Since then a lot has changed! Particularly because MongoDB, Snowflake, Databricks, and others have launched their own vector search products. But that doesn't mean standalone vector DBs are going away—here's how @bobvanluijt described it to me.
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Personal Role in No Tech Apartheid Movement Advocacy
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To be precise, I played a small role a long time ago. The people at @NoTechApartheid are the ones bravely carrying it forward now.
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Mapping AI Technology Used in Gaza: Corporate Accountability
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Why is it important to map the tech used to facilitate slaughter in Gaza & link it back to the companies/people who contributed? It's not because these systems matter, in a vacuum. It's because we MUST ensure that "AI" is not used to facilitate computational escape from
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Companies Accountability: Calling Out Tech Enablers
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You and I have talked about this, Peter, and I'm glad to see these statements. They are certainly something, and that is better than nothing! AND I still defer to the people/orgs who've put themselves on the line to call out the companies, call out the enablers, to do what they
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Google Explores Paid AI-Powered Search Model Strategy
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Google considers charging for 3AI-powered search in big change to business model https://
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NVIDIA Engineer Shares AI-Generated Text Detection Insights
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Join NVIDIA Principal AI Software Engineer David Austin, a member of one of the top teams in Kaggle’s competition to detect #AI-generated text, as he shares first-hand learnings and insights on this rapidly growing space at #GoogleCloudNext. https://
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AI Talent Wars, Open-Source Models, and Mobile AI Agents
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Top stories in AI today: -Tesla and OpenAI talent war heats up
-Google considers AI search paywall
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AI Transforms UK Cybersecurity: Microsoft Research Mission Critical
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ADAn AI for Cybersecurity Special! How resilient is your organization? I explore new #research by @MicrosoftUK – ‘Mission Critical: Unlocking the UK – AI Opportunity Through Cybersecurity’ New Article: http://
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Apple Develops Mini Display for MacBook Notch Status Info
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I hear Apple is working on a mini display to put into the large dead area within the notch of Macbooks. I will be used to display useful status info, like visualizations of current audio signal, notification counters, number of available wifi networks and spinning beachballs
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Apple Vision Pro Users Modify Headstraps for Comfort
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Apple Vision Pro users are making their own head straps to reduce pressure on the face and are buying infrared lamps so they can watch movies in darkened rooms. Apple’s designers are not actually using the Vision Pro themselves.
