Posts by dltj@code4lib.social
(DIR) Post #AQlqASpJZf40zhr4hU by dltj@code4lib.social
2022-12-19T04:08:07Z
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đź”– How Amazon is helping Ukraine in its war against Russia by putting its 'government in a box' [transporting critical datasets out of the country using Snowballs, then training government tech staff on AWS] | Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-12-15/amazon-ukraine-war-cloud-data #BookmarkShare
(DIR) Post #ASHTMCHGQDNVP4JYi8 by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-02-02T21:00:28Z
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Wow — can we get @Teri_Kanefield's quote written across the sky?"Here’s the thing about democracy: at any given time, if a clear majority of voters decide to end democracy by electing leaders who promise to smash democratic institutions, democracy will end."
(DIR) Post #ATBfpDiCNXdkgFAL1E by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-01T23:08:26Z
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🔖 "The Boston Library Consortium (BLC) sent a letter to OCLC on behalf of twenty-two of our members, outlining our intent to negotiate group subscriptions that reduce costs and align pricing for OCLC products and services to standard library metrics.BLC’s engagement with OCLC’s existing feedback structures and senior leadership has been ineffective to date. This letter invites OCLC to have an open and honest discussion about its pricing practices with us." l https://blc.org/page/oclc
(DIR) Post #ATDY7h309XHeefAdhw by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:14:29Z
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This week's DLTJ Thursday Threads looks at the intersection of #copyright and the explosion of new #AI tools like #ChatGPT and #DALLE2. Can works created by an AI algorithm be copyrighted? Do the creators of AI models have an obligation to respect the copyright of works they use in their algorithms? https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai 1/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7l7P17BHHTGD7g by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:16:16Z
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Let's set the stage of whether the output of #AI algorithms can be copyrighted, and it starts with this image. It is a selfie of a monkey, and _Naruto v. Slater_ the courts determined that a monkey cannot hold a copyright. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#humans 2/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7lfmxGgd07Lfii by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:16:41Z
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Based on the _Naruto v. Slater_ precedent, the fact that an AI algorithm isn't human seems to be enough to say that the output of #ChatGPT and other #LargeLanguageModel #AI algorithms cannot be copyrighted. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#copyright-office 3/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7owum3AVA6NtKa by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:17:23Z
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So what is a #LargeLanguageModel and how does it work? It is a statistical model of how words and phrases follow each other by analyzing huge sets of textual works. This is a big part of how #ChatGPT works. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#llm 4/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7paGPkdz88nJfE by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:18:01Z
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Despite the word "Language" in the #LargeLanguageModel name, the same technique can be applied to images when you have a good description of the images in your training set. This is how #DALLE2 works. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#images 5/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7qSVA61rqMAdCi by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:18:32Z
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It is easy to say that #LargeLanguageModels are a statistical analysis of huge sets of textual works. But that really doesn't describe how "unimaginably complex" these models are. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#complexity 6/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7rDeKnk8CaEHh2 by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:19:25Z
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Despite the complexity, the source of the training data can easily leak through. In this court case, #GettyImages charges that #StableAI violated #copyright and its terms of service when it built the #StableDiffusion service...and it has the pictures to prove it. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#getty-images 7/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7sCcg6W3FgkyjQ by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:20:45Z
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Given the right training set and user prompts, it is even possible to regenerate an image that looks a great deal like the source. To say nothing about the #copyright implications, what are the #privacy implications? https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#regeneration 8/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7uJQpl9PnNxRce by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:21:09Z
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Source code is another area where there are questions of copyright, and this time with the terms of #OpenSource licenses as #GitHub launches its Copilot service to generate code snippets. https://dltj.org/article/issue-99-copyright-and-ai#copilot 9/9
(DIR) Post #ATDY7w2qOP4RAWDE2q by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-02T13:22:08Z
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And the weekly addition to #CatsOfMastodon. Alan stretches and roars in my lap. bonus/9
(DIR) Post #ATkZgeUHExTuGo4zpo by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-18T15:31:09Z
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Last week I gave a 15-minute overview of #ControlledDigitalLending at the Code4Lib conference. The slides and transcript are up on my blog now, as well as the list of "For more information..." links from the end of the presentation: https://dltj.org/article/cdl-code4lib/
(DIR) Post #ATkZgfi8guAE45Za52 by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-18T15:35:09Z
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Also of note related to #ControlledDigitalLending: on Monday at 1pm Eastern U.S. time, the judge is holding a hearing on each side's motions for summary judgment. See https://blog.archive.org/2023/03/17/heres-how-to-participate-in-mondays-oral-arguments/ for details.Such a motion is a way for lawyers to tell the just that the facts of the case are so obvious that the judge has to rule in their favor. That _both_ sides have filed such motions says to me that the facts are not as clear as hoped. We'll learn more on Monday.
(DIR) Post #AU830AXAXw4daEccYy by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-03-30T03:31:29Z
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@simon LLM is a sub-field of AI. I’ve found that there is actually a sub-discipline in between: LLMs are a form of Machine Learning, which itself is a subset of the Artificial Intelligence field. Visual Language Models are also a sub-field. See https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/embodied-ai-googles-palm-e-allows-robot-control-with-natural-commands/
(DIR) Post #AaNFEfyrl2ua6pwRSi by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-10-02T22:47:16Z
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@grammargirl Well, I was taught that “quote” was a verb, and the correct noun form is “quotation.” But I think “quote” as a noun — like only one space after a period at the end of a sentence — is just one of those accepted evolved usages.
(DIR) Post #Abm8d11UjI4ZkbYzmi by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-11-13T20:49:40Z
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@simon I'm reading https://pypa.github.io/pipx/comparisons/#pipx-vs-poetry-and-pipenv and still wondering when I'd use pipx. If I find a Python something I need to run, my first step is to pipenv an environment for it.If I'm writing my own CLI, is there something I need to do to make it work with pipx for those that'll want to use pipx to run the CLI?
(DIR) Post #AdLz5RsnKsILjmmhoO by dltj@code4lib.social
2023-12-30T14:09:43Z
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đź”– Every Major Pharmacy Chain Is Giving The Government Warrantless Access To Medical Records | Techdirt https://www.techdirt.com/2023/12/28/every-major-pharmacy-chain-is-giving-the-government-warrantless-access-to-medical-records/ #BookmarkShare
(DIR) Post #AyFaEUI2QPHhxgUCoa by dltj@code4lib.social
2025-09-15T14:55:50Z
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@ink Huh! That sounds like a fascinating topic...looks like I need to follow some people in this instance.