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AI Wins World Photography Contest, Artist Refuses Prize
Analytics Vidhya
APRIL 18, 2023
Eldagsen generated the prize-winning image using artificial intelligence (AI) and wanted to spark an open discussion about the place of […] The post AI Wins World Photography Contest, Artist Refuses Prize appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.
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J&J can contest evidence linking its talc to cancer, US judge rules
Hacker News
MARCH 28, 2024
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Johnson & Johnson will get a new chance to contest the scientific evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, potentially disrupting more than 53,000 lawsuits the company is now facing over its talc products.
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Stupid Patent of the Month: Selfie Contests
Hacker News
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Patents are supposed to be an incentive to invent. Too often, they end up being a way to try to claim “ownership” of what should be basic building blocks of human activity, culture, and knowledge. This is especially true of software patents, an area EFF has been speaking out about for more than 20.
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How to Handle NZEC Errors in Python?
Analytics Vidhya
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Introduction In the world of programming, especially when dealing with Python on online coding platforms or during programming contests, encountering an NZEC error can be a puzzling experience for many.
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The Winners of the 2024 Dance Your PhD Contest
Hacker News
MARCH 4, 2024
"One of the main messages I wanted to convey. is that differences lead to diversity."
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The Reign of Alexander III of Macedon, the Great?
Hacker News
MAY 17, 2024
This week, in part as a follow-on to our series on the contest between Hellenistic armies and Roman legions, I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about Alexander III, who you almost certainly know as Alexander the Great. But I want to discuss his reign with that title, 'the Great' (magnus in Latin or…
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AI Showdown, Part 1: Meet The Contestants—ChatGPT, Claude, Bing, And Bard
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
While speaking with a prospect recently, I was surprised to learn she hadn’t heard of Claude or Bard, two major generative AI tools that have been around for at least a few months. That surprise made me wonder whether others might want to know about the most popular large language models: ChatGPT, …
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Find out the results of the 2021 Data + Joy Iron Viz Qualifier Contest
Tableau
AUGUST 4, 2021
The results for the 2021 Iron Viz Qualifier Contest are in. As a reminder, you can see all the entries for this year's contest here.) Andrew Grinaker. Senior Manager, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. Kristin Adderson. August 4, 2021 - 4:37pm. August 12, 2021. Who are these talented data storytellers? The judging.
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Find out the results of the 2021 Data + Joy Iron Viz Qualifier Contest
Tableau
AUGUST 4, 2021
The results for the 2021 Iron Viz Qualifier Contest are in. As a reminder, you can see all the entries for this year's contest here.) Andrew Grinaker. Senior Manager, Community Programs & Engagement at Tableau. Kristin Adderson. August 4, 2021 - 4:37pm. August 12, 2021. Who are these talented data storytellers? The judging.
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The later we meet someone in a sequence, the more negatively we describe them
Hacker News
MARCH 11, 2024
New research finds that unconscious bias could disadvantage people who happen to be evaluated later in a sequence, whether it's job applicants, contestants on a reality show, or Tinder dates.
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Artist wins Sony World Photography contest, declines award because image was AI-generated
APRIL 18, 2023
An artist who won a prestigious Sony World Photography award has refused to accept the award because it was partially generated by artificial intelligence. German artist Boris Eldagsen said he declined the award in a push for photography and AI images to be judged separately in competition. Eldagsen …
We have 4 days to contest KYC being required by internet services
Hacker News
APRIL 25, 2024
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Epic plans to contest Apple's 'bad-faith' compliance with ruling over App Store
Hacker News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Fortnite maker Epic Games is not happy about how Apple intends to comply with a district court’s injunction that permitted app developers to direct users to their own websites and payment platforms — a court order that came into effect following the Supreme Court’s decision to not hear the Apple antitrust case, leaving the current […] (..)
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Deepfakes Security Risks
KDnuggets
JANUARY 10, 2020
Microsoft and Facebook have recently announced a contest to identify deepfakes more efficiently. Deepfakes have instilled panic in experts since they first emerged in 2017.
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Pad kaphrao contest seeks true taste of Thailand’s national dish
Hacker News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Tourism body tries to nail down best recipe for a dish popular at home but often overshadowed abroad
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I asked ChatGPT to contest my parking ticket. What followed was a thing of beauty
MAY 18, 2023
The judge called its defense ‘persuasive.’ The bright orange envelope tucked under my windshield wiper two weekends ago was a familiar sight: a ticket for $115, for allegedly parking in a crosswalk. I didn’t panic; I’d beaten tickets like this before. But this time, I wondered, could I get the …
Math Exposition on YouTube
Hacker News
AUGUST 4, 2023
This summer, 3Blue1Brown launched the third installment of the Summer of Math Exposition contest. Every year, I've been impressed and inspired by the quality of some of the videos in this contest. Over the last couple of months, I worked with Boris Alexeev and John Jasper to throw our hat in the ring: [link] I…
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A robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats
JANUARY 25, 2023
Joshua Browder, the CEO of the New York-based startup DoNotPay, created a way for people contesting traffic tickets to use … A British man who planned to have a "robot lawyer" help a defendant fight a traffic ticket has dropped the effort after receiving threats of possible prosecution and jail time.
