De Hogeschool Utrecht probeert het beeld te kantelen dat ICT studeren geen nut meer heeft omdat programmeurs vervangen worden door AI. Studenten leren hoe ze met software echte problemen oplossen, die worden aangedragen door opdrachtgevers.

Het Fenix in Rotterdam viert zaterdag dat Willem de Kooning 100 jaar geleden naar New York vertrok en daar de succesvolste Rotterdammer in de Amerikaanse kunstwereld ooit werd. Maar zou zijn succes in de huidige VS nog mogelijk zijn?

Overheden komen maar langzaam in opstand tegen techbedrijven die hun AI presenteren als een ‘natuurkracht’ waaraan de politiek zich moet aanpassen, ziet Mees van Rees. Hij waarschuwt dat deze bedrijven staan voor een ondemocratische orde, waarin technologische veranderingen bepalen hoe de samenleving wordt ingericht.

100000% this: I Hate The Way We Talk Online. “Let’s discuss topics without feeling the need to win a non-existent argument. Hot takes? No. Engage with nuance. Show the grace you would extend offline to those you meet on these virtual streets.”

Patch Tuesday was followed by Oopsie Wednesday for some Dell customers, with Microsoft slamming on the update brakes after the hardware maker reported some problems. Yesterday was Microsoft's monthly security update for Windows. This month was, by all accounts, a bit of a doozy with a record-breaking number of CVEs patched, some of which were classed as critical and under active exploitation. Better get patching then? Well, er, no. Not if you're using a Dell device affected by issues associated with the update. Microsoft admitted it affected "some Dell devices with Intel processors," but stopped short of providing a full list. The Register asked the Windows giant and Dell which models had been hit, but both have yet to respond. Microsoft confirmed on its update page: "This update might not be available for a limited number of Dell devices with Intel processors due to an incompatibility reported by Dell that can potentially cause unexpected shutdowns, poor performance, increased heat, and battery drain." And the fix? "We are working together with Dell to prevent the affected models from experiencing the issue and plan to release a resolution for affected devices in the coming days." While the pair works on a solution, the update is "temporarily unavailable." Thanks to the sheer number of CVEs in the update, the delay is unfortunate, doubly so when considering that only a week ago, Microsoft was fiercely advocating for users to get patches installed as soon as possible due to the speed at which AI systems can detect and exploit vulnerabilities. In this instance, Microsoft has acted quickly to halt the update for affected devices. However, the fact that it got this far and can cause surprise shutdowns, overheating, and performance problems does not speak well of the company's validation and quality procedures. Dell is hardly a bit player in the hardware ecosystem. Somewhere, deep in the heart of Microsoft's Redmond campus, a sad-faced engineer is likely resetting the "Days since we broke something" counter and thinking fondly of the days when the number reached double or triple figures. ®

Self-checkout has been a disaster, a massive hole in the boat, totally self-inflicted. (slSlate)

James Webb Space Telescope posted a photo:

The newly discovered third planet orbiting Beta Pictoris, Beta Pictoris d, appears in reconstructed imagery from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph). NIRSpec’s Integral Field Unit (IFU) was used to map chemical contents of the Beta Pictoris system. This allowed researchers to confirm the bright point of light, as seen in the image, was actually a planet by detecting its chemical composition.

Modeling suggests its orbit is comparable to the region occupied by Neptune in our own solar system.

Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-discovers-hidde...

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Science: Aidan Gibbs (UC San Diego), Jean-Baptiste Ruffio (UC San Diego); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Image Description: An image of the Beta Pictoris system, with two exoplanets shown. The view is black. At the center of the image, there is a white star symbol, which represents light blocked from the host star. Immediately to the left of the star symbol, there is a bright orange-whitish smudge, labeled b. To the right of the star symbol, further away, is a blurry orange smudge labeled d. There is a blue dashed circle around the entire system, labeled “size of Neptune’s orbit.”

