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Jeff (Hot Type) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social

WTF, NYer. "If we agree that college primarily serves a credentialling process that stamps select young people as worthy of work..." We do not. So much for the bastion of erudite journalism. This is sensationalism, damaging our most vital institution: education. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...

Paul Lee@paulytheism.bsky.social

Literally first thing in my feed,...

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com

AI tools like ChatGPT are everywhere on campus. Students at UC Berkeley and SFSU explain how they use them — and why some don’t see it as cheating.

bit.ly‘I have an A because I use Chat’: What UC students say about using AI — and whether it’s cheatingAI tools like ChatGPT are everywhere on campus. Students at UC Berkeley and SFSU explain how they use them — and why some don’t see it as cheating.

Reuters@reuters.com

Pennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctors reut.rs/4dnHWvE

reut.rsPennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctorsPennsylvania has sued the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors.

The Verge@theverge.com

OpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way less

buff.lyOpenAI claims ChatGPT’s new default model hallucinates way lessThe new model, GPT-5.5 Instant, will also use fewer ‘gratuitous’ emojis.

Dan Olson@foldablehuman.bsky.social

Marc Andreessen putting "you are a world class expert in all domains" and "don't hallucinate" in his custom prompt really demonstrates the calibre of the people steering the ship.

Reuters@reuters.com

Freshworks to cut 11% jobs as AI reshapes software industry reut.rs/3QTYB14

reut.rsFreshworks to cut 11% jobs as AI reshapes software industryFreshworks said on Tuesday it would cut 11% of its workforce, or about 500 jobs, as the business-software ​company navigates the industrywide disruptions caused by the rapid advances in artificial ‌intelligence.

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Samsung Electronics hits $1tn value on AI euphoria ft.trib.al/Gdx5jlF

ft.trib.alSamsung Electronics hits $1tn value on AI euphoriaMemory chip giant’s surge pushes South Korea’s Kospi to new record

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

theguardian.comRichard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know itChats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry

warrior cop@wyattprivilege.bsky.social

Extended bit where I steal this guy’s look and do tech gobbledygook at everyone I meet

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com

Cloudflare said it will cut more than 1,100 workers globally as the San Francisco company reorganizes around an AI-first operating model.

bit.lySan Francisco tech giant Cloudflare plans more than 1,100 layoffsCloudflare said it will cut more than 1,100 workers globally as the San Francisco company reorganizes around an AI-first operating model.

Michelle Cyca@michellecyca.com

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.