Thoughts: AI lock-in, alogocracy and Route 66
All gloomy stuff, I'm afraid.
All gloomy stuff, I'm afraid.
AI clause in new SAP API policy provokes lock-in concern
: Expert says it could push customers and partners to work with undocumented APIs
Lindsay Clark
Locked, stocked, and losing budget: AI vendor lock-in bites
Opinion: Execs in the C-suite thought they could swap models in a week. They were hallucinating
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Not fit for people:
I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad
Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives, says Charlotta Kronblad of the University of Gothenburg
Charlotta Kronblad
‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews
People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI
Jane Clinton
And people know it:
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
Caught between fears of job loss and social stigma, Gen Z’s opinions of AI are hitting new lows.
Janus Rose
Words matter, it turns out. Who knew?
Property giant to get €526,000 refund after winning legal dispute over meaning of ‘house’
Words used in legislation ‘may not bear the meaning generally understood’, says judge
Mary Carolan
The problem here is that mainframes work, which is why they hang around, whereas AI does not and quantum computing may (or may not) exist:
Fujitsu says quantum and AI will replace mainframes in 2035
: In talks with Japan, the UK, and Australia on defense tech that can ‘contribute to global stability’
Simon Sharwood
A little bit of history:
Iconic Route 66 is turning 100. What can it still tell us about ourselves?
As Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary, The Christian Science Monitor travels its length to discover what American stories the road can tell us today.
Harry Bruinius