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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Issue 113: More on Copyright and Foundational AI Models

    In Thursday Threads this week: key legal cases and corporate actions on using copyrighted materials in AI training, emphasizing growing tensions between creators and tech companies as AI increasingly utilizes large licensed and some pirated datasets.

     Posted on  March 27, 2025
     and last updated March 29, 2025
     ·  12 minutes reading time
  • Issue 110: Research into Generative AI

    Recent research in generative AI highlights impressive capabilities and concerns. Models show harmful behaviors like 'emergent misalignment' and can 'scheme' autonomously. In Minecraft, AI agents mimic human-like social dynamics. However, models struggle with historical accuracy, revealing biases and knowledge gaps. Despite rapid advances, the unclear mechanisms of AI underscore the need for careful study to manage future risks.

     Posted on  March 06, 2025
     ·  9 minutes reading time
  • This website contains 0.00006% of the world's knowledge

    According to reputable sources, this blog contains 0.00006% of the world's knowledge.

    1. The large language models (LLMs) that underlie tools like ChatGPT and Bing-AI are being used as question-answering tools. If you listen to the hype surrounding what LLMs can do, you can hardly be faulted for thinking that …
     Posted on  April 30, 2023
     and last updated April 30, 2023
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Issue 99: Copyright for Generative Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, DALL·E 2, and the like)

    Cecil Mae Feather, 1929–2023
    This issue is offered in honor of Cecil Mae Thornburg Feather, my mother-in-law. Cecil Mae was a wonderful person. I only knew her a short time as I married into the Feather family, and that time was filled with love and joy. She enjoyed playing …

     Posted on  March 02, 2023
     and last updated March 01, 2023
     ·  11 minutes reading time
  • Issue 97: Again with the AI Chatbots

    The hot technology in the news now is chatbots driven by artificial intelligence. (This specific field of artificial intelligence is "large language models" or LLM). There were two LLM threads in DLTJ Thursday Threads issue 95 and a whole issue six weeks ago (issue 93). I want to promise that …

     Posted on  January 26, 2023
     and last updated January 25, 2023
     ·  7 minutes reading time