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<p>It&#x27;s working!</p><p>&quot;Large companies (defined as having more than 250 employees) have reduced their AI usage, according to the data. The slowdown started in June, when it was at roughly 13.5%, slipping to about 12% at the end of August. Most other lines, representing companies with fewer employees, are also at a decline, with some still increasing.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-adoption-rate-is-declining-among-large-companies-us-census-bureau-claims-fewer-businesses-are-using-ai-tools" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-adoption-rate-is-declining-among-large-companies-us-census-bureau-claims-fewer-businesses-are-using-ai-tools"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.tomshardware.com/tech-indu</span><span class="invisible">stry/artificial-intelligence/ai-adoption-rate-is-declining-among-large-companies-us-census-bureau-claims-fewer-businesses-are-using-ai-tools</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>

<p>Hide or Remove Unwanted Linux/Unix XDG Desktop Menu App Shortcuts</p><p>Learn how to hide or remove unwanted software applications in the XDG Desktop menu of a graphical environment on GNU/Linux or Unix operating systems.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/hide-remove-linux-unix-xdg-menu-app-shortcut/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/hide-remove-linux-unix-xdg-menu-app-shortcut/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/hide-r</span><span class="invisible">emove-linux-unix-xdg-menu-app-shortcut/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/unix/" rel="tag">#unix</a> <a href="/tags/xorg/" rel="tag">#XOrg</a> <a href="/tags/wayland/" rel="tag">#Wayland</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@XOrgFoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>XOrgFoundation</span></a></span></p>

<p>The Loongson 3A6000 mini-PC offers a glimpse into modern computing on a new, Linux-first RISC architecture. While not particularly fast or power-efficient, it provides usable performance for daily tasks.</p><p>Its LoongArch64 ISA, inspired by MIPS and RISC-V, represents an effort toward technological independence.For enthusiasts and developers, it’s an affordable and interesting platform to explore beyond x86_64 and ARM.</p><p><a href="https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2026/loongarch-mini-pc-m700s" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2026/loongarch-mini-pc-m700s"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2026/loo</span><span class="invisible">ngarch-mini-pc-m700s</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#linux</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/riscv/" rel="tag">#riscv</a></p>

<p>&quot;Only ten percent [of over 5,000 US adults] said they were &quot;more excited than concerned,&quot; indicating that most Americans simply do not share the extremely optimistic views of tech leaders selling AI products.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/new-poll-americans-loathe-ai" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/new-poll-americans-loathe-ai"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/new-poll-american</span><span class="invisible">s-loathe-ai</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/survey/" rel="tag">#survey</a></p>

<p>Change Calibre&#x27;s Default Theme to a Light or Dark Mode</p><p>Learn how to change Calibre’s default colour palette, theme or mode when the system default theme doesn’t cause it to change automatically.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/calibre-theme-light-dark-mode/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/calibre-theme-light-dark-mode/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/calibr</span><span class="invisible">e-theme-light-dark-mode/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/ebook/" rel="tag">#ebook</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/100daystooffload/" rel="tag">#100DaysToOffload</a></p>

