The birth of a snowball of bullsh*t ... as if there is not enough already ...
The internet is increasingly awash with AI-generated text. Here's how to detect whether something was written by a human or a machine. trib.al/2CZdNNu
Global power struggles and the atom meet again ... this time in a machine wired.com/story/asml-extreme… via @wired
Bill Gates on C-19: "'It’s not World War I or World War II, but it is in that order of magnitude as a negative shock to the system."wired.com/story/bill-gates-o… via @wired
The uselessness of orthodox economics & usefullness of bottom up economics theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Evidence that people pay for the Chanel brand to impress their neighbors, not for the underlying quality.
It is all about buying certification, not knowledge.
JUST IN: Harvard announces all course instruction will be taught online for the 2020-21 academic year.
Undergraduate tuition of $49,653 remains the same.
OPINION | 'It is not working' - an open letter from the principal of Aloe High School news24.com/news24/Columnists…
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Let’s slay some academic freedom myths [My latest analysis piece for @mailandguardian ] --> mg.co.za/opinion/2020-07-01-… via @mailandguardian
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The unbearable whiteness of hypocrisy ---> m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
Good read from central bank perspective - demystifying payment systems in context of crypto, central bank digital currency etc bis.org/speeches/sp191205.pd…
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Technology versus behaviour change.
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Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. gzeromedia.com/graphic-truth…
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A reminder of David Ogilvy’s comment that “The trouble with market research is that people don't think what they feel, they don't say what they think, and they don't do what they say.”
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"Quite simply, economics is anthropologically tone-deaf: ... it has far too narrow a conception of what people really care about to justify the influence it carries." spectator.co.uk/2019/01/iden…
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Kyocera bucking the bigger screen trend by releasing a minimalist phone that fits in a credit card holder. This looks amazing.
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And managers wonder why developers don’t trust them. When they’re referred to as “resources”, which to even an untrained ear, sounds like “disposable” or worse “non human”! xitter.cf/ewebber/status/9793740…
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"Revive complexity in a time of false simplicity" - "Complicating the Narratives" - @soljourno thewholestory.solutionsjourn…
ALT “…revive complexity in a time of false simplicity.…” from “Complicating the Narratives” by Solutions Journalism.
AI/ML ‘Smart Notification’ to ensure people have no time out !?telecomtv.com/articles/smart…
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Whoa. I’ve never seen a statement like this by African countries directed at the United States. After an emergency mtng today @UN, Africa group says it “is extremely appalled at...outrageous & xenophobic remarks” attributed to Trump & “demands a retraction and an apology.”
