Despite the convenience and speed of online resources, school libraries continue to hold a significant place in fostering learning, critical thinking, and personal growth among students.
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AI (Artificial Intelligence) is coming at humanity fast and furious. Shalini Urs discusses the new epoch of AI with one of the fathers of the Internet, Vint Cerf.
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The primary drivers of AI advancements right now are not addressing user needs or information access problems; they are, rather, driven by competition.
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Have you ever wondered how Google helps you complete your search query by suggesting the next terms of your query? Large Language Models (LLMs) power this feature. But LLMs go beyond that feature. Today, LLMs are used in building AI systems and applications ranging from recognizing speech to writing poetry. They have become very powerful, but there are also pitfalls.
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We are giving up more and more agency and control to AI systems as we build more trust in them. But there are dangers to doing so—both for the users and the systems. We need a better understanding of this trust and the inner workings of the systems to create a sustainable future.
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How do users behave when they know about the presence of ads?
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Search engines are optimized around user engagement and we know that high engagement can be obtained using stories containing fear, hate, and conspiracies. This combination leads to search services being a fertile ground for spread of misinformation and harmful rhetoric.
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