Sunday, February 9, 2025

How DeepSeek's R1 accelerated the rollout of chatbots showing their "thinking" process; an expert says seeing a chatbot's inner monologue can trigger empathy (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
How DeepSeek's R1 accelerated the rollout of chatbots showing their “thinking” process; an expert says seeing a chatbot's inner monologue can trigger empathy  —  How Chinese start-up DeepSeek triggered a rush to launch chatbots that “reason.”  —  Chinese start-up DeepSeek …



A look at WikiTok, a site that lets users vertically swipe through an endless stream of random Wikipedia article stubs without algorithmically tracking the user (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica)

Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A look at WikiTok, a site that lets users vertically swipe through an endless stream of random Wikipedia article stubs without algorithmically tracking the user  —  On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through …



An analysis of US DOL data: the IT sector unemployment rate rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, with the number of unemployed rising from 98K to 152K (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)

Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
An analysis of US DOL data: the IT sector unemployment rate rose from 3.9% in December to 5.7% in January, with the number of unemployed rising from 98K to 152K  —  Artificial intelligence continues to impact the technology labor market  —  The unemployment rate in the information technology sector rose …



Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association: the semiconductor market in India is projected to grow to $103.4B at a CAGR of 13% through 2030 (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times:
Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association: the semiconductor market in India is projected to grow to $103.4B at a CAGR of 13% through 2030  —  India's semiconductor consumption market, valued at $52 billion in 2024-25, is expected to grow at a 13% CAGR through 2030.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...