Author: Ebrahim

A professional group for American authors has continued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picault and “Game of Thrones” novelist George RR Martin, accusing the company of illegally training its popular chatbot based on artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, on their work. From a report: The proposed class action filed Tuesday evening by the Authors Guild joins several others filed by writers, source code owners and visual artists against generative AI providers. In addition to Microsoft-backed OpenAI, similar lawsuits are pending against Meta Platforms and Stability AI over data used…

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“Americans: What are their assumptions about the British? ” he mused in a 2008 interview with the Guardian. “They’re probably inspired by Monty Python, rock’n’roll and Victorian England. If you have these things about your character, they will go away, okay, I know what it is.However, unlike Sellers, he did not have the range of a Dr. Strangelove or the sensitivity of a Being There. And unlike Moore, his well-established comedic persona meant you wouldn’t trust him as a Bedazzled-style romantic failure, let alone as the Elf in Santa’s Workshop. (Though you can pretty much imagine him as an Arthur,…

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As the usual fog rolled across the Golden Gate Sound, seeming to erect a gray wall against the Presidio of San Francisco, archaeologist Edward De Haro sifted through a batch of rocks and dirt, looking for artifacts buried in the fog of time. For more than a decade, De Haro and the Presidio’s team of archaeologists have dug into the grounds of the former military base, seeking to uncover the walls and footprint of the original Spanish fortress built around 1776. The work revealed the original adobe walls, the remains of a brick chimney that probably toppled in the 1906…

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The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) opens a large-scale exhibition on the Greek-French avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis on June 29, reports ANA. It is considered the largest retrospective of his work on a global scale and is organized by experts from Greece and France, in addition to the EMST – in particular the curators of the Musée de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris, the Domaine Iannis Xenakis and the Center. for research in contemporary music-Athens Conservatory. It will also be the largest presentation of his music to a Greek audience, organizers said. The exhibition of the multifaceted artist, who died…

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In 1802, a marble procession of horses, humans and gods chiseled and sawed the pediments where they had long watched over Athens, and marched overland to the port of Piraeus to begin a forced odyssey from which they did not have not yet returned. In Alexandria, around the same time, a slab of igneous rock engraved with Greeks and hieroglyphs was loaded onto a 40-gun ship and designed to brave the waves of the Mediterranean. Later, a colossal pair of winged lions floated on rafts down the Tigris to Baghdad and eventually left the Persian Gulf, rounded the African Cape…

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A sign and mound at Fort Ancient Earthworks, Tuesday, September 19, 2023, in Oregonia, Ohio. Fort Ancient is part of a network of ancient Native American ceremonial and burial mounds around Ohio that have been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A network of ancient Native American ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio described as “part cathedral, part cemetery and part astronomical observatory” was added Tuesday to the state’s list of sites. Unesco World Heritage. Preservation advocates, led by the Ohio History Connection, and native…

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The government is investing $1 million in Propel ICT to help grow the number of tech startups and support entrepreneurs across the province. Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development, announced the funding today, May 16, to one of Propel’s corporate clients, Frenter, in Halifax. “Our province’s economic success will be determined by how we foster a culture of innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship,” said Minister Corkum-Greek. “Propel has done a tremendous job accelerating the growth of technology startups across the Atlantic region and supporting entrepreneurs right here in Nova Scotia. This funding will help Propel continue its important work. » The…

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Resources Diasporas and transnational communities are agents of change, fostering connections across fields and countries. Understanding their characteristics, needs and motivations is essential to empower them and leverage their support as partners in development and humanitarian responses. This GDI thematic note provides an overview of available data on the diaspora. It includes population estimates, global engagement, and contributions to countries and transnational corporations. Five priority actions are presented to improve data on diasporas and their contributions until 2023 and beyond. Link: View the report Source/Publisher: IOM – Global Data Institute (GDI) Publication date: July 1, 2023 Status: Free Region: Global

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