Sometimes the best way to communicate online...is to be offline. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has launched a new offline texting app called Bitchat that uses Bluetooth mesh networking. No SIM card, no email, no accounts needed!
#bitchat #offlinemessaging #globalisland
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Musk's latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire mogul's views before answering questions Elon Musk's new AI chatbot, Grok 4, is raising eyebrows for its unusual behavior. The chatbot, released Wednesday by Musk's company xAI, sometimes searches Musk's views online before answering questio...

AP News: Artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is echoing the views of its billionaire creator.

#grok #ai #x #elonmusk #globalisland

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Today is Nunavut Day, a time to honour the strength, vision, and self-determination of Inuit leadership that led to the creation of Nunavut.

On July 9, we recognize the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

Happy Nunavut Day!

#nunavut #inuit #globalisland

The CRAAP Test is a well known guide to evaluating information and sources for research.

#research #CRAAPtest #sources #validation #digitalliteracy #ailiteracy #verifyfacts #factchecks #globalisland

China breaks world record for highest number of drones in a stunning aerial light display #drones #china #shenzhen #lights #ai #globalisland

Highlights from How AI Assistants Can Transform Education, by Malcolm Gladwell (Smart Talks with IBM)

#malcolmgladwell #aiassistants #education #aieducation #globalisland

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"What is terrifying about language is that it is simultaneously powerful and dangerous because it constructs reality for those who receive and meditate on it...

SOURCE: @asiansformentalhealth

#language #words #ideas #actions #consequences #hatespeech #labels #languagetraps #globalisland

“Information never stands alone – it is always produced and used in ways that represent social relationships...”

• Christine Pawley 2003

#digitalliteracy #literacyskills #informationliteracy #ChristinePawley #culturalliteracy #digitalcitizenship #socialequity #criticalthinking #globalisland

Predictions for Ai in 2025 from Stanford University

#aipredictions #ai2025 #2025predictions #stanforduniversity #globalisland #ai

Women in AI Ethics™ Newsletter | Beyond the AI Hype | Substack Women in AI Ethics™ (WAIE) newsletter builds deeper connections with our global community who are committed to building a more ethical and inclusive AI future. Powered by coffee and edited by cats. Cl...

Subscribe to the Women in AI Ethics newsletter on Substack

#ai #womeninai #aiethics #substack #globalisland

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Users are reporting bizarre replies from AI chatbots. We want to hear yours Modern, human-like AI chatbots have arrived, and some mental health experts are raising the alarm.

Users are reporting bizarre replies from GenAI chatbots. CTV want to hear your stories, too

#genai #aiconversations #chatbot #globalisland

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Looking for a simple guide to creating prompts for generative AI apps? This 68-page Google Prompting Guide has clear guidelines and numerous examples. #aiprompts #genai #google #globalisland #promptingai #promptexamples

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People + AI Research People + AI Research (PAIR) is a multidisciplinary team at Google that explores the human side of AI.

Big ideas in machine learning, simply explained

How can we tell if models are fair? Why do models make the predictions that they do? What are the privacy implications of feeding enormous amounts of data into models?

pair.withgoogle.com/explorables/

#machinelearning #ML #AI #GenAI #globalisland

Countering Disinformation: A Guidebook for Public Servants - Democratic Institutions - Canada.ca The Countering Disinformation: A Guidebook for Public Servants gives federal public servants a basic understanding of the threat of disinformation to Canada’s democracy and offers guidance on how to i...

Canada's Disinformation Guide for Public Servants -- an excellent information literacy tool for the public sector.

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#disinformation #informationliteracy #medialiteracy #government #publicsector #globalisland

UNESCO Master Class: Empowering critical thinkers in the age of AI

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#UNESCO #AI #genai #criticalthinking #educators #information #medialiteracy #socialmedia #globalisland

After 5 years of struggle, ChatGPT solves medical mystery in seconds and sparks debate in Silicon Valley - Caring Minds United After five years of relentless pain, a breakthrough came in just seconds. A person suffering from a mysterious jaw problem finally found relief thanks to

After 5 years of struggle, ChatGPT solves medical mystery in seconds and sparks debate in Silicon Valley - Caring Minds United share.google/H8J7eIaAoJy0...

