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Yep

::clears throat uncomfortably::

This isn’t an impoverished regional school – this is the University of Chicago. Devastating.

guess we'll find out?

BenchSci cuts 23% of jobs, becoming latest company to replace humans with AI Before adding new people or processes, CEO asks: ‘Could AI do this?’

Well, and you've got companies bragging about this (gift link)
"Since May, BenchSci has cut 23 per cent of staff – about 83 jobs – as it goes all-in on adopting generative AI to do work formerly done by humans"
It's doing contract review, that'll be fun ...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/03017b5...

Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy Home>Laws, Policies & Regulations>Civil Rights & NDAH>Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy The University of Georgia (the “University”) is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work, and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, University System of Georgia (“USG”) policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”) by any member of the University Community (as defined below) on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for any member of the University Community. Incidents of harassment and discrimination will be met with appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal or expulsion from the University. Bias based on the protected categories of age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status will not hinder employment, study or institutional services, programs, or activities. Bias factors will not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers, or participants in or users of institutional programs, services, and activities. The University of Georgia will continue in its efforts to maintain an institutional environment free of such bias and restates its policy prohibiting the interference of such bias.

INBOX: The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university, has removed sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy from its Non-Discrimination & Anti-Harassment Policy.

However, the three categories are still protected at Atlanta-based Georgia Tech and Georgia State.

BREAKING: Federal court blocks and limits most of Florida law targeting school library books.

The only constitutional application is its "harmful to minors" provision, which limits obscene material that had already been banned from school libraries.

More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

Why it’s a mistake to ask chatbots about their mistakes The tendency to ask AI bots to explain themselves reveals widespread misconceptions about how they work.

A lifetime of hearing humans explain their actions and thought processes has led us to believe that an AI's written explanations must have some level of self-knowledge behind them, but that's just not true with LLMs.

Increasingly deciding my place on earth is inside a structure that I fill with my favorite books. Just climb on top of that pile and hiss at anybody who comes near. That's a job, right?

I like their list of resources, too. Nice to have actual links

(They are technically a non profit that receives gov funding)

Tree of Heaven – Invasive Species Centre Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Fig. 1: Tree-of-heaven. Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org French Common Name: Ailante glanduleux  Order: Sapindale Family:  Simaroubaceae Did you ...

Sometimes Canada has good official sources? www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-spe...

Because of the supply shortages in Gaza, our team is producing about 60% of the bread they would normally bake every day. As ingredients and resources remain critically limited, our team is doing everything it can to keep baking for families in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza

I've spent a lot pf time wondering when facts, expertise, rubber-hits-the-road moment comes, when it all matters. But humans can float a long time on nothing but ideology. How long was the economy of the 1920s rotten?

You have to admit it was innovative to destroy government services AND not save any money in the process

YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S. YouTube's launch comes despite concerns on age verification infringing on personal privacy and violating First Amendment protections on free speech.

Remember that the Closing of the American Internet didn't start with YouTube.

It started with Pornhub. You just believed them when they said it would stop there.

You marvellous geeks you, I hope you enjoyed doing this

...also glad my grinder showed well

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Can you confirm it's true?

I wish I could mute people with a time limit for this sometimes, like a few hours or a week. They're on about something, and I don't need it right now

Also would be useful if someone I like to follow is live-posting something I don't want

this was very good

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

AI Attitudes Among Marginalized Populations in the U.S.: Nonbinary, Transgender, and Disabled Individuals Report More Negative AI Attitudes | Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accoun...

Marginalized populations in the US are significantly more likely to have negative attitudes about AI, according to this recent study - that includes nonbinary and trans people, disabled people, and women:

dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, LOKEN, SMITH, GRUENDER, BENTON, KELLY, ERICKSON, GRASZ, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges, En Banc. BENTON, Circuit Judge, with whom COLLOTON, Chief Judge, and SMITH, GRUENDER, ERICKSON, GRASZ, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges, join. The Arkansas General Assembly prohibited healthcare professionals from providing gender transition procedures to minors. The Act also prohibited the professionals from referring minors for gender transition procedures. Four minors living in Arkansas, their parents, and two healthcare professionals practicing there sued to enjoin the Arkansas Attorney General and the members of the State Medical Board from enforcing the Act. Ruling that the Act violated the First Amendment and both the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause, the district court issued a permanent injunction. The Attorney General and the Board appeal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court reverses and remands.

BREAKING: Full federal appeals court upholds Arkansas's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in Skrmetti, the Eighth Circuit's en banc decision reverses the trial court — and former circuit court precedent. It also goes further than Skrmetti.

Lysenkoism with American characteristics

chocolate is good for some applications. chocolate does not go in everything. too much chocolate all at once will kill you. some people are allergic to chocolate.

I'm also not sure how I feel about "impressive" 98% accuracy for adding two numbers between 0 and 99

teaching sand to think was definitely the first mistake

I don't know, it says on your site that subscription comes with real life friendship, to you. Costs seems a little high if that's the case... or do we have to pay more for just the newsletter?

Obergefell v. Hodges made me believe in the whole "arc of history bends towards justice." In the 90s, I didn't think gay marriage would be legalized in my lifetime because homophobia was so deeply ingrained. We would have never gotten here without the decision and now it may be overturned.