<p>Pentagon Bans Tech Vendors From Using China-Based Personnel After ProPublica Investigation<br>---</p><p>The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government data vulnerable to hacking.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pentagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pen</span><span class="invisible">tagon-dod-microsoft-digital-escorts-china-ban-cybersecurity?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dod/" rel="tag">#DOD</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/lispygopherclimate/" rel="tag">#lispyGopherClimate</a> <a href="/tags/live/" rel="tag">#LIVE</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <br><a href="https://communitymedia.video/w/vY4A9hxkZEQCe47UBASXFa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="communitymedia.video/w/vY4A9hxkZEQCe47UBASXFa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">communitymedia.video/w/vY4A9hx</span><span class="invisible">kZEQCe47UBASXFa</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kentpitman</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/haiku/" rel="tag">#haiku</a> and note on <a href="https://climate.us" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>climate.us</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.linkerror.com/@jns" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jns</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/gopher/" rel="tag">#gopher</a> <a href="/tags/phlog/" rel="tag">#phlog</a> about <a href="/tags/vcfmw/" rel="tag">#vcfmw</a> </p><p>Mastodon <a href="/tags/lisp/" rel="tag">#lisp</a> happenings recently <span class="h-card"><a href="https://appdot.net/@mdhughes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mdhughes</span></a></span> etc<br><a href="/tags/emacsconf/" rel="tag">#emacsconf</a> proposal deadline is Friday!</p><p>Otherwise, I did lots of <a href="/tags/commonlisp/" rel="tag">#commonLisp</a> <a href="/tags/programming/" rel="tag">#programming</a> this week and will talk about the <a href="/tags/gof_ai/" rel="tag">#gof_ai</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/deeplearning/" rel="tag">#DeepLearning</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> one, and maybe my spacetime-box <a href="/tags/nicclim/" rel="tag">#NicCLIM</a> <a href="/tags/gamedev/" rel="tag">#gamedev</a>. </p><p><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/fundamental/classical-ai-and-deep-learning-ai-difference-in-two-examples/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="screwlisp.small-web.org/fundamental/classical-ai-and-deep-learning-ai-difference-in-two-examples/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/fundam</span><span class="invisible">ental/classical-ai-and-deep-learning-ai-difference-in-two-examples/</span></a><br><a href="https://screwlisp.small-web.org/lispgames/spacetime-boxes-nicclim/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="screwlisp.small-web.org/lispgames/spacetime-boxes-nicclim/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screwlisp.small-web.org/lispga</span><span class="invisible">mes/spacetime-boxes-nicclim/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/lambdamoo/" rel="tag">#lambdaMOO</a> <a href="/tags/livechat/" rel="tag">#liveChat</a> !</p>

<p>Vivaldi 7.6 for desktop is here 🎉<br> <br>Tldr: Customize EVERYTHING and rule your tabs!</p><p>✅ Fully customizable tab bar<br>✅ The Tab Button<br>✅ Quick address field search with @ tabs, @ bookmarks, @ history<br>✅ Swipe gestures for Windows<br>✅ Cleaner context menus</p><p><a href="/tags/vivaldi/" rel="tag">#Vivaldi</a> <a href="/tags/browser/" rel="tag">#Browser</a> <a href="/tags/apps/" rel="tag">#Apps</a> <a href="/tags/software/" rel="tag">#Software</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>&quot;Ceefax was the world&#x27;s first teletext service, going live on 23 September 1974. In a pre-internet world, the revolutionary system allowed people to check the latest BBC news and sport updates at the touch of a few buttons.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr9</span><span class="invisible">1zo</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> <a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/teletext/" rel="tag">#teletext</a> <a href="/tags/ceefax/" rel="tag">#ceefax</a></p>

<p>Learning a new AI-related term: workslop.</p><p>&quot;The insidious effect of workslop is that it shifts the burden of the work downstream, requiring the receiver to interpret, correct, or redo the work. In other words, it transfers the effort from creator to receiver.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-w</span><span class="invisible">orkslop-is-destroying-productivity</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/workslop/" rel="tag">#workslop</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/slop/" rel="tag">#slop</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/study/" rel="tag">#study</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> news picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> - Reader-supported investigative journalism on tech, privacy etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> - Tech news site since 1998</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@osnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osnews</span></a></span> - Computing &amp; tech news site since 1997</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@2600" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>2600</span></a></span> - Hacking magazine since 1984</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> - German-language tech news since 1996</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@verge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>verge</span></a></span> - Tech news site in US</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@TechDesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TechDesk</span></a></span> - Human-curated tech news on Fedi</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TechCrunch</span></a></span> - US tech news site</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tffp.masto.host/@podcast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>podcast</span></a></span> - Tech news podcast from blind people&#x27;s perspective</p><p>🧵 1/8</p>

<p>Bring Your GNOME Shell to Life with Gnomelets!</p><p>Turn a dull GNOME Shell graphical environment into an exciting and active one with a whimsical little desktop toy extension called Gnomelets.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnomelets-gnome-shell-extension/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnomelets-gnome-shell-extension/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/gnomel</span><span class="invisible">ets-gnome-shell-extension/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> <a href="/tags/gnome/" rel="tag">#GNOME</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>How to Change LibreOffice Spelling Mistakes Underline Colour</p><p>Learn the necessary steps to change or customize spelling mistakes underline colour in LibreOffice applications using this complete guide.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/libreoffice-change-spelling-mistake-underline-colour/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/libreoffice-change-spelling-mistake-underline-colour/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/libreo</span><span class="invisible">ffice-change-spelling-mistake-underline-colour/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/libreoffice/" rel="tag">#LibreOffice</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>Stand Up and Celebrate Software Freedom Day</p><p>Join in the celebration of Software Freedom Day and learn about Free Software and its virtues along with how to host or attend this worldwide event.</p><p><a href="https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/celebrate-software-freedom-day/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.adamsdesk.com/posts/celebrate-software-freedom-day/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.adamsdesk.com/posts/celebr</span><span class="invisible">ate-software-freedom-day/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#FreeSoftware</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dff</span></a></span></p>

