Counselors need better training to help BIPOC clients, educators say
Empathy is the cornerstone of the care that therapists provide their clients. But people of color often find white counselors misunderstand them based on biases and assumptions, according to a new journal article in Counselor Education and Supervisio.....»»
Overheard: Lack of service adviser training prompted social media career
TikTok personality Chris Craig began making service-realted videos after noticing how a lack of training caused high turnover in service advisers, he said on the "Wrench Turners Podcast" hosted by Joshua Taylor......»»
Varda’s drug-cooking Winnebago will be remembered as a space pioneer
A small capsule containing pharmaceuticals made in space landed in Utah last week. Enlarge / Varda's reentry capsule soon after landing at the Utah Test and Training Range. (credit: Varda Space Industries) Varda Space In.....»»
Reddit cashes in on AI gold rush with $203M in LLM training license fees
Two- to three-year deals with Google, others, come amid legal uncertainty over "fair use." Enlarge / "Reddit Gold" takes on a whole new meaning when AI training data is involved. (credit: iStock / Getty Images) The last.....»»
Your Reddit posts will now help Google train its AI
Google and Reddit have announced a partnership in which Google will be using Reddit posts to help train its AI tools. The post Your Reddit posts will now help Google train its AI appeared first on Phandroid. Training AI to think and behave.....»»
10 Advantages Of Hiring An Accomplished Personal Injury Lawyer
You should hire a skilled personal injury attorney if you’ve sustained severe injuries and need legal counsel. Accident attorneys can assist their clients in various ways, such as by handling the complexities of the trial process, handling fair.....»»
CampusGuard introduces new online training courses
CampusGuard announced latest online Security Awareness and Compliance Training packages, offering expanded choices for our valued customers. The Information Security Awareness package includes access to over 20 security awareness modules, providing u.....»»
Apple Silicon gets massive AI training speed boost with this new project
A new project to improve the processing speed of neural networks on Apple Silicon is potentially able to speed up training on large datasets by up to ten times.An image generated with Image Creator from Microsoft DesignerOne of the problems of creati.....»»
Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO
If you've posted on Reddit, you're likely feeding the future of AI. Enlarge (credit: Reddit) On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Reddit has signed a contract allowing an unnamed AI company to train its models on the site'.....»»
Reddit user content being sold to AI company in $60M/year deal
It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company to use Reddit user content for training purposes … more….....»»
Tech Still Isn’t Doing Enough to Care for the Environment
Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, CTO of Greenpeace, says technology firms must shape up—and consumers and business clients should walk away if they don’t......»»
New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a new chip that uses light waves, rather than electricity, to perform the complex math essential to training AI. The chip has the potential to radically accelerate the processing speed of computers.....»»
MLB TV to offer Multiview feature on Apple TV this season
As pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training this week, the 2024 MLB season is fast approaching. In celebration of that, Major League Baseball has shared more details on its plans for MLB.TV in 2024. Most notably for Apple users, this inclu.....»»
"Apples Never Fall" stars Annette Bening, Alison Brie, and Jake Lacy talk tennis training
"Apples Never Fall" stars Annette Bening, Alison Brie, and Jake Lacy talk tennis training for their new Peacock series, which premieres March 14. Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers author Liane Moriarty is getting the TV treatment once.....»»
Migrant and refugee children need early education supports, too
Early childhood educators need more support to deliver positive outcomes for Australia's most vulnerable children—including migrant and refugee children—say early childhood experts at the University of South Australia......»»
Watch this astronaut’s ‘space waltz’ on the ISS
Private astronaut Marcus Wandt described the waltz as a training routine to help him float more skillfully in the station's microgravity conditions......»»
Study finds STEM training, apprenticeships increase work satisfaction
Participation in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) apprenticeship program increased job happiness, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis......»»
How to avoid a "winner"s curse" for social programs
Back in the 1980s, researchers tested a job-training program called JOBSTART in 13 U.S. cities. In 12 locations, the program had a minimal benefit. But in San Jose, California, results were good: After a few years, workers earned about $6,500 more an.....»»
Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog, but not your frog, can be punished
People talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they're good, reassurance when they're confused and affection when they're cuddling. We also speak to animals when they misbehave. "Why did you do that?" someone might ask their dog. Or we mig.....»»
Making as a Creative Practice
Matt Zigler is the author of a new book for educators titled "3 Modes of Making." He talks about imitation, modification and innovation as three different modes of student projects, which develop different maker skills. Matt is an artist and educato.....»»
Training to reduce cognitive bias may improve decision making after all
Ever since Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized the concept of cognitive bias in 1972, most empirical evidence has given credence to the claim that our brain is incapable of improving our decision-making abilities. Cognitive bias has practical.....»»