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Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI's GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta's LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review) 08-08-2023

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI’s GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta’s LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian  —  New research explains you’ll get more right- or left-wing answers, depending on which AI model you ask.  —  Should companies have social responsibilities? Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Philippines races to defend its share of the ~$300B global business process outsourcing market, battling deteriorating talent, rising competition, and AI (Bloomberg) 08-08-2023

Bloomberg: The Philippines races to defend its share of the ~$300B global business process outsourcing market, battling deteriorating talent, rising competition, and AI  —  – Only one out of 10 outsourcing job applicants gets hired  — Growth in jobs added during pandemic fell below global trend Lees verder op Tech Meme

TikTok unveils Gimme the Mic, a music competition hosted on livestreams where the US winner receives 50K Diamonds, the USD conversion rate for which is unclear (Mia Sato/The Verge) 08-08-2023

Mia Sato / The Verge: TikTok unveils Gimme the Mic, a music competition hosted on livestreams where the US winner receives 50K Diamonds, the USD conversion rate for which is unclear  —  TikTok will host a music contest similar to popular talent shows like The Voice, the company announced today. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI's GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta's LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review) 08-08-2023

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI’s GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta’s LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian  —  New research explains you’ll get more right- or left-wing answers, depending on which AI model you ask.  —  Should companies have social responsibilities? Lees verder op Tech Meme

Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI's GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta's LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian (Melissa Heikkilä/MIT Technology Review) 08-08-2023

Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: Researchers tested 14 LLMs for political bias and found OpenAI’s GPT-4 was the most left-wing libertarian and Meta’s LLaMA was the most right-wing authoritarian  —  New research explains you’ll get more right- or left-wing answers, depending on which AI model you ask.  —  Should companies have social responsibilities? Lees verder op Tech Meme

A US judge denies Google a summary judgment in a $5B lawsuit over the company tracking users' activities in Incognito mode, pushing the case closer to a trial (Richard Lawler/The Verge) 08-08-2023

Richard Lawler / The Verge: A US judge denies Google a summary judgment in a $5B lawsuit over the company tracking users’ activities in Incognito mode, pushing the case closer to a trial  —  On Monday, a California judge denied Google’s request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by users alleging the company illegally invaded … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: in late 2020, the NSA discovered that Chinese hackers had access to Japanese defense networks; the problem persisted until at least fall 2021 (Ellen Nakashima/Washington Post) 08-08-2023

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: Sources: in late 2020, the NSA discovered that Chinese hackers had access to Japanese defense networks; the problem persisted until at least fall 2021  —  Tokyo has strengthened its defenses after a major cybersecurity breach, but gaps remain that could slow information-sharing with the Pentagon Lees verder op Tech Meme

Developer logs: Apple is testing M3 Max with a 16-core CPU, a 40-core GPU, and 48GB of RAM, in a new MacBook Pro that Apple is expected to launch in 2024 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) 08-08-2023

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Developer logs: Apple is testing M3 Max with a 16-core CPU, a 40-core GPU, and 48GB of RAM, in a new MacBook Pro that Apple is expected to launch in 2024  —  – The chip has 16 central processing cores and 40 for graphics  — Company is testing flurry of new Macs as it seeks sales boost Lees verder op Tech Meme

SoftBank reports ~$426M profit for Vision Fund in Q1, up from a ~$16.4B loss in Q1 2022 and ~$30B in FY2022; Vision Fund invested $1.6B in Q1; Arm lost ~$66.4M (Bloomberg) 08-08-2023

Bloomberg: SoftBank reports ~$426M profit for Vision Fund in Q1, up from a ~$16.4B loss in Q1 2022 and ~$30B in FY2022; Vision Fund invested $1.6B in Q1; Arm lost ~$66.4M  —  – Paper losses on Alibaba led to SoftBank’s group net loss  — Arm tumbles to quarterly loss ahead of all-important IPO Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matter's biggest problem is that companies can't agree on how to support Thread, a protocol Matter picked, especially for border routers joining mesh networks (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge) 08-08-2023

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Matter’s biggest problem is that companies can’t agree on how to support Thread, a protocol Matter picked, especially for border routers joining mesh networks  —  The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh network designed to solve many of the smart home’s biggest problems. Lees verder op Tech Meme