LLMs become more covertly racist with human intervention
Even when the two sentences had the same meaning, the models were more likely to apply adjectives like “dirty,” “lazy,” and “stupid” to speakers of AAE than speakers of Standard American English (SAE). The models associated speakers of AAE with less prestigious jobs (or didn’t associate them with having a job at all), and when […]
Driving The 1972 BMW 2002 tii
Getting behind the wheel of a mint 1972 BMW 2002 tii is an experience few can claim, and one that I recently had the pleasure of at the Targa 66 event held at Homestead Miami. This vehicle, with its price tag of around 12,000 Deutsche Marks in 1972 (equivalent to $4,000 at the time), offers […]
Tech-Infused Tree Brightens University of Washington Campus
The University of Washington’s traditional cherry blossoms, a cherished symbol of spring, now share the spotlight with a high-tech wonder on campus. Unveiled in collaboration with BECU, the BECU Tree stands tall outside the Husky Union Building, offering a vibrant and futuristic alternative to nature’s blooms. The BECU tree, on location. (Image Credit: GeekWire / […]
Microsoft makes the promise of AI in healthcare real through new collaborations with healthcare organizations and partners
Just over a year ago, the healthcare industry was energized by the debut of generative AI and the promise this new technology held for delivering real-world outcomes that positively impact clinicians, patients, health systems, and the broader health and life sciences ecosystem. Since then, it has been a catalyst for the development of new use […]
MicroStrategy spends $821 million to grow its Bitcoin hoard to 205,000
MicroStrategy has increased its Bitcoin stash to more than 200,00 after acquiring 12,000 Bitcoin for $821 million between Feb. 26 and Mar. 10, according to a Mar. 11 SEC filing. This purchase was primarily financed by the net proceeds from its recent convertible debt offering, alongside excess cash reserves. With this purchase, MicroStrategy has acquired […]
US Court Closes Case on Crypto Asset Trading Scheme
The US District Court for the Western District of Washington has entered a final judgment against Sameer Ramani for engaging in insider trading. Ramani was implicated in a scheme to trade ahead of multiple announcements concerning at least nine crypto asset securities slated for trading on the Coinbase platform. The case stemmed from allegations brought […]
Solving Data Wrangling for Dashboards
This post is about Dashify, the Cisco Observability Platform’s dashboarding framework. We are going to describe how AppDynamics, and partners, use Dashify to build custom product screens, and then we are going to dive into details of the framework itself. We will describe its specific features that make it the most powerful and flexible dashboard […]