What Google Trends Tells Us About Ourselves is No Lie

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2023 has come to an end, and Google Trends is reporting the most popular Google searches for the year. Google Trends shows the top searches by category, and reveals what people in any country, state or city want to know, find, eat, watch, or buy. And if interpreted correctly, Google searches can give more timely … Read more

What Happened in December 2023?

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December 2023’s biggest news includes tech layoffs post-COVID hiring spree, with Spotify, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google’s Alphabet cutting thousands of jobs. Wastewater analysis indicates rising COVID-19 JN.1 variant infections, but current vaccines offer protection. Words like “rizz,” “authentic,” and “AI” dominate the year’s lexicon, while US school shootings see a significant uptick. Dive into the full details and implications of these stories in the complete article.

AI and LLM News from December 2023

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In December 2023 AI news, Israel utilizes “The Gospel” AI for selecting bombing targets in Gaza, the New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over copyrights, while job displacement due to AI looms large, particularly for bank tellers and clerical roles. KISS may continue to tour using AI avatars, Microsoft enhances Copilot with GPT-4, and Google introduces Gemini AI. Despite safety issues, Tesla faces no safeguards against unsuitable Autopilot use. The EU passes pioneering laws regulating AI, focusing on safety, transparency, and fairness.