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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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