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Using social media to measure air pollution’s psychological toll

Feb15
by on February 15, 2019 at 8:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media, syndication


People are less happy on days when the air is more polluted, according to an analysis of 210 million posts on the Chinese social media site Sina Weibo. Researchers have suspected air pollution takes a psychological toll generally, and dirty air due to industrialization, coal burning, and motor vehicles has become a drag on well-being for Chinese city dwellers. But these effects are difficult to measure. That’s where Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, comes in. An international team of researchers analyzed posts made between March 1 and November 30, 2014 and geotagged in 144 different Chinese cities. They used specialized…

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Using social media to measure air pollution’s psychological toll

Feb15
by on February 15, 2019 at 8:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media, syndication


People are less happy on days when the air is more polluted, according to an analysis of 210 million posts on the Chinese social media site Sina Weibo. Researchers have suspected air pollution takes a psychological toll generally, and dirty air due to industrialization, coal burning, and motor vehicles has become a drag on well-being for Chinese city dwellers. But these effects are difficult to measure. That’s where Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, comes in. An international team of researchers analyzed posts made between March 1 and November 30, 2014 and geotagged in 144 different Chinese cities. They used specialized…

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OpenAI’s new language bot is scary good at predicting text – perhaps too good

Feb15
by on February 15, 2019 at 7:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


California-based nonprofit artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has cautiously revealed the capabilities of its latest AI, which it’s calling GPT-2. The system can generate surprisingly convincing text to follow any sample you throw at it, like a news article headline, or the opening paragraph of a fictional tale, or a prompt for an essay on a specific topic. Here are some samples that OpenAI shared to illustrate what it can do: The organization has made its AI available to a few media outlets to test, and you can see some great and not-so-great examples in coverage from The Verge and The…

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OpenAI’s new language bot is scary good at predicting text – perhaps too good

Feb15
by on February 15, 2019 at 7:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


California-based nonprofit artificial intelligence lab OpenAI has cautiously revealed the capabilities of its latest AI, which it’s calling GPT-2. The system can generate surprisingly convincing text to follow any sample you throw at it, like a news article headline, or the opening paragraph of a fictional tale, or a prompt for an essay on a specific topic. Here are some samples that OpenAI shared to illustrate what it can do: The organization has made its AI available to a few media outlets to test, and you can see some great and not-so-great examples in coverage from The Verge and The…

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15 strategies everyone should know to protect their online information

Feb15
by on February 15, 2019 at 7:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


As technology increases at an ever-faster rate, so too do the ways in which our information can be put at risk. With the constant growth of internet of things, it’s now more important than ever to make sure all aspects of our lives are protected from online dangers. To find out the top protection strategies used by industry leaders, we asked a panel of entrepreneurs from YEC the following question: What’s your best tip for how customers can protect themselves and their information online this year? Their best answers are below: 1. Use a password manager The time has come…

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