Meta will feed its AI with FB and Insta data, so it imitates your friends

Parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Target, is preparing to use internet users’ data on those networks to power its artificial intelligence. Fortunately, users have the right to object, even with certain limitations. In the night from last Wednesday to Thursday, users Facebook received a notice that prescribes “We’re planning new AI features for you.” … Read more

Elvish, an expressive programming language and versatile interactive shell Available as static binaries for Linux, BSD, macOS or Windows

Elvish is an expressive programming language and multipurpose interactive shell that aims to provide an enhanced user experience for command-line interactions. It combines the features of traditional shells with the capabilities of modern programming languages, making it a powerful tool for interactive and scripting tasks. Elvish also has a built-in shell with useful interactive functions … Read more

an invitation to a joint contribution to the creation of a digital twin of France…

Recently, IGN (National Institute of Geographic and Forestry Information) has been particularly active. On May 15, he threw the free IGN Maps mobile app. It lifts the “veil on 90% of the territories (agricultural land, forests, beaches, etc.) that have been rendered invisible by the applications of the digital giants. With IGN Maps it is … Read more

This AI Pioneer Warns of a Future Robot War, Get Ready

Former specialist in Google, Professor Geoffrey Hinton sounded the alarm about AI robots. For him, these machines controlled by such high efficiency technology could become a threat. Should the public be concerned about this situation? Previously a proponent of artificial intelligence capabilities, Professor Geoffrey Hinton now explains the threats this technology poses. For him, AI-controlled … Read more

Garbage collectors are terrible, says Florian Weimer

Garbage collectors should be invisible: if developers (or even users) notice them, something is wrong. Usually these issues are performance issues, but there can also be repair issues. This makes their implementation somewhat daunting. In my spare time, I work on virtual instruction set architecture, primarily to better understand the nature of computing and, potentially, … Read more