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Stephen E. Arnold: Pirate Libraries Challenge Elsevier and Thomson Reuters to Liberate Knowledge for Destitute Scholars

Avast: Pirate Libraries They are called “pirate libraries,” but one would be better-served envisioning Robin Hood than Blackbeard.  Atlas Obscura takes a look at these floaters of scientific-journal copyrights in, “The Rise of Pirate Libraries.” These are not physical libraries, but virtual ones, where researchers and other curious folks can study articles otherwise accessible only …

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Stephen E. Arnold: AI Is Stupid — Microsoft Says So….

Microsoft Says That AI Is Stupid I know there is a difference among: What senior managers believe about their minions’ innovations What marketers say about the technology the engineer wizards are crafting in the innovation microwave What “real” journalists angling for a job with some tailwind write What the reality of an innovation is, right …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Technology Can Be Toxic

Technology Takes It on the Nose I put this passage in my quote file: But technology is not neutral – and neither is code nor numbers. There are human, subjective judgments lurking behind the apparent objectivity offered by algorithms and the “user-friendly” operating systems. These technologies perform almost magically, while at the same time enabling …

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Stephen E. Arnold: FTC Finds Google Harms Rivals by Manipulating Search Results, Recommends Lawsuit — Not Under Obama-Biden!

Google Altered Search Results?! If you know anything about search results, search engine optimization, and search algorithms, you probably wondered if Google ever changed its search results so they would be favor one search result over another.  Google already alters results with Google AdWords, the Right to Forgotten, and removing results if they break rules. …

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2015 Robert Steele – Foreword to Stephen E. Arnold’s CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access

Stephen E. Arnold, CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access (Harrods Creek, KY: Arnold Information Technology, 2015) Memorable URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-CyberOSINT Foreword By Robert David Steele In 1986, I was selected from the CIA’s clandestine service to help lead a pilot project to bring the CIA into the 21st Century. From that moment almost 30 years ago, I …

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