Notices by Pratik Patel (ppatel@mstdn.social), page 3

In case you missed this.

How company websites using unreliable #AI #accessibility widgets, often for blind users, to comply with regulations has prompted thousands of lawsuits globally.

https://www.ft.com/content/3c877c55-b698-43da-a222-8ae183f53078

LOLOLOLOL.

The fine art of human prompt engineering: How to talk to a person like #ChatGPT

People are more like #AI language models than you might think. Here are some prompting tips.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/the-fine-art-of-human-prompt-engineering-how-to-talk-to-a-person-like-chatgpt/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Is there a good way to search your bookmarks on #Mastodon? It seems rather too tedious to go through the list one at a time for a bookmark that I know is there. Of course, it doesn't help that I've managed to accumulate nearly 1k bookmarks.

The entire state of Illinois is going to be crawling with cicadas

And the land shall feast on their dead.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/the-entire-state-of-illinois-is-going-to-be-crawling-with-cicadas/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

An inside look at Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on #AI PCs and transition Surface devices to Arm chips.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/28/24114362/microsoft-windows-surface-reorg-ai-pcs-report

Oh look! you can trace where some of the bad choices will be coming from.

At a DC event on May 1, over 100 tech CEOs and investors plan to lobby against #AI regulation, ask to relax immigration rules, and drum up hawkishness on China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/technology/ai-lobby-china.html?ugrp=m&unlocked_article_code=1.gE0.9aFu.oipGERojDEzi&smid=url-share

In-App Browsers: The worst erosion of user choice you haven’t heard of

How in-app browsers silently subvert user choice, stifle innovation, trap users into apps, break websites, and enable apps to severely undermine user privacy.

https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/in-app-browsers-the-worst-erosion-of-user-choice-you-havent-heard-of/

@WarnerCrocker Lots of places. People should take lots of screenshots of the blog post.

Canva and Affinity publish a joint pledge promising to keep Affinity's software "fair, transparent, and affordable", including keeping "perpetual licenses".

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/27/24113423/affinity-canva-acquisition-pledge-license-price-subscription

Dear Boeing, I'm available to serve on your board.

Signed:

Someone who thinks passenger safety is more important than cutting corners.

As justified as the DOJ suit may be, it undermines itself by silly little arguments it makes about Apple TV.

I mean Apple affecting “the flow of speech” via Apple TV+? Say what?

Nuclear weapons in space are bad news for the entire planet

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/19/24104979/nuclear-weapons-space-russia-putin-satellite-debris-orbit

@WarnerCrocker What I truly wonder is who earned the 500K, shifting sand from somewhere to this area? I want to create a company with this particular grift.

I hate that this is a game to the #press. #News

Biden and Trump trade barbs at rival rallies in Georgia

President Joe Biden and ex-President Donald Trump warned of dire consequences for the country if the other wins another term in the White House as the pair held dueling rallies in Georgia on Saturday.

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/10/1237222167/biden-and-trump-trade-barbs-at-rival-rallies-in-georgia?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

@WarnerCrocker As an experiment, I just got one of the LLMs to write me a breakup speech.

@WarnerCrocker Rememberr the time whenwe were horrified that people were breaking up via text messages? Welcome to the next generation.

When you ask for a refund for an unshipped product and they send you the details of your order, they're either not interested in giving you a refund or they've outsourced their support to some people who do not understand English.

@WarnerCrocker Lol. Since there are no other image creation tools around, I'm sure this will be sooo effective.

Among both diabetic and non-diabetic patients, most versions of diabetes and weight-loss drugs were correlated with a decreased likelihood of depression compared with those who were not taking the drugs.
https://t.co/uXM8xbEgWS

*None* of the #AI hardware including the Humane pin, Rabbit R1, this newly announced Frame glasses, or Facebook's glasses is accessible for #blind people. You'd think the interfaces would be made accessible. But none of these products have #accessibility built in for the setup or the connecting apps. In case you're wondering, I've specifically asked each of the companies.