at Apple and Microsoft.

BASIC was my first #programming language - on a #ZXSpectrum - that's how old I am!

https://www.zdnet.com/article/basic-turns-60-why-simplicity-was-this-programming-languages-blessing-and-its-curse/

histoftech, 17 days ago to random

In the spirit of making lemonade from🍋🍋🍋this week, I’d like to find a venue that might publish a scholarly piece informed by personal experience on tech, governance, disability (lack of) accommodations, institutional wealth & DEI hypocrisy. It’d be partly historical but not something that would fit in a history journal. Maybe a journal interested in tech and politics or tech and power that covers multiple disciplines…(1/2)

KathyReid, 17 days ago to random

You know you've made the wrong decision when the national society of librarians calls you on your homophobic nonsense.

#CumberlandCityCouncil

KathyReid, 18 days ago to philosophy

Folks, I'm starting my post-#PhD job search low-key on the side while I write up my #thesis.

I have an odd collection of skills - #Linux, #Python, #Jupyter, #pandas, #DevRel, and I've done a lot of work in team leadership and management, and have led a multi-million $ not for profit in the past. Keynote speaker.

My speciality is #voice and #speech AI, more on the #ASR side with models like #Whisper.

I'm looking for something that harnesses all of these skills - and it will be a senior role with senior pay, given my experience, qualifications and proven capability. I have time and will be discerning about my next step.

Job titles that might fit here would be Senior Research Engineer, Engineering Lead, Lead AI Engineer or similar.

Looking for fully remote work, with one day a fortnight max in #Melbourne, AU. If you don't believe in #RemoteWork or #WFH, we're not a good fit.

Super keen on something full time rather than splitting my attention over multiple part-time roles.

Looking to start around August, so a fair amount of lead time.

Keen on organisations that have strong values alignment - #FAIR and #CARE data use, #EthicalAI, AI for social good.

No crypto, no web3, no deepfake stuff.

Check out my LinkedIn for more info on my background:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyreid/

#FediHired #FediJobs #GetFediHired

shlee, 18 days ago to random

NBN having 50mbit up max is killing home datacenters.

KathyReid, 20 days ago to ai

You know the Rabbit R1 #AI #LLM device was created by a bunch of male software nerds, because they named an electronic device "rabbit", non-ironically.

🐰

decryption, 20 days ago to random

Went to Sunbury to pickup a Pixel 5 and the owner didn’t even bother to reset it and remove the phone from their Google account. Ended up being a 1hr process because they had no idea what their Google password is and had to ask a relative. They aren’t even that old, younger than me yet had no concept that giving me their phone full of data is a Bad Idea.

KathyReid, 21 days ago to random

In which I propose an integrated #academic #conference team to be established at #universities, to make the process of organising and running academic conferences much easier - and reduce the workload on #academics - who don't usually have event management as a core skill.

One for the #HigherEd folks, or folks who do work with #conferences.

https://blog.kathyreid.id.au/2024/05/05/academic-conference-service-offering/

KathyReid, 22 days ago to ai

I'm humbled and awed to be in the company of so many accomplished artists, researchers, practitioners, guardians, technologists and designers as part of the Fantastic Futures Conference #FF24 Key Speakers lineup - presented by #NFSA on behalf of the #AI4LAM community.

Peter-Lucas Jones, and the work of #TeHiku Media in preserving and protecting Indigenous speech data of #TeReo is an effort I have long admired. Associate Professor Kirsten Thorpe's work at the Jumbunna Institute at University of Technology Sydney also centres on data sovereignty for Indigenous data, from an archival perspective.

Eryk Salvaggio - @CyberneticForests - also an alum of the #ANU School of #Cybernetics, like myself does incredible work in interrogating social and cultural impacts of #AI, especially in #ComputerVision.

Kartini Ludwig's use of creativity at Kopi Su Studio to empower artists runs counter to the prevailing norm of scraping the internet to build #LLMs and #diffusion models.

And Associate Professor Sydney Shep's trans-disciplinary work in book history and print culture, as well as her practice as a letterpress printer and bookbinder, is a fascinating exploration of how our cultural histories shape our futures.

Together, we hope to convene conversations that help shape the future of #AI and #ML within the #GLAM sector.

Huge thank you to Keir Winesmith and @ingridbmason for the opportunity, and to Ashlinn H. who I know is doing incredible work behind the scenes.

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/fantastic-futures-canberra-2024-key-speakers

KathyReid, 24 days ago to github

Question for other #researchers and #ResearchSoftwareEngineers - if you are submitting supplementary materials to a conference, such as a #github or @huggingface repo, how do you anonymize the repo so that the name of the repo or the repo owner does not violate the anonymity requirements?

Is there a way to do this?

shlee, 26 days ago to random

Standoff

decryption, 27 days ago to random

Issue 2075 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

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• Optus & TPG to share regional network and spectrum pending ACCC approval

• Online Safety Act review and issues paper now live

• NHTSA Autopilot report finished, blames lack of driver attention controls for multiple deaths

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KathyReid, 28 days ago to random

Hey @ubuntu @ubuntusecurity when will #FIPS be available for 22.04 LTS?

My university requires FIPS compliance to connect to their VPN- Palo Alto Global protect.