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@lemmy.worldhttps://theconversation.com/blame-capitalism-why-hundreds-of-decades-old-yet-vital-drugs-are-nearly-impossible-to-find-206848
The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.
https://theconversation.com/can-you-trust-ai-heres-why-you-shouldnt-209283
It’s difficult to see how artificial intelligence systems work, and to see whose interests they work for. Regulation could make AI more trustworthy. Until then, user beware.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/07/is-chatgpt-getting-worse-over-time-study-claims-yes-but-others-arent-sure/
Either way, experts think OpenAI should be less opaque about its AI model architecture.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/20/23800755/ai-meta-llama-microsoft-chatgpt-interoperability
AI models won’t be siloed in the future.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-social-emotional-brain/202307/why-did-freud-have-his-clients-lie-down-during-therapy
Lying flat on your back may in fact reduce psychological defensiveness.
https://theconversation.com/why-russia-pulled-out-of-its-grain-deal-with-ukraine-and-what-that-means-for-the-global-food-system-210046
Russia’s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent global food prices skyrocketing.
https://theconversation.com/first-contact-with-aliens-could-end-in-colonization-and-genocide-if-we-dont-learn-from-history-207793
Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.
https://theconversation.com/eliminating-bias-in-ai-may-be-impossible-a-computer-scientist-explains-how-to-tame-it-instead-208611
Creating bias-free AI systems is easier said than done. A computer scientist explains how controlling bias could lead to fairer AI.
https://www.theverge.com/23799444/readers-best-tech-nonfiction-books-of-all-time
More great nonfiction, sent in by Verge readers
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/2023/7/15/23795975/sudan-darfur-mass-grave-what-happening
The violence is further destabilizing the region.