Sisters of a Down - Nooran Sisters go METAL!Tung Tung RemixBuy me a coffee: http://buymeacoff.ee/andreantunesInstagram: https://bit.ly/3RvlinzYouTube
#AudioEye has a blog post where its CAO talks about βtrust, transparency, collaboration, and innovation.β
Which is code for rebranding its #overlay product without issuing refunds for its prior guarantees.
Anyway, I offer my thoughts in a bit more detail as a comment on the post that got me sued:
adrianroselli.com/2023/02/audiβ¦
Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide verifiable facts throughout to inform that opinion. I am also not a lawyer, and this post does not constitute legal advice. The content reflects my genuinely held beliefs and opinions.Adrian Roselli
For quite some time Iβve had my music site hosted by Bandcamp, since it was a pretty low-friction way to get my discography up and online, albeit with some annoying limitations.beesbuzz.biz
VoiceCraft
Zero-Shot Speech Editing and Text-to-Speech in the Wild.
github.com/jasonppy/VoiceCraft
Zero-Shot Speech Editing and Text-to-Speech in the Wild - jasonppy/VoiceCraftGitHub
New #blog post: MDNβs AI Help and lucid lies.
This article on AI focused on the inherent untrustworthiness of LLMs, and attempts to break down where LLM untrustworthiness comes from. Stay tuned for a follow-up article about AI that focuses on data-scraping and the theory of labor. Itβll examine what makes many forms of generative AI ethically problematic, and the constraints employed by more ethical forms.
Excerpt:
I donβt find the mere existence of LLM dishonesty to be worth blogging about; itβs already well-established. Letβs instead explore one of the inescapable roots of this dishonesty: LLMs exacerbate biases already present in their training data and fail to distinguish between unrelated concepts, creating lucid lies.A lucid lie is a lie that, unlike a hallucination, can be traced directly to content in training data uncritically absorbed by a large language model. MDNβs AI Help is the perfect example.
Originally posted on seirdy.one: see original. #MDN #AI #LLM #LucidLies
MDNβs AI Help canβt critically examine training dataβs gaps, biases, and unrelated topics. Itβs a useful demonstration of LLMsβ uncorrectable lucid lies.Seirdyβs Home
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Image Credit: The Matrix
I came across this information via @silverpill@mitra.social, who had some hard words regarding Matrixβs predicament.
But it appears as if Matrix needs help to stay fiscally afloat.
Historically, Matrix development has been largely been funded by Element, the company set up by the team who created Matrix in order to fund their work on it. As unpopular as VC funding is in some circles, the Matrix community owes a huge debt of thanks to Element's investors (Status, Notion, firstminute, Dawn, Automattic, Protocol Labs and Metaplanet) and Amdocs for funding over $50M of work on both Matrix and Element since 2017. Having a large professional team paid as their day job to maintain Matrix has helped enormously against xz-style attacks.However, this model is simply not sustainable: these days, Element is focused on being able to pay its own costs rather than being dependent on further VC investment. This leaves a massive hole in funding for Matrix, and we've already seen the impact of this with projects like Dendrite, Low Bandwidth Matrix, Account Portability, P2P Matrix and Third Room no longer able to be funded by Element (for now). Meanwhile, the remaining core team is stretched. [...]
Particularly in the wake of the xz/liblzma attack, it seems that governments may be more aware that they and their societies depend enormously on FOSS infrastructure to operate. Free and open source software has literally become shared digital public infrastructure. And much like shared physical public infrastructure β bridges, roads, sea defences, etc β FOSS maintenance should be funded by governments on behalf of the taxpayer. (Matrix Blog)
What the Matrix team is arguing for is controversial as well as unprecedented. They desire not mere grant money (which most people would not have an issue with) but continued support at the taxpayer's expense.
However, a more significant issue is that most governments on Earth do not give out taxpayer money for free as there are sometimes unspoken requirements the receiver must adhere to for the sake of continued funding.
If Matrix were successful in receiving funds, they would burn bridges with millions of people who would suspect that governments were funding development to create back doors or βbugsβ for eavesdropping.
Note: video contains language some audiences may find offensive.
Instead of seeking financial assistance from governmental authorities, maybe @matrix@mastodon.matrix.org should offer premium services for members, similar to what @element@mastodon.matrix.org offered before they dramatically raised their prices.
If Matrix offered affordable, managed hosting solutions upon custom domains, they could attract enough customers to the point where they would no longer need government support, as the latter would probably also end up as a customer.
π¨πΎβπ» by Darnell Clayton π @darnell@darnell.day
πΊπΎ Follow my adventures upon: ππΎ @darnell@one.darnell.one π (Mastodon) ππΎ @darnell@darnell.moe π¦ (Misskey) ππΎ @darnell@darnell.ooo πΈ (Pixelfed)
π¦ΉπΎββοΈ Other digital havens: ππΎ @darnell@darnell.tv π¨πΎβπ» (WordPress) ππΎ @darnell@darnell.xxx π (WriteFreely) ππΎ @darnell@darnell.africa π (WordPress)
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
The Matrix.org Foundation is a nonprofit built to steward an open source specification and nurture the ecosystem around it.
