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Cake day: June 26th, 2023

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  • What’s even the point in engaging in a discussion if you are going to dimiss anything related to AI out of hand?

    I’m not talking about generating cases. I am talking about creating a software that can help you find cases matching your current case. You will get a list, look at it and keep any case what was of use. If the output is bad, the software is bad. Just like any search engine.

    Did you even bother to read anything I wrote or did you just see the word “AI”? I’m done.


  • I haven’t seen The Expanse, but I get it from context. I still believe that is how a lot of people will operate in when 5G is wide spread enough in the US (because that is most likely where the money to develop this will come from and hence the first target market. Or perhapas somewhere in Asia.) + 5 years to develop and sell products.

    Unless I am completely wrong and some other trend comes along and the tech world takes a whole other course. 🤷



  • You can also create a custom keyboard layout in Linux. From what I have written down, here is how to do it (can’t double check because work computer).

    I suspect this could be X11 only because it is X keyboard extension, pop_OS! didn’t adopt Wayland as early Ubuntu.

    • Start by navigating to /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/.
    • Open the file that corresponds to your keyboard layout (I think it is us for American).
    • Add a new layout:
    partial alphanumeric_keys
    xkb_symbols "custom" {
        include "us(basic)" // includes another configuration to build on, see current file you are editing.
    
        name[Group1]="US (custom)"; // will be the name of your configration/layout.
    
        key <LSGT>  { [ greater,        less,               bar,            brokenbar  ] }; // <
        key <SPCE>  { [ space,          space,              nobreakspace,   space      ] }; // Space
        // Add more key maps as you see fit.
    };
    
    • Go to /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/
    • Locate evdev.xml and base.xml
    • Edit both and look for the following block
    <layout>
      <configItem>
        <name>us</name>
       <!--- some comment --->
    
    • Add the following to both files on the row after the comment:
    <variant>
      <configItem>
        <name>custom</name>
        <description>US (custom)</description>
      </configItem>
    </variant>
    

    You might have to reboot afterwards.



  • When confronted with a problem like “your search engine imagined a case and cited it”, the next step is to wonder what else it might be making up, not to just quickly slap a bit of tape over the obvious immediate problem and declare everything to be great.

    That is why I called it a great start and not a finished product. I image there are a lot of legal cases to sift through and it is a lawyers job to at least keep track of the imporant ones (those which sets precedent), but knowing that there are multiple “lesser” rulings in your favour could be useful. And having a search enging that can find those based on a description of your current case? Not a bad idea to me.

    The other thing to be concerned about is how lazy and credulous your legal team are that they cannot be bothered to verify anything. That requires a significant improvement in professional ethics, which isn’t something that is really amenable to technological fixes.

    I can only agree here.












  • https://store.steampowered.com/news/collection/steam?emclan=103582791457287600&emgid=533224478739530145

    You may have seen reports of leaks of older text messages that had previously been sent to Steam customers. We have examined the leak sample and have determined this was NOT a breach of Steam systems.

    We’re still digging into the source of the leak, which is compounded by the fact that any SMS messages are unencrypted in transit, and routed through multiple providers on the way to your phone.

    The leak consisted of older text messages that included one-time codes that were only valid for 15-minute time frames and the phone numbers they were sent to. The leaked data did not associate the phone numbers with a Steam account, password information, payment information or other personal data. Old text messages cannot be used to breach the security of your Steam account, and whenever a code is used to change your Steam email or password using SMS, you will receive a confirmation via email and/or Steam secure messages.

    You do not need to change your passwords or phone numbers as a result of this event. It is a good reminder to treat any account security messages that you have not explicitly requested as suspicious. We recommend regularly checking your Steam account security at any time at

    https://store.steampowered.com/account/authorizeddevices

    We also recommend setting up the Steam Mobile Authenticator if you haven’t already, as it gives us the best way to send secure messages about your account and your account’s safety.


  • I do not agree with the idea that humans are being trained to act like robots. Any company with a customer service department is likely tracking the root causes of their customers’ issues. With enough data, they can identify the most common problems and their solutions. If the goal is to resolve a customer’s issue as quickly as possible (which seems like a reasonable assumption), it makes sense to guide the customer through the most common solutions first, as that will likely solve the problem.

    If someone works in customer service and repeats the same script daily, it’s understandable that they may come across as robotic due to sheer boredom. A skilled customer service representative can recognize when to use the script and when to deviate. However, if a company fails to hire the right people and does not offer a fair salary, those best suited for the role are unlikely to take the job.



  • It appears this was a Victim impact statement.

    A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement made as part of the judicial legal process, which allows crime victims the opportunity to speak during the sentencing of the convicted person or at subsequent parole hearings.

    From the article (emphasizes mine):

    But the use of AI for a victim impact statement appears novel, according to Maura Grossman, a professor at the University of Waterloo who has studied the applications of AI in criminal and civil cases. She added, that she did not see any major legal or ethical issues in Pelkey’s case.

    "Because this is in front of a judge, not a jury, and because the video wasn’t submitted as evidence per se, its impact is more limited," she told NPR via email.