I’ll be in Cambridge on Saturday, in conversation with @ginasue about my book CODE DEPENDENT and its themes of human agency and power in an age of
AI – come say hi! Details here: https://
cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/events/madhumi
ta-murgia/
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Madhumita Murgia discusses CODE DEPENDENT human agency and AI
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Next Gen Products: Leaders’ Claims Require External Audit
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This is a news story about what leaders of these companies claim their next gen products will be able to do. When they’re out on the market, we can/will audit those claims with external opinions as we always do. Re: my book, do read and decide for yourself – and share your views!
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New AI models with reasoning capabilities unveiled by major researchers
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@FT splash on a new generation of models with partial “reasoning” capabilities. W/
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Google’s Generative AI Challenges: What’s Holding the Tech Giant Back
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Over weeks of speaking to current & former employees, analysts, critics and competitors, @FT
’s account of what is holding Google back from capitalising on generative AI, an area it was primed to dominate. Today’s Big Read w/
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Can AI Chatbots Help Combat Loneliness in Young People?
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Hidden Human Labor Powers Supposedly Automated AI Systems
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So much of what we see as automated is really powered by humans in hidden corners of the world. A student I spoke to in Bulgaria used to watch old people in a US geriatric ward and trip an “AI”alarm if they fell. As @AnjliRaval says, this is Chapter 1 of my book Code Dependent.
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Podcast discussion on AI impacts and big tech reporting
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Thanks @simonakam and @rachelsllloyd for having me on for a wide-ranging conversation on the impacts of AI, my motivations and reporting on big tech. Your podcast guests were an inspiration when I first started writing my book! https://t.co/rL0KHKBOez
— Madhumita Murgia (@madhumita29) 2 avril 2024Thanks @simonakam and @rachelsllloyd for having me on for a wide-ranging conversation on the impacts of AI, my motivations and reporting on big tech. Your podcast guests were an inspiration when I first started writing my book!
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Financial Times AI Chatbot Powers Generative Assistant Tool
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There’s details about what model powers it in this piece – https://
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Testing AI Tool Accuracy and Practical Utility
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This was really interesting to test out and I see how it could actually be useful..but curious how others experience the accuracy/utility of the answers. https://t.co/wBJRR5GZnn
— Madhumita Murgia (@madhumita29) 25 mars 2024This was really interesting to test out and I see how it could actually be useful..but curious how others experience the accuracy/utility of the answers.
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Code Dependent Receives Staff Recognition at Waterstones Glasgow
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A lovely staff recommendation in Waterstones Glasgow for Code Dependent – these are the reviews that usually get me to buy a book, so I’m honoured to be up there!