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Rami's Readings #36

The latest on AI Misinformation, Deepfakes, Bias, LLMs & Space-Time, Taiwan, Global Shipping, Firefox ECH, JAL, Medieval Oxford Murder Maps, and more.

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Oct 08, 2023
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Welcome to Rami’s Readings #36 - a weekly digest of interesting articles, videos, Twitter threads from my various sources across the Internet. Expect a list of reads covering technology, business, culture, fashion, travel and more. Learn about what I do at ramisayar.com/about.


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🤖 AI Reads

Too Much [AI-Generated] Misinformation? The Issue Is Demand, Not Supply

Notes: Tyler Cowen has an interesting economics perspective on AI-generated misinformation.

Deepfake Election Interference in Slovakia

Notes: From Bruce Schneier. Interesting read especially for countries with political media blackouts right before Election Day.

AI Bias Tests Gloss over a Crucial Aspect of Skin Color, Sony Research Claims

Notes: Clearly more bias research is needed.

Language Models Represent Space and Time

Notes: Neat paper from MIT - but this is not a concluded topic.

Res Obscura
Translating Latin demonology manuals with GPT-4 and Claude
Sure, AI tools like GPT-4 are fun and interesting. But are they practical? Can they help us do something truly useful… like, say, translate a 1,200 page book about demons written by an obscure sixteenth-century Jesuit theologian? Let’s find out! Test 1: Noonday demons of the Libyan desert (1599…
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2 years ago · 19 likes · 3 comments · Benjamin Breen

💼 Business Reads

Key Taiwan Tech Firms Helping Huawei With China Chip Plants

Notes: Taiwanese tech firms may have a different probability of conflict - it seems.

The 4 Billion Pieces of Paper Keeping Global Trade Afloat

Notes: This long read is a fascinating look into the paperwork required to ship containers around the world.

🛡️CyberSecurity Reads

Say (an Encrypted) Hello to a More Private Internet.

Notes: ECH will soon be enabled by default in Firefox.

✈️ Travel Reads

Japan Airlines Revamps First Class With Luxury Double-Bed Suites

Notes: Beautiful! Good to see competition to the QSuites and other ultra-luxury first class cabins.

🔀 Other Reads

Medieval Murder Maps

Notes: Cambridge University throwing shade 🌑 at Oxford University. 🤣 🤣 🤣

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That is all for this week. Signing off from Redmond.


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