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E-learning dev & AI educator at U of Arizona Libraries. Former head of UX at MIT Libraries. Winner of MIT Excellence Award. nicolehennig.com. Digital nomad from 2013-17, locationflexiblelife.com. - vegetarian - car-free - universal basic income: yes
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Microsoft’s utter mishandling of Skype, ruining the product and ceding ground to competitors exactly when video and voice over internet took off, should make for a good business case study someday

Inception emerges from stealth with a new type of AI model | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/inception-emerges-from-stealth-with-a-new-type-of-ai-model/ #AI

OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 But Limits It to Priciest Tiers After Running Out of GPUs https://www.pcmag.com/news/openai-launches-gpt-45-but-limits-it-to-priciest-tiers-after-running-out #AI #OpenAI

OpenAI releases ‘largest, most knowledgable’ model GPT-4.5 with reduced hallucinations and high API price https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-releases-gpt-4-5/ #AI #OpenAI

http://you.com unveils AI research agent that processes 400+ sources at once https://venturebeat.com/ai/you-com-unveils-ai-research-agent-that-processes-400-sources-at-once/ (another one) #AI #DeepResearch

Microsoft’s new Phi-4 AI models pack big performance in small packages https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsofts-new-phi-4-ai-models-pack-big-performance-in-small-packages/ #AI #SmallModels

Outlook on Federal Funding Threats to Libraries | American Libraries Magazine https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/outlook-on-threats-to-libraries/ #libraries #funding

The Rise of Agent-Based Deep Research: Exploring OpenAI’s Deep Research, Gemini Deep Research, Perplexity Deep Research, Ai2 ScholarQA, STORM, and More in 2025 http://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-rise-of-agent-based-deep-research.html #AI #libraries #DeepResearch

Prompt Engineering Guide for Deep Research with ChatGPT’s O3-Model https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/prompt-engineering-guide-deep-research-chatgpts-max-van-den-broek-9itwe (useful prompting guide) #AI #DeepResearch

ElevenLabs’ new speech-to-text model Scribe is here with highest accuracy rate so far (96.7% for English) https://venturebeat.com/ai/elevenlabs-new-speech-to-text-model-scribe-is-here-with-highest-accuracy-rate-so-far-96-7-for-english/ #AI #transcriptions

Rebuilding Alexa: How Amazon is mixing models, agents and browser-use for smarter AI https://venturebeat.com/ai/rebuilding-alexa-how-amazon-is-mixing-models-agents-and-browser-use-for-smarter-ai/ #AI #Alexa

OctoTools: Stanford’s open-source framework optimizes LLM reasoning through modular tool orchestration https://bit.ly/3D5cgfl #AI #reasoning

Hume launches new text-to-speech model Octave that generates custom AI voices with adjustable emotions https://venturebeat.com/ai/hume-launches-text-to-speech-model-octave/ #AI #voices

Estonia provides free ChatGPT for its entire secondary education system https://stefanbauschard.substack.com/p/estonia-provides-free-chatgpt-for #AI #education #Estonia

OpenAI drops Deep Research access to Plus users, heating up AI agent wars with DeepSeek and Claude https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-drops-deep-research-access-to-plus-users-heating-up-ai-agent-wars-with-deepseek-and-claude/ #AI #DeepResearch

Gibber link https://devpost.com/software/gibber-link #AI #PhoneCalls #voice

Claude 3.7 Sonnet: Fantastic Model Held Back by Lack of Native Internet Access https://www.whytryai.com/p/claude-3-7-sonnet-internet-access #AI #Claude

Google makes Gemini Code Assist free with 180,000 code completions per month as AI-powered dev race heats up https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/google-makes-gemini-code-assist-free/ #AI #coding #Gemini

A new generation of AIs: Claude 3.7 and Grok 3 https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/a-new-generation-of-ais-claude-37 #AI #Claude #Grok

We ❤️ all the libraries that have been supporting data rescue and their patrons. Our focus is the preservation of access for all. www.datarescueproject.org/libraries-su...

Here's my custom GPT for websites facing pressure to remove DEI or climate-change related content. Based on ideas from T. Snyder's book On Tyranny. (don't obey in advance, though - use only if you need it) chatgpt.com/g/g-67a3fd03...

Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropics-claude-3-7-sonnet-takes-aim-at-openai-and-deepseek-in-ais-next-big-battle/ #AI #Claude #reasoning

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

New Claude features signal major update ahead of Amazon event https://www.testingcatalog.com/new-claude-features-signal-major-update-ahead-of-amazons-february-26-event/ #AI #Claude

These pros were stunned by OpenAI Deep Research https://www.understandingai.org/p/these-experts-were-stunned-by-openai (interesting real world tests) #AI #DeepResearch

27% of respondents in the US use AI tools instead of search engines https://www.techradar.com/tech/people-are-increasingly-swapping-google-for-the-likes-of-chatgpt-according-to-a-major-survey-heres-why #AI #search

An AI model that can decode and design living organisms https://futureofbeinghuman.com/p/evo-2-dna-ai #AI #DNA #medicine

National AI Opinion Monitor: AI Trust & Knowledge in America: Rutgers University https://naiom.net/public-reports/NAIOM%20Report%2002%20AI%20Trust%20Knowledge.pdf #AI #opinions

Writing effective text prompts for video generation https://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/firefly/work-with-audio-and-video/work-with-video/writing-effective-text-prompts-for-video-generation.html #AI #video #prompting

From the YouTube CEO: Our big bets for 2025 https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/our-big-bets-for-2025/ #AI #YouTube

Fiverr Go | AI-Powered Tools to Amplify Human Talent https://www.fiverr.com/go #AI #agents #freelancers (interesting)

Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/23/apple-prepares-to-add-google-gemini-to-apple-intelligence #AI #Apple

Anthropic's next major AI model could arrive within weeks | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/anthropics-next-major-ai-model-could-arrive-within-weeks/ #AI #Anthropic

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o #AI #science

Well, it looks like Meta's Yann LeCun may have been right about AI - again https://the-decoder.com/well-it-looks-like-metas-yann-lecun-may-have-been-right-about-ai-again/ #AI #physics

DeepSeek to share some AI model code, doubling down on open source https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-share-some-ai-model-code-doubling-down-open-source-2025-02-21/ #AI #DeepSeek

Designing courses with an AI assistant https://edunewsletter.openai.com/p/designing-courses-with-an-ai-assistant #AI #teaching

After Allison Pomeroy lost most of her vision two years ago, her husband began reading menus, signage and other text out loud to her. He doesn’t need to anymore. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/metas-ai-powered-ray-bans-are-life-enhancing-for-the-blind-3ae38026?st=Ct8E8D #AI #accessibilty #SmartGlasses

Open-sourcing R1 1776 https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/open-sourcing-r1-1776 #AI #Perplexity

AI and Copyright: Expanding Copyright Hurts Everyone—Here’s What to Do Instead https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/ai-and-copyright-expanding-copyright-hurts-everyone-heres-what-do-instead (excellent. So many good points) #AI #copyright

DeepSeek and shallow moats: what does it mean for higher education? https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/deepseek-and-shallow-moats-what-does-it-mean-higher-education #AI #education

Breaking down a federal court's ruling on AI and copyright https://tormentnexus.substack.com/p/breaking-down-a-federal-courts-ruling #AI #copyright

Google’s new AI co-scientist aims to speed up the scientific discovery process https://www.computerworld.com/article/3829135/googles-new-ai-co-scientist-aims-to-speed-up-the-scientific-discovery-process.html #AI #science

Condensing The Iceberg https://adjacentpossible.substack.com/p/condensing-the-iceberg #AI #NotebookLM (interesting)

Defending Open Source AI Against the Monopolist, the Jingoist, the Doomer and the Idiot https://danieljeffries.substack.com/p/defending-open-source-ai-against (a long, fun, positive rant in support of openly licensed AI) #AI #OpenSource

A Note on Deep Research Products and the Return of the Traditional Credibility Chain https://mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/a-note-on-deep-research-products #AI #DeepResearch

Forget OpenAI Operator — here's an open source AI agent system that works brilliantly for free https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/forget-openai-operator-heres-an-open-source-ai-agent-system-that-works-brilliantly-for-free #AI #agents

We Shall Not be Overwhelmed https://gendread.substack.com/p/we-shall-not-be-overwhelmed (good advice for mental health given the state of the world right now) #resistance #attention #politics

Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language https://venturebeat.com/games/nvidia-helps-launch-ai-platform-for-teaching-american-sign-language/ #AI #ASL

Scaling up: how increasing inputs has made artificial intelligence more capable https://ourworldindata.org/scaling-up-ai (useful, simple explanations) #AI #future