In 1979, Steve Jobs visited the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. He was blown away by Smalltalk’s graphical user interface, which used object-oriented programming & inspired change at Apple’s core: https://
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Steve Jobs’ 1979 Xerox Visit Transformed Apple’s Design Philosophy
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SXSW 2023 Networking Opportunity: AI, Healthcare, and More
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#sxsw2023 is right around the corner! If you are in town, want to hang out, talk #AI, #healthcare, #tacos, #tequila, heck even #chatGPT or just do GOF networking, I'm around. It is one of the best times of the year, and every year I meet folks serendipito…
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EY launches free STEM app for girls in UK
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It's #impact Example 1 ! #EY launches new free #STEM #app to inspire Next Gen! #MWC23 10,000 free licenses are available for girls affiliated with a #STEM UK Project – brilliant! #STEM #STEAM #TechForGood #SDGs @MWCHub #DEI @gvalan @labordeolivier #future @NolwennGer @WALLCPA
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Gladys West: The Mathematician Behind GPS Technology
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#WomensHistoryMonth Gladys West is the mathematician and computer programmer whose work was crucial to the development of the Global Positioning System (#GPS) – one of the world's most widely used inventions. #mwc23 #STEM #women #ai #DYK #MWC2023 #MWC #edtech #iot #cs
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Mary Keller: First Woman to Earn US Computer Science PhD
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#WomensHistoryMonth In 1965, a nun named Mary Keller became the first woman to earn a #ComputerScience PhD in the United States. She later helped to develop #BASIC – a family of programming languages. (#MWC23 #stem #edtech #iot #ai #cs #DYK #tech #programming #women)
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Apple’s Cultural Dominance Stifles Community Innovation
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It’s a cultural thing. Everyone prays and looks at Apple. And when they ship half-broken things it removes the air for any community tooling and we end up in limbo land.
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Grace Hopper’s COBOL: Pioneering Free Software in 1960
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#WomensHistoryMonth In 1960, the legendary Grace Hopper launched her programming language #COBOL, one of the world’s first pieces of free #software – and one that’s still used in many banking and payroll systems. / #MWC23 #stem #iot #DYK #women #tech #fintech #programming
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Voice Deepfakes Of Joe Biden And Joe Rogan Spread On Social Media
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Voice Deepfakes Of Everyone From Joe Rogan To Joe Biden Are Taking Over Social Media
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ChatGPT’s iPhone Moment: AI Goes Mainstream at 33K Feet
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At 33K feet, despite having my headphones on, I've heard #ChatGPT mentioned 100+ times in the last hour across the plane. This was definitely the iPhone moment for AI – kudos to OpenAI team on capturing the public imagination and making #AI an accessible paradigm for all!
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AI engineered for a single ideology is harmful globally
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Engineering an AI to reflect a only a specific ideology isn’t good for the world, regardless of the ideology.