YouTube will start using AI to guess your age. <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/36550535">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>Atlassian is sunsetting its Data Center products. For Confluence users, the question is no longer whether to migrate, but how.</p><p>Together with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nextcloud</span></a></span> ,we ran a webinar, “Break free from Confluence”, covering:<br>✔ Live migration demo<br>✔ Preserving hierarchies, macros &amp; permissions<br>✔ Migration strategies with minimal disruption</p><p>Recap 👉 <a href="https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/Webinar-overview-break-free-from-Confluence/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="xwiki.com/en/Blog/Webinar-overview-break-free-from-Confluence/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xwiki.com/en/Blog/Webinar-over</span><span class="invisible">view-break-free-from-Confluence/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/xwiki/" rel="tag">#XWiki</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href="/tags/confluence/" rel="tag">#Confluence</a> <a href="/tags/datacenter/" rel="tag">#DataCenter</a> <a href="/tags/atlassian/" rel="tag">#Atlassian</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#Technews</a></p>

<p>🇦🇹 Austria&#x27;s Armed Forces have replaced MS Office with LibreOffice on 16,000+ workstations 📄</p><p>This shift began in 2020 to avoid mandatory cloud reliance ☁️<br>Their goal? Digital sovereignty—not cost saving 🔒<br>They even contributed 5+ person-years of code 🛠️<br>EU trend toward open-source grows 🇪🇺</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>libreoffice</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forc</span><span class="invisible">es-ditch-microsoft-office/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/libreoffice/" rel="tag">#LibreOffice</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#Europe</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/cloud/" rel="tag">#Cloud</a> <a href="/tags/digitalsovereignty/" rel="tag">#DigitalSovereignty</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> <a href="/tags/innovation/" rel="tag">#Innovation</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>The bill emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation exposing how Microsoft used China-based engineers to service Defense Dept.’s computer systems for nearly a decade, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to hacking from a leading cyber adversary.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-microsoft-digital-escort-ban-china?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-law-microsoft-digital-escort-ban-china?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-law-microsoft-digital-escort-ban-china?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/microsoft/" rel="tag">#Microsoft</a> <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/cybersecurity/" rel="tag">#Cybersecurity</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>

<p>Be still my beating heart 😍</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/clicks-debuts-its-own-take-on-the-blackberry-smartphone-plus-a-79-snap-on-mobile-keyboard/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/clicks-debuts-its-own-take-on-the-blackberry-smartphone-plus-a-79-snap-on-mobile-keyboard/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/clic</span><span class="invisible">ks-debuts-its-own-take-on-the-blackberry-smartphone-plus-a-79-snap-on-mobile-keyboard/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

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<p>&quot;When generative AI and large language models (LLMs) work, or appear to work, using them truly feels like magic. They can be very empowering, especially when used as an accessibility tool.</p><p>But they are also an unreliable technology built on exploitation of workers, particularly from third world countries, and our environment. Its frequent use may lead to cognitive decline and a loss of skills, and can actually decrease productivity.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-generative-ai/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-generative-ai/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-gene</span><span class="invisible">rative-ai/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>

<p>Getting ever closer to living the dream!</p><p>&quot;Slackbot today is fairly rudimentary. But what we&#x27;ve done is we&#x27;ve actually rebuilt it from the ground up as a personalized AI companion.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/797890/slack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theverge.com/news/797890/slack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theverge.com/news/797890/s</span><span class="invisible">lack-slackbot-ai-assistant-upgrade</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/technews/" rel="tag">#TechNews</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/work/" rel="tag">#work</a></p>

<p>**The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/artificial-intell</span><span class="invisible">igence/ai-research-scientists-hype</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>