Mike’s Blog Round-Up … from Crooks & Liars driftglass
On this day in 1995, Babylon 5 aired “The Coming Of Shadows.” Officially, this served as the ninth episode in the program’s second season/ Our…
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How To Tank The Stock Market In Two Sentences, By Karoline Leavitt … from Crooks & Liars Conover Kennard
Donald has always touted the stock market as a sign that his presidency is doing well. White House liar Karoline Leavitt announced 47’s trade wars,…
‘There Is No Oversight’: Musk Aides Lock Gov’t Workers Out Of Computer Systems … from Crooks & Liars Conover Kennard
Aides to the unelected dipshit billionaire somehow charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems…
Bernie Sanders Hammers RFK Jr … from Crooks & Liars David Edwards
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism at his confirmation hearing…
Algorithms and AI for a better world … from MIT Michaela Jarvis | MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Amid the benefits that algorithmic decision-making and artificial intelligence offer — including revolutionizing speed, efficiency, and predictive ability in a vast range of fields —…
The multifaceted challenge of powering AI … from MIT Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative
Artificial intelligence has become vital in business and financial dealings, medical care, technology development, research, and much more. Without realizing it, consumers rely on AI…
Toward video generative models of the molecular world … from MIT Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL
As the capabilities of generative AI models have grown, you’ve probably seen how they can transform simple text prompts into hyperrealistic images and even extended…
A platform to expedite clean energy projects … from MIT Zach Winn | MIT News
Businesses and developers often face a steep learning curve when installing clean energy technologies, such as solar installations and EV chargers. To get a fair…
Expanding robot perception … from MIT Jennifer Chu | MIT News
Robots have come a long way since the Roomba. Today, drones are starting to deliver door to door, self-driving cars are navigating some roads, robo-dogs…
New training approach could help AI agents perform better in uncertain conditions … from MIT Adam Zewe | MIT News
A home robot trained to perform household tasks in a factory may fail to effectively scrub the sink or take out the trash when deployed…
MIT students’ works redefine human-AI collaboration … from MIT Adelaide Zollinger | MIT Morningside Academy for Design
Imagine a boombox that tracks your every move and suggests music to match your personal dance style. That’s the idea behind “Be the Beat,” one…
3 Questions: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI’s security vulnerabilities … from MIT Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL
If you’ve watched cartoons like Tom and Jerry, you’ll recognize a common theme: An elusive target avoids his formidable adversary. This game of “cat-and-mouse” —…
With generative AI, MIT chemists quickly calculate 3D genomic structures … from MIT Anne Trafton | MIT News
Every cell in your body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes. These cell-specific gene expression patterns,…
Craving to see the Yosemite Firefall in 2025? Here’s how … from the Lonely Planet
The incredible phenomenon of the Yosemite firefall has lit up social media in recent years, and if you want to see it in person, you’ll…