There is no precedent for FOSS foundations like ours getting into managed hosting or other service-oriented lines of business. There is, however, precedent for channeling public funds into common resources, including open source.
Thanks for replying. As far as using tax payer funds to support #Matrix, I know that there would be massive resistance to this idea in the #UnitedStates πΊπΈ (using taxes to fund anything long term is always controversial, regardless of the reason).
I do believe managed hosting would be a better option to support your foundation, which is a path that #WordPress, #WriteFreely & #Minds are using.
Daniel's weekly report April 6, 2024
lists.haxx.se/pipermail/danielβ¦
xz, c-ares, GHA, regressions, crypto, email, tracing config
A new issue of #ThisWeekInGNOME is now online!
#142 Portalled Nautilus
thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2024/β¦
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T-Mobile quietly launched a mobile internet plan for just $10 per month. Check out all of the details here.Michael Shonk (The Mobile Report)
Hardware The Seleste glasses feel similar to regular sunglasses, except that the arms are thicker to hold the electronics, and there is a small camera right between the eyes.www.applevis.com
Happy *seventh* anniversary of "Six reasons Mastodon won't survive" to all who celebrate:
mashable.com/article/mastodon-β¦
The hot new thing in social media has some big problems.Lance Ulanoff (Mashable)
Apple today updated its App Store guidelines to comply with an anti-steering mandate levied by the European Commission. Music streaming apps like...Juli Clover (MacRumors.com)
Matrix on a graphic calculator, a new synadm release, and the first certified TI-Messenger. That, and much more happened This Week in Matrix!
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/05/thiβ¦
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsThib (matrix.org)
US and EU capitalist system is struggling to βsurviveβ against China according to US trade chief. π
euractiv.com/section/economy-jβ¦
The US and European market-based economies are struggling to survive against Chinaβs "very effective" alternThomas Moller-Nielsen (EURACTIV)
βΌοΈ This week's Dev update highlights the ongoing work to enhance Jami's reliability and user experience.
π Read more about the progress on mobile testing, bug fixes, and UI improvements for both Jami and JAMS.
#Jami #opensource #P2P #App #TechTrends #PrivacyMatters
Ongoing work to improve communication reliability and efficiency, especially on mobile devices.LoΓ―c Bogino (Jami)
After a few days vacation, let me announce the next #AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid β today with 14 updated, 1 added, and 1 returned app:
* PirΓ‘tskΓ‘ NΓ‘stΔnka was added for our Czech pirates and will be extended (hopefully soon)
* HeliBoard needed to change the signing key, pls read the WhatsNew
* Flying Carpet returned on request by its author
* Xpensor fixed its signing key
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzySoftRepo 
This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
Dr. Cat Hicks @grimalkina caught COVID-19 in July 2022 for the first and only time. drcathicks.com/post/covid-data⦠"Covid Data Log" (January 12th, 2024) is a long, unusually structured, gripping memoir of her life before, during, & after that infection.
"I am too afraid to say long covid. I think that I should have made a better graph, more compelling, with colors....I do not know if I am well. I do not know if I will ever know if I am well."
It's about marriage, terror, joy, doctors, and the ocean.
Efficient Duplicate Cleaning: Find & Clean "Genuine" Duplicate Images, Duplicate Audio files, Duplicate Videos & Duplicate Documents in Most SimplestAccessible Android
To je uΕΎ akΓ© dno.
aktuality.sk/clanok/B8sRAdw/miβ¦
Fotku vojaka bez ukrajinskej vlajky zdieΔΎal naprΓklad Richard RaΕ‘i, Denisa SakovΓ‘ Δi Zuzana DolinkovΓ‘.Marek BirΓ³ (Aktuality.sk)
Esej KarolΓny KlinkovΓ©: MΕ―j slovenskΓ½ mozek se do Δeska pΕestΔhoval pΕed Ε‘esti lety aΒ zatΓm se domΕ― nevrΓ‘til. Pochybnosti, zda jednΓ‘m sprΓ‘vnΔ, pociΕ₯uji kaΕΎdΓ½ denΒ β pΕedstavit si, ΕΎe se na Slovensko vrΓ‘tΓm, je ale stΓ‘le obtΓΕΎnΔjΕ‘Γ.KarolΓna KlinkovΓ‘ (DenΓk N)
We hear you: it IS frustrating that Thunderbird doesn't have a proper conversation view! It's finally time to answer WHY, and explain what we're doing to solve it.
It all started about 20 years ago...