James Webb Space Telescope posted a photo:

Researchers used the NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) Integral Field Unit on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map chemical contents of the Beta Pictoris system. As a result, they discovered a third planet, Beta Pictoris d, orbiting the young star.

Instead of identifying the planet as a bright point of light, as seen in the reconstructed image, researchers searched the spectroscopic data for the molecular signatures expected from a giant planet atmosphere, allowing the object to stand out from the surrounding debris disk.

The extracted NIRSpec and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) spectra of Beta Pictoris d display a distinctive series of carbon monoxide (CO) absorption lines. This molecular “fingerprint” identified the object as a giant planet, while measurements of the Doppler shift of the spectral lines provided the planet’s radial velocity, confirming it is gravitationally bound to the Beta Pictoris system.

Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-discovers-hidde...

Credit: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Leah Hustak (STScI); Science: Aidan Gibbs (UC San Diego), Jean-Baptiste Ruffio (UC San Diego), Alexis Bidot (STScI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI

Image Description: Infographic titled “Gas Giant Exoplanet Beta Pictoris d; Atmospheric Composition.” The image at the left shows two exoplanets of the Beta Pictoris system. At the center, there is a white star symbol, which represents light blocked from the host star. Immediately to the left of the star symbol, there is a bright orange-whitesh smudge, labeled b. To the right of the star symbol is a blurry orange smudge labeled d. There is a white circle around this smudge with lines drawn to the spectrum at the right. The x-axis is labeled “Wavelength of Light” and extends from 4.2 to 5.2 microns. The y-axis is labeled “Brightness.” An up arrow is labeled “brighter,” a down arrow “dimmer.” There are two jagged horizontal lines across the graph. One is white, then other is maroon (the former labeled “Webb data”, the latter labeled “Best fit model” in the bottom left corner). A blue vertical column spanning from about 4.3 microns to 5 microns is labeled Carbon Monoxide, CO.

europeanspaceagency posted a photo:

This view was generated from the digital terrain model and the nadir and colour channels of the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express. It shows wind-blown sand dunes in Mars’s Kaiser Crater.

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Credits: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

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En misschien wel de grootste misdaad tegen de esthetische zeden sinds De Volkskrant "De oorlog tegen woke is opperdepop, dus is die vervangen door een oorlog tegen feminisme" afdrukte. Afijn, Twitter-account Mieke Lieke dus. """RECHTSE FILOSOFIE""" door een vrouw (m) wier afbeeldingen geheel en volledig door AI gegenereerd zijn. En zelfs gods sterkste soldaten (Paul Cliteur) vielen ervoor. 

Maar dit weekend was er het bovenstaande grote nieuws. Ze (m) opende een OnlyFans light, want ze (m) "wil nog normale gesprekken op verjaardagen kunnen hebben. Dus het is Patreon geworden." Maar, wel een met een heel ondeugende knipoog mannen! ! ! Voor 9,95 per maand "Toegang tot lezingen en teksten" en voor 29,95 per maand "Toegang tot erotische beelden". Niet alleen de foto's, maar ook de teksten zijn overigens voornamelijk AI-werk, zo valt onderaan de Patreon-beschrijving te lezen: "De teksten, afbeeldingen en andere content op dit profiel zijn gegenereerd met behulp van kunstmatige intelligentie."

Dat maakt de boomers natuurlijk niet uit, want het stroomt binnen.

Maar goed, de sterke man achter de vrouw dan. Als je op Twitter zoekt op "@thomasbakker77", dan kom je dus uit bij tweets van Mieke Lieke. En dat betekent dat account @thomasbakker77 na 28 mei door de beheerder veranderd is in @miekelieke. Natuurlijk weten we niet of 'Thomas Bakker' de echte naam van de beheerder is, en ook niet of '77' staat voor geboortejaar 1977, waardoor hij nu 48 of 49 jaar oud zou zijn. Maar zeer goed mogelijk is het allemaal wel.

Accountnaam @thomasbakker77 veranderde in @miekelieke

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