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You thought $20 was enough? Consult the groundhog inflation index.
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Can #ChatGPT help science writers?
In a new Editor's Blog post, Abigail Eisenstadt reports the results of a year-long analysis that explored whether a #LLM had the potential to help writers on our press team clearly and accurately convey information about upcoming research. https://scim.ag/46gVrd6
Phage-mediated lysis does not determine Cutibacterium acnes colonization on human skin https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.09.675206v1
He's right. "Nothing short of devastating"
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
There's good background and a bunch of links to relevant materials in the recent white paper from VAST: Vision for American Science & Technology www.vastfuture.org
A really fascinating interview, Robin. Super-interesting.
Bloomberg article from May 2023 has a quote from IBM CEO Arvind Krishna that they think 7,800 jobs could be replaced by AI & automation. Today's WSJ reports that IBM has used AI to "replace the work of a couple hundred human resources workers". But it also hired a lot more programmers and salespeople.
So, about those AI-driven layoffs at IBM...
I know you can fit a little more in there before it needs to go out.
Earlier today, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh testified as a bipartisan witness before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, warning that without immediate action, the U.S. runs the risk of losing its position as a global leader in biomedical research and innovation.
A1 That same survey said that employee retention also improved after an RTO implementation (in 2021-23, btw). So I'd take this all with a grain of salt. The need for and response to RTO is industry and geography-specific, and potentially unique to your org's culture. #CIOChat
Not yet?
A3 Agree that using the right language is a key skill for the CIO. Tech needs to be presented as a revenue driver or an efficiency, not as an acronym. Extend your mental framework for risk management. Know your audience, and present what you know in terms everyone can understand. #CIOChat
This website needs a Go Birds button
Google Map showing E Street NW in DC renamed as "East Street NW"
It might be that someone at Google needs to take a look at the text-substitution rules they're using on their DC maps.
Let's not forget about the CNN guest last night who surmised that the shooter was found in Altoona because it's close to Penn State.
