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If it’s public data – someone is using it to train an LLM
Bluesky is developing an open protocol, and Mastodon uses an open protocol (ActivityPub). The idea seems to be that we can create a social media platform without a walled garden where users don’t own the data, which is also completely protected from someone grabbing that public data to build an AI model.
That’s not going to happen. We are all going to have to make a choice.
Once again, I’m left with this question: Why are so many Bluesky users pro-AI yet so opposed to using their public posts to train it? Where do they think the data has been coming from?
Linked – New data shows shortsighted companies will try to replace workers with AI
Many people who make hiring and firing decisions don’t think about AI as a tool for better work-life balance or increased productivity in their workforce. They are planning on replacing their workforce. These are likely the same ones who view layoffs as a strategy to tweak stock prices and see employees as numbers on a financial statement instead of human beings. Increasingly, they are being put in charge by shareholders who see employees similarly – a bothersome cost.
We should not be surprised that younger generations want to blow it all up.
Linked – What does productivity mean? Bosses aren’t really sure
I sense there are a lot of managers in those industries who have it confused. I also think it might be a good idea to ask a boss what productivity measurement they use when making claims about how much more productive we’d all be in the office. If they can’t make a clear case showing the gains in output, it’s possible they do not understand how to measure productivity and have always been using placeholders like time in the office.
That’s not good management.
Linked: New study adds to debate over racial bias in algorithms widely used in courtrooms
This seems like it should have been an obvious short-coming, and yet, it also seems like no one thought about it: “Risk assessments are pitched as “race-neutral,” replacing human judgment—subjective, fraught with implicit bias—with objective, scientific criteria. Trouble is, the most accurate tools draw from existing criminal justice data: what happened to large numbers of…
Shared Links (weekly) March 14, 2021
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The Key Takeaway From Steven Guilbeault’s Facebook Use: Linking Should Not Require a Licence
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Bliss is Using Technology Assisted Review without Court Permission
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You’re Not Alone If You’re Only Staying In Your Job Because Of The Pandemic
– Interesting thought exercise for employers – how many of your team is only staying “for now”?
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How men are finding mental health support with digital tools
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Report: Quality, not quantity, is the hallmark of the latest waves of phishing attacks
– They are getting better at this.
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Managers aren’t doing enough to support anxious employees—how to start
