DrMikeWatts
@drmikewatts.bsky.social
PhD in artificial intelligence, research experience in IT and ecology. Scientist. Engineer. Educator. Husband. Father.
Meta claims #AI is speeding software development, but doesn't back it up with data: www.techrepublic.com/article/news... #ArtificialIntelligence
Mark Zuckerberg Says AI Is Accelerating Software Development at Meta
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI is helping engineers build apps faster, but the company has not disclosed its tools or measured productivity gains.
techrepublic.com
A new method for poisoning the data scraped from webpages for training #AI: www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20... #ArtificialIntelligence
Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font
ShieldFont is available today if you've got copy that needs protecting
theregister.com
If you want to see the future impact of #AI on the job market, look at what's happening in China: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #ArtificialIntelligence
Could AI take your job? Some workers in China already know the answer
Across the country, workers are fearful about the impact of AI on their livelihoods in an increasingly fragile labour market
theguardian.com
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 37, Issue 8, August 2026 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2026/08/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 37, Issue 8, August 2026
1) Next-Gen Digital Predistortion From Hardware Acceleration of Neural Networks: Trends, Challenges, and Future Author(s): M. T. Khan, Y. ...
computational-intelligence.blogspot.com
It is yet to be determined who, if anyone, is legally responsible when an #AI attacks another company: www.theregister.com/legal/2026/0... #ArtificialIntelligence
Excuses like 'AI did it' don't exist in the eyes of the law
If your AI goes rogue, better have a good lawyer
theregister.com
Although they can't do what modern #AI does, these machine learning algorithms are still useful: www.kdnuggets.com/7-machine-le... #ArtificialIntelligence
7 Machine Learning Algorithms That Still Matter - KDnuggets
Discover 7 essential machine learning algorithms that every data scientist should know before reaching for LLMs and generative AI, with simple explanations and practical Python code.
kdnuggets.com
#AI companies can't just take anyone's work and base their outputs on it: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ArtificialIntelligence
Artist sues AI meme generator for selling deeply personal comic as ad template
Meme generator may have screwed up by using templates in outputs, expert says.
arstechnica.com
Suspected use of #AI sees an upcoming novel withdrawn, not because of the publisher's ethics but because of copyright concerns: futurism.com/artificial-i... #ArtificialIntelligence
Major Publisher Cans $2.4 Million Book Deal After Author Was Accused of Using AI, for a Very Cynical Reason
A major book publisher has walked away from a $2.4 million deal for an unpublished debut novel after the author was accused of using AI.
futurism.com
Destroying books just so the contents can be used to train #AI really does not sit well with me: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #ArtificialIntelligence
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed
theguardian.com
Seriously, we are not freaking out enough about #AI that can jailbreak itself: www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI that escaped lab did more hacking than we knew, says ChatGPT
A cyber-attack carried out when ChatGPT went rogue further than initially reported, maker OpenAI has revealed.
stuff.co.nz
The good, the bad, and the ugly in #AI use in New Zealand schools: www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati... #ArtificialIntelligence
Teachers worried about critical thinking as AI becomes widespread in schools
The Education Review Office says most schools are using artificial intelligence but fear it is damaging children's critical thinking.
rnz.co.nz
Why open #AI models are important: www.computerworld.com/article/4202... #ArtificialIntelligence
Q&A: Nvidia genAI chief explains why open models matter in AI
Kari Briski, Nvidia’s vice president of generative AI software, sees open AI models as a way for companies to iterate their way to AI success by adapting the models with their own data.
computerworld.com
Not all students use #AI, some are quite opposed to it: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #ArtificialIntelligence
Students as Conscientious Objectors to Gen AI (opinion)
We should listen to them—and treat their objections with respect.
insidehighered.com
IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2026 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2026/08/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
computational-intelligence.blogspot.com
Different policies on #AI use by different law schools: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... #ArtificialIntelligence
Law Schools Are Asking the Wrong Question About AI (opinion)
The more interesting one is not about academic integrity. It’s about what it means to assess professional competence in a fast-changing field.
insidehighered.com
#AI detectors are pretty much useless, but other factors can lead to educators suspecting the use of AI, despite legal action from students: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ArtificialIntelligence
How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.
arstechnica.com
Researchers used #AI to analyse accounts of dreams: www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI digs through 3,700 accounts of dreams and waking life, finds method in the madness
Researchers uncover patterns in how sleeping minds recombine memories, people, and places
theregister.com
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Volume 30, Issue 4, August 2025 computational-intelligence.blogspot.com/2026/08/ieee... #ArtificialIntelligence
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Volume 30, Issue 4, August 2025
1) Guest Editorial: Evolutionary Computation Meets Large Language Models Author(s): M. Jiang, L. Feng, Q. Zhang, K. C. Tan Pages: 1330 - ...
computational-intelligence.blogspot.com
Some jobs that are less likely to be replaced by #AI, and why: www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI that escaped lab did more hacking than we knew, says ChatGPT
A cyber-attack carried out when ChatGPT went rogue further than initially reported, maker OpenAI has revealed.
stuff.co.nz
The #AI crash, when it happens, is going to impact retirement savings world wide: www.stuff.co.nz/money/361009... #ArtificialIntelligence
Red flags are mounting for an AI crash. Here's why your KiwiSaver could be at risk
Not much has to go wrong for the AI boom to turn into a bust but that might actually be the better option, considering our alternative.
stuff.co.nz
A highly power-efficient #AI model based on oscillators: dataconomy.com/2026/07/21/s... #ArtificialIntelligence
Startup unveils AI model built on oscillators and it could cut energy use by 1,000x
Unconventional AI has unveiled an experimental image-generation model that replaces conventional calculation-heavy computing with a simulated network of physical oscillators.
dataconomy.com
In ten years #AI data centres will use 20% of the electricity generated in the USA-if they continue to be built, that is: dataconomy.com/2026/07/22/a... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI surge to drive US data centers to use one-fifth of power by 2035
Data centers are projected to consume one-fifth of the electricity generated in the U.S. by 2035, a fourfold increase from
dataconomy.com
The use of #AI in court filings is not banned in New Zealand, but there are gotchas that need to be navigated: lawnews.nz/technology/a... #ArtificialIntelligence
AI for legal practitioners: why fear is not a strategy - Law News
Auckland barrister Josh McBride says lawyers who ignore AI risk falling behind as self-represented litigants increasingly use chatbots in New Zealand courts.
lawnews.nz
The lack of sovereign #AI is not really much of a problem: www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20... #ArtificialIntelligence
Sovereign AI is 'nonsense,' says Doctorow
As Trump dismantles the US-led world order, what the rest of the world really needs is sovereign apps and datacenters, argues 'enshittification' coiner
theregister.com