PeerTube: tilvids.com/w/3wkuHE1GhpZXA5Z1β¦
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=s3dyGB9oHeβ¦
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development
It's a great question. And a frustrating situation. Why doesn't Thunderbird have a proper threaded view that includes your SENT messages? Alex explains the blocker, and what we're doing to solve it.TILvids
FreeBSD Foundation and Digital Security by Design (DSbD)
<globenewswire.com/news-releaseβ¦>
ββ¦ CHERI and CheriBSD, developed to revolutionize hardware-based protection against memory safety vulnerabilities, were developed by a collaboration from researchers from the University of Cambridge, alongside corporate partners such as Google, Microsoft, Arm, and SRI International, and with support from the UK government. β¦β
Winning Projects Highlight CheriBSD's Role in Advancing Digital Security...FreeBSD Foundation
Yesterday, one of their users replied to the Auschwitz Museum with:
βI wonder in the future whether you will post pictures of Palestinian children?β
ghostarchive.org/archive/8rbYq
archive.today/2024.04.04-16542β¦
The post has been removed, but the user is not limited at all.
Harboring users who harass a Holocaust Museum account fundamentally breaks our code of conduct. A post removal is not enough for an offense as extreme as this in our view, as this user displayed an extreme level of antisemitism and should not be allowed to continue without limits as if nothing happened (including the ability to harass others in the future).
Individual user handle: lochalshlad[at]mastodon.scot
A server intended for (but not limited to) users in Scotland or who identify as Scottish.Mastodon hosted on mastodon.scot
Itβs been a busy few weeks for the team, culminating in the BIG release! Letβs get you up to speed: NVDA 2024.1 The big news of course, is that, yes, NVDA 2024.1 is finally out! I know some of thosβ¦NV Access
Uplynulo 30 let od smrti Kurta Cobaina. ΔΓm to, ΕΎe byl po nΔjakou dobu βnejvΓce vydΔlΓ‘vajΓcΓm mrtvΓ½m hudebnΓkemβ na celΓ©m svΔtΔ?
OdpovΔdi nabΓzΓ 5οΈβ£dΓlnΓ½ podcast Pavla KlusΓ‘ka na ΔeskΓ©m rozhlasu Vltava: irozhlas.cz/kultura/hudba/procβ¦
PΔtidΓlnΓ½ podcast Pavla KlusΓ‘ka tΔΕΎΓ z bohatΓ©ho trsu pΕΓbΔhΕ― a tΓ©mat, kterΓ© se vΓ‘ΕΎou ke Kurtovi, jeho ΕΎenΔ Courtney Love a NirvanΔ.Pavel KlusΓ‘k (iROZHLAS.cz)
If you are passionate about trains, raise your hand! ππββοΈπββοΈ
Discover our new cross-border rail initiatives in the EU that are reshaping train travel.
These projects cover routes from Hungary to Austria and Romania, Paris, Milan, and Venice, setting the foundation for future routes and increased travel options.
As mobility discussions play a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation, join us at #ConnectingEurope Days 2024 in Brussels until the 5th of April.
βΉοΈ europa.eu/!3MJVFq
Pedro Cunha e Ana Maria Paiva completam o elenco liderado por Fernando Alexandre no βsuperministΓ©rioβ.Samuel Silva (PΓΊblico)
Data #privacy has never been a high priority to #Facebook.
Recent court documents reveal the startling truth of the lengths they were willing to go to turn a profit. π°
π tuta.com/blog/what-is-going-onβ¦
Facebook caught abusing its app privileges to spy on SnapChat users and now it has shared your FB messages with Netflix.Tutanota
If youβre on mastodon.social, I would highly recommend that you switch to a different server that protects its people instead of exposing them to a well-known bad actor like Facebook/Meta via Threads.
For alternatives, see: fedipact.veganism.social
And remember that Mastodon is not the fediverse. The fediverse is much more than just Mastodon and definitely more so than mastodon.social and Mastodon gGmbH.
#mastodonSocial #mastodonGGMBH #mastodon #fediverse #threads #facebook #meta
An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.netfedipact.veganism.social
Seirdy
in reply to Seirdy • • •ΞλλΡν Ξμίλια Ξ.ΞΆ.
in reply to Seirdy • • •> LLMs can never be remotely honest
I'm a bit irritated by this usage of "honest", because to me (as a mathematician), LLMs are brutally honest (they replicate what they've seen as good as they're allowed to in their constrained), but just unable to introspect, reflect and refine based on that (which would count as thinking, which they, as a sort of lossy compression tool, can't do)
Seirdy
in reply to ΞλλΡν Ξμίλια Ξ.ΞΆ. • • •@fogti The marketing of LLMs as virtual experts qualifies them for the term despite being statistical models.
I donβt think a lie always implies intelligence: something being in a position that implies accuracy (e.g. being part of MDN) means that misinformation should be treated as severely as a lie.