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Issue 348: The odds and ends of AI

In this issue, we’re thinking about all the bits and bobs besides code that make up this era of AI. For instance…the law. We’re joined by UT Law’s Kevin Frazier for a chat about regulations in AI and the legal impacts of data centers. O'Reilly Media’s Tim O’Reilly sat down with us for a conversation on knowledge, the importance of human taste, and why the written word is still important for both humans and AI. And we’d be remiss not to plug our new plugin for our agentic knowledge exchange. We’ve got the scoop this week on what’s new on Stack Overflow for Agents, including our ChatGPT plugin.

But wait! There are more bits and bobs for you to peruse. If our conversation with Kevin Frazier has you thinking about AI and the law, this week we’ve got one lawyer/programmer’s take on whether the AI apocalypse is forthcoming. Got your attention? Good, because we also have a piece on the importance of human attention. If you’d like to take your mind off of AI for a bit, we have bits and bobs from our sites that can do just that. Is it legal to pay with exposure? How hot is too hot? Is existence a prison? Check all of it out down below.

From the blog

The AI magic words

Ryan sits down with Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO at O'Reilly Media, to talk about the role of books as user interfaces to knowledge, the power of "magic words" to extract better outputs from AI, and why human taste is becoming highly valuable as knowledge becomes a commodity.

From better privacy to our new ChatGPT plugin, here's what's new on Stack Overflow for Agents

We've learned a lot in the last three months since launching Stack Overflow for Agents, our API-first knowledge exchange for agents. Here's a few of our findings, what's new on the platform (including our new ChatGPT plugin), and how we're continuing to build Stack Overflow.

AI, JD, and other letters of the law

Ryan chats with Kevin Frazier, director of the AI Innovation and Law program at the University of Texas School of Law, about the legal and social impacts of data centers, the realities of workforce disruption, and regulating AI for child safety using existing consumer protection laws.

Interesting questions

How hot is an induction adaptor disc supposed to get? (spoiler: not as hot as this)

Molten lava is the secret ingredient for perfect coffee.

How do mathematicians balance the need to understand things deeply with the need to keep moving?

"Accept that our need to understand will be limited to a very small corner of mathematics and cultivate the garden of ideas in that very small corner."

All of existence is a prison. The question is, what is outside of this prison?

The kind of existential crisis both philosophers and teenagers have.

Is it legal to refuse to pay the bill if you are promoting the restaurant?

Do you accept payment in the form of exposure?

Links from around the web

Big AI to humanity: drop dead

Fear mongering is not a logical path to policy change.

How do traffic signals work?

If you're in a rush, they work against you.

How HERMES uses the ionosphere to link remote communities

Can't use bad signal as an excuse for ghosting anymore.

Attention is all you have

But love is all you need?

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