#chatgot #genai #globalisland #medical

Thought Leader Q&A: Exploring Integrated Learning Solutions And Blended L&D Experiences With Dr. Allen Partridge Dr. Allen Partridge from Adobe delves into integrated learning solutions and how they can help L&D pros achieve their desired outcomes.

"AI will spot learning gaps before they impact performance, recommend just-in-time resources, and adjust content difficulty on the fly based on how learners are doing."

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#corporatetraining #onlinelearning #Globalisland #AI #AIEducation

Video: Designing for Neuroinclusive Learners: Adapting Course Design to Support Diverse Needs (Royal Roads University)

#neurodiversity #neuroinclusive #royalroadsuniversity #globalisland

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Today, Cuso International proudly celebrates #CanadianMulticulturalism Day.

CUSO honours the many cultural communities that help build a strong & vibrant Canadian society. Our diversity strengthens our commitment to equity, inclusion, & mutual respect.

#Diversity #Inclusion
#Equity #Globalisland

Canada continues to play a vital role in global #immunization efforts. At the 2025 Gavi Summit, we reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring vaccines reach those who need them most. Each year, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance provides immunizations for more than half the world’s children.

#GlobalIsland

How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching profession Across the country, artificial intelligence tools are changing the teaching profession as educators use them to help write quizzes and worksheets, design lessons, assist with grading and reduce paperw...

How ChatGPT and other (Gen)AI tools are changing the teaching profession

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#globalisland #genai #ai #education #ainineducation

‘Godfather of AI’ says intellectually mundane jobs will disappear Geoffrey Hinton, the University of Toronto professor emeritus widely known as the 'Godfather of AI,' says the technology he helped pioneer is set to unleash sweeping changes on the job market, with ma...

‘Godfather of AI’ says intellectually mundane jobs will disappear

#ai #genai #globalisland

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Languages...and dialects...are important for helping understand one another and our cultures #globalisland #languages #dialects #linguistics #GenZ

Is "stochastic parrot" a better term for AI? Researchers Emily M. Bender et al think so.

Read: On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

#ai #globalisland #stochasticparrot

Fakespot - Love Everything You Buy Fakespot spots, analyzes and identifies fake reviews and counterfeits - helping you out when buying stuff online.

FakeSpot by Mozilla is an Ai-powered tool that helps you detect fake news and scams online. You can add it to your Firefox browser or simply paste a URL into FakeSpot to analyze it

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#fakespot #ai #globalisland

Electric cars now last as long as petrol and diesel counterparts Records from UK vehicle safety tests show that the average lifespan of an electric vehicle is 18 years, and the reliability is still improving considerably from year to year

Electric cars now last as long as gas and diesel counterparts. Records from UK vehicle safety tests show that the average lifespan of an electric vehicle is 18 years, and the reliability is still improving.

#ev #electricvehicles #globalisland

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China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big | CNN By any measure, China’s EV growth has been extraordinary — more than half of new cars sold last year were electric. The global implications could be staggering.

China made a bet decades ago because it couldn’t compete with the US on cars. That bet is paying off big

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#china #ev #electric #transformation #sustainability #greenvehicles #globalisland

Kids Turn to a Mental-Health Chatbot to Share Their Anxieties Part counselor and part friend, Troodi talks with children about their worries and fears. “Sometimes I forget she’s not a real person,” says one teen.

Kids turn to Troodi, a mental-health chatbot, to share their anxieties.

Part counselor, part friend, Troodi talks with children about their worries and fears; "Sometimes I forget she’s not a real person."

#chatbots #mentalhealth #troodi #ai #globalisland

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Trump wants to buy Greenland again. Here’s why he’s so interested in the world’s largest island | CNN US President-elect Donald Trump says owning the Arctic island is vital for national security, but experts say he may also be eyeing other aspects of Greenland such as its trove of natural resources

The U.S. president-elect wants to buy Greenland, not only for national security but for its natural resources, including rare earth minerals for EVs, wind turbines, & military devices.

#greenland #resources #rareearthminerals #ev #batteries #greenenergy #globalisland

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Large language models might reason—if you know how to speak to them - TechTalks A new study by the University of Tokyo shows that with the right prompt, large language models can perform zero-shot reasoning.

About Chain-of-Thought reasoning (CoT) for Ai large language models

#CoT #ChainofThought #Ai #globalisland

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