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Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up

Futurism

The Hasso Plattner researchers say they've devised a way to intervene early in the AI training process to teach models about the concept of uncertainty. We are not following that common-sense advice when we build AI." As a result, they make stuff up and confidently pass it off as fact.

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World’s Best Intern: Advice from Nonprofits to Interns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. I asked them: If you were on-boarding a new intern and you wanted them to be as successful as possible, what advice would you offer?

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To the Small Nonprofits on the Social Web: 5,000 is the Magic Number

Nonprofit Tech for Good

We engaged, asked questions, held competitions, discovered advertising and had a great time teaching the world about our cause and how to keep kids safe. So thanks for your great advice back then and the fantastic advice you still provide through your awesome blog. And today we hit 100,000 likes/fans. And it’s true.

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Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Her insightful and practical advice helped WITNESS understand the need for transparency in our mobile and social media strategies. Thanks to Heather’s advice, we’ve been able build an international brand from our tiny corner of the world. ” Marianna Moneymaker. . ” Vinay Datla. ” Viviana Pagán-Muñiz.

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How student loans impact workers’ long-term career choices

Fast Company Tech

For some it can be crippling because they either don’t have the support or the knowledge or the teaching from anyone to know how to manage all of this, Cruzvergara says, adding that it can also inspire borrowers to learn about personal finance sooner.

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Real-life advice on parenting during a pandemic

The Verge

My attempts to teach my five-year-old to read over these past few months — sight-word flashcards, Bob Books, songs to build phonemic awareness — have been scattershot and have yielded poor results. I fear that I’m inadvertently teaching her to hate reading. I’m also a poor substitute for a substitute teacher, to be honest.

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6 VCs share advice for laid-off tech workers planning to launch startups

TechCrunch

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. Founders who teach me something new that relates to an exciting opportunity in the financial services ecosystem that they are uniquely qualified to tackle. “IP is important to us.

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