1829, "government by the worst element of a society," coined on analogy of aristocracy from Gk. kakistos "worst," superl. of kakos "bad" (which is perhaps related to the general IE word for "defecate") + -kratia "rule of," from kratos "strength, power, rule" (see -cracy).
What can LLMs never do?
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By Rohit Krishnan, he and I are both interested in the question of what
LLMs cannot do, and why. Here is one excerpt: It might be best to say that
LLMs ...
Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk
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The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the
finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been
known.
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Enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
will benefit from two rules finalized by the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Servi...
Steeling to Block a Merger
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In an April 17 address to United Steelworkers in Pittsburgh, President Joe
Biden vowed that his administration would “thwart the acquisition of U.S.
Stee...
Unboxing AI with the next generation
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Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just about everywhere, all
the time — and that’s even more the case for the younger generation. We
rely o...
Akan Philosophy of the Person
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[Revised entry by Ajume Wingo on April 15, 2024. Changes to: Main text,
Bibliography] The culture of the Akan people of West Africa dates from
before the 1...
Gross Domestic Product for Guam, 2022
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Real gross domestic product (GDP) for Guam increased 5.1 percent in 2022
after increasing 2.1 percent in 2021. The increase in real GDP reflected
increases...
Has the Time Arrived for a Job Guarantee in Europe?
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In comparison to the policy responses in the aftermath of the 2008-9 global
financial crisis, the reactions of EU policymakers to the combined shocks
of th...
Identity verification
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With the New Management at Twitter about to change the meaning of the white
check in a blue circle (colloquially but inaccurately referred to as the
“blue ...
Bring Back YouTube Dislikes
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YouTube has recently hidden the number of dislikes for YouTube videos. In a
blog post from November, YouTube announced that this was done to "help
better...
Test Article
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libero pulvinar pretium sagittis. Nulla at sem sollicitudin, blandit neque
nec,...
The Future of this Blog
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Update: this site has now returned to its free version at
https://louisproyect.wordpress.com … i do not know how much longer
https://louisproyect.org will ...
AI's not AI
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There has been a lot of commentary recently on issues relating to an
experimental chat bot that Microsoft has (or had) launched named (after,
perhaps, a ri...
ipl2 Closure
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We regret to inform you that the ipl2 is ceasing operations on June 30,
2015. The Ask an ipl2 Librarian service will close on June 24, 2015 to
allow us tim...
Whys and Hows of Suggested Tiles
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As Darren discussed on Monday’s project call [wiki.mozilla.org], Suggested
Tiles has been on track to go live to a larger audience next week for wider
beta...
A final farewell
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Thank you for stopping by.
Today, we powered down Google Reader. We understand you may not agree with
this decision, but we hope you'll come to love thes...
The Emperor's Garden
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The Emperor instructed the gardener to set up the new court's garden. "I
want you to plant five trees growing the Crataan fruit," the Emperor said,
"Becaus...
Nickel and Dimed (2011 Version)
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On Turning Poverty into an American Crime By Barbara Ehrenreich I completed
the manuscript for Nickel and Dimed in a time of seemingly boundless
prosperity...
Obama the Sphinx
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President Obama officially launched his push for peace in the Middle East
yesterday, sending his new envoy George Mitchell to the region and
declaring his ...
Moved to Salon
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This blog has moved to Salon. It is now located here (non-subscribers can
view the blog for free by clicking through the ad for a Day Pass). The blog
can a...
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