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Openwashing, Slop and Privacy Lies

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 23, 2024

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Openwashing

MIT Technology Review ☛ We finally have a definition for open-source AI [Ed: Microsoft-commissioned openwashing propaganda from the Open Source Initiative (OSI), relayed by a Microsoft propaganda outlet now]

=> ↺ We finally have a definition for open-source AI

Open-source Hey Hi (AI) is everywhere right now. The problem is, no one agrees on what it actually is. Now we may finally have an answer.

Silicon Angle ☛ AI21 Labs’ updated hybrid SSM-Transformer model Jamba gets longest context window yet [Ed: More openwashing junk]

=> ↺ AI21 Labs’ updated hybrid SSM-Transformer model Jamba gets longest context window yet

OpenAI rival AI21 Labs Ltd. today lifted the lid off of its latest competitor to ChatGPT, unveiling the open-source large language models Jamba 1.5 Mini and Jamba 1.5 Large.

Fedora Slop

Justin W. Flory: [AI] Infra & Releng Hackfest @ Fedora Flock 2024 [Ed: Resorting to chatbot garbage in Fedora as there's a lack of volunteer, chronic in fact]

=> ↺ Justin W. Flory: [AI] Infra & Releng Hackfest @ Fedora Flock 2024

This blog post summarizes the discussions and action items from the Infrastructure and Release Engineering workshop held at Flock 2024 in Rochester, New York, USA.

Mozilla

Mozilla ☛ Mozilla Privacy Blog: Privacy-Preserving Attribution: Testing for a New Era of Privacy in Digital Advertising

=> ↺ Mozilla Privacy Blog: Privacy-Preserving Attribution: Testing for a New Era of Privacy in Digital Advertising

The internet has become a massive web of surveillance, with advertisers and advertising platforms collecting detailed information about people’s online activity. At Mozilla, we believe this information belongs only to the individual and that its unfettered collection is an unacceptable violation of privacy. We have deployed and continue to deploy advanced anti-tracking technology in Firefox, but believe the ecosystem will continue to develop novel techniques to track users as long as they have a strong economic incentive to do so.

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