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Apple's exclusionary app store scheme: An existential moment for the DMA
Hacker News
MARCH 7, 2024
This column reviews Apple’s scheme to comply with this requirement and argues that the proposed terms will block entry and innovation in app stores rather than increasing contestability as the law requires.
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An AI-generated image has won a photo contest, and it's just the beginning
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
It's the golden hour on a beach somewhere, and sun-kissed waves are crashing around two surfers as they venture into the ocean. The scene is captured …
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As Social Media Guardrails Fade and AI Deepfakes Go Mainstream, Experts Warn of Impact on Elections
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.
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The Biggest Losers: Metabolic Damage or Constrained Energy?
Hacker News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Did the Biggest Loser contestants really damage their metabolism or was something else going on?
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Eurovision winners past and present
FlowingData
MAY 17, 2023
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest finished up this past weekend with the winning song coming from Sweden. Hundreds of millions of people watch the contest worldwide, but I’m pretty sure most Americans’ impressions come from the satirical Will Ferrell movie , so this visual guide by Reuters should be helpful.
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Xmas.c, winner of the 1988 International Obfuscated C Code Contest
Hacker News
DECEMBER 23, 2023
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Interactive LED basketball court
FlowingData
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
I couldn’t believe not a single shot chart was shown during the three-point contest. So the technology seems less than ideal for an actual game. Maybe good as an expensive practice and training tool?
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Have attention spans been declining?
Hacker News
JULY 24, 2023
[This is one of the finalists in the SMTM Mysteries Contest, by a reader writing under the pseudonym Cennfaeladh. We’ll be posting about one of these a week until we have gotten through all the finalists. At the end, we’ll ask you to vote for a favorite, so remember which ones you liked.] I investigate whether…
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An AI Image Winning a Major Photo Award Has Opened the World's Eyes
APRIL 20, 2023
Last week, PetaPixel broke the news about an artist refusing a prize after his AI image won a major photo contest and since then major publications …
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Hack your income: Unconventional ways you can earn free PayPal money online
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Contests & competitions Online contests and competitions can be goldmines. Coding contests on HackerRank, design contests on Dribbble, or innovation competitions on InnoCentive can not only challenge your skills but also reward you handsomely.
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OpenAI’s board might have been dysfunctional–but they made the right choice. Their defeat shows that in the battle between AI profits and ethics, it’s no contest
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
OpenAI employees may not like the board’s retort that allowing the company to be destroyed would be consistent with the mission–but they saw it this way.
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Why One Man Spent 12 Years Fighting Robocalls
Hacker News
APRIL 24, 2024
David Frankel: Twelve years ago, I was working in telecommunications and a friend of mine called me about a contest that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was starting. I spent time and energy putting together a contest entry. I’ve been very involved in something called traceback —in fact, it was my FTC contest entry.
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Google Launches Machine Unlearning Competition to Enhance Data Privacy Rights
JULY 2, 2023
This groundbreaking contest, open to all participants, is set to run from mid-July to mid-September. The initiative aims to develop algorithms that selectively erase sensitive data from AI systems, ensuring compliance with global data regulation standards. The significance. Read more
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5 ways AI is transforming how our cameras work
JUNE 5, 2023
AI is fooling judges to win photography contests, and … As TechRadar’s Cameras Editor, AI is the subject I’ve written about the most this year.
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Announcing the 2024 SAS Customer Recognition Awards
SAS Software
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Enter the 2024 SAS Customer Recognition Awards contest through Jan. Accomplish something great with SAS software? The post Announcing the 2024 SAS Customer Recognition Awards appeared first on SAS Blogs.
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Forecasting with Trees (2021)
Hacker News
MARCH 5, 2024
The prevalence of approaches based on gradient boosted trees among the top contestants in the M5 competition is potentially the most eye-catching result. Tree-based methods out-shone other solutions, in particular deep learning-based solutions. The winners in both tracks of the M5 competition heavily relied on them.
Iron Viz 2022 Global Qualifier: Visualizing the Arts
Tableau
JANUARY 6, 2022
Earn the humble-bragging rights that come with qualifying for the world’s largest data visualization contest. . For the global qualifier contest, we want you to viz about your favorite art form. The top 10 overall finishers in the qualifier contest will receive a $200 Tableau Store gift certificate to get their data swag on.
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Iron Viz 2022 Global Qualifier: Visualizing the Arts
Tableau
JANUARY 6, 2022
Earn the humble-bragging rights that come with qualifying for the world’s largest data visualization contest. For the global qualifier contest, we want you to viz about your favorite art form. The top 10 overall finishers in the qualifier contest will receive a $200 Tableau Store gift certificate to get their data swag on.
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Book Review: The Laws of Trading
Hacker News
JULY 21, 2023
Finalist #10 in the Book Review Contest
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Air Quality Data Challenge Winners
Ocean Protocol
MARCH 8, 2023
Launched on February 1st 2023, the contestants of our Air Quality challenge were asked to use Ocean.py’s open-source tool, Compute-to-Data, to publish predictions of air pollutant concentrations in a fully decentralized manner. Contestants also submitted a report about their algorithmic approach to predictions.
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Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hostile redesign killed it
Hacker News
JUNE 11, 2023
Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular Photoshop contests.
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