Just two more weeks to get your comments in on the EC public consultation on high-risk AI systems: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-launches-public-consultation-high-risk-ai-systems
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@drs1969@mstdn.social @richvn@mastodon.social If you want to compare publishers or institutions, look at what fraction of the total literature has come from that place, not what fraction of their output was suspect. Some little publisher most people have never heard of having 10% sus papers doesn't pollute the literature as much as one of the big ones having .1%.
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@jamesheathers Dryad and OSF are good sources:
https://datadryad.org/stash
https://osf.io/search?q=dataset
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@noodlejetski @arch @aurynn Yes, this is important, because ad networks have made whitelisting deals with some AdBlock providers. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock_Plus#Controversy_over_ad_filtering_and_ad_whitelisting
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@Iconfactory I remember FriendFeed fondly! Let me know when it's available for Android and I'm in.
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@briannosek@nerdculture.de Much better than paying Proquest the extortionate rate they want to keep your sharing rights.
Remembering campaign promises past
Wiley & Perplexity are really getting out ahead of the others with this. Making it possible to integrate high-quality research & educational content into an LLM response solves a major issue with LLMs (lack of access to the best resources) & drives content deals https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250508857307/en/Wiley-and-Perplexity-Announce-New-AI-Search-Partnership
What if this is true & how would we know?
https://dcurt.is/thinking/
At the annual EU budget conference today, @vonderleyen@respublicae.eu said "we thought AI would only approach human reasoning around 2050. Now we expect this to happen already next year." https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_25_1284
The EU should cut actual red tape, not AI safeguards, argues @ristouuk.bsky.social @futureoflife.org
https://fortune.com/2025/05/20/eu-ai-regulations-startups/?abc123&trk=feed-detail_comments-list_comment-text
#scholcomm Postdoctoral Fellowship on Preprints and Open Peer Review
** Deadline: May 23rd, 2025 **
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Clarivate is removing citations to and from retracted papers from the Journal Impact Factor! 😎 Wonder what took them so long? https://clarivate.com/academia-government/blog/journal-citation-reports-2025-addressing-retractions-and-strengthening-research-integrity/
The influence of the influencers. One can only hope that enough of them feel the weight of the responsibility that their position puts on them.
Would the $50k used to pay off school lunch debt have saved more lives if it went to an effective charity in Africa? Probably. But we aren't choosing between a world where the money was spent in Africa or in Utah. We're choosing between Utah or nothing. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/utah-school-lunch-debt-relief-free-student-meals_n_681258fbe4b03207b5ba49fa
Offer in the European Parliament's Research Service (DG EPRS), in their Digital Policies Unit. The role involves researching and writing briefs for MEPS on topics like Al and cybersecurity. https://ep-stages.gestmax.eu/6634/1/digital-policies-unit
UK & EU folks, looks like a good chance to meet others and hear some inspiring speakers on managing AI risk: pausecon.org
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@jasonm080@masto.ai @paulwilson@hachyderm.io @normative@mastodon.social Post should make their posts available via ActivityPub like Mastodon servers do, right?
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al protected by who? I know what the people receiving moderation reports are thinking, and it's not "please send a moderation report about every slight annoyance ".
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@carlmalamud@mastodon.social last I checked, the KeePass UI sucked majorly, plus you couldn't easily share access with assistants or family.