What Els

06/07/2025

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An executive at a Microsoft subsidiary suggested that his newly laid-off colleagues talk to ChatGPT about how they feel post-firing.

27/06/2025

The hype of AI agents "helping us" to unload things that we think are repetitive or wasting our time to give us more "freedom" is a big lie and a muddy puddle when it comes to information security and privacy ~ The reality that we are all being watched...while willingly giving away our data and control is insane.
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I am at a crossroads here. On one hand I do see the value of AI in some ways and can't avoid using it, especially when it's integrated in everything digital now, but on the other hand, I do question the security, environmental impact, the real-world human casualties of automation, how using AI is making us dumb > https://shorturl.at/luv7x
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So, how do we protect ourselves moving forward while still being able to enjoy the technologies we have? Policies? Oversight? Give up and bow down to the AI overlords? 💩💩💩

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Also, have I been living under a rock and not heard of Meredith Whittaker until today?!

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SXSW 2025 Livestream and On Demand Keynotes & Featured Speaker Sessions + VOD Portuguese and Spanish language translations presented by Itaú (these will be a...

19/06/2025

After more than a year of living in Belfast I have finally visited the Ulster Museum, and I loved the experience. It was just what I needed to reset my mind from all the generative AI noise we see these days. I’ll definitely be visiting again.

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17/06/2025

Still here 🤷

16/06/2025

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

"While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning."

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition. In a fourth session, LLM users were reassigned to Brain-only g...