Developments in AI, Biology, Regulation, and More
Perhaps unsurprisingly, December was a slow month. Blog posts and articles dropped off over the holidays; the antics of Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk created a lot of distractions. While we won’t engage in Schadenfreude over the Twitter exodus, or SBF’s fall from the financial firmament, the most interesting news of the month is the rise of Mastodon. Mastodon isn’t new, and it doesn’t yet challenge the major social media players. But it’s real, it’s scaling, and its federated model presents a different way of thinking about social media, services, and (indeed) Web3. And ChatGPT? Yes, everyone was talking about it. It’s been known to impersonate Linux, help developers learn new programming languages, and even improve traditional college courses (where its ability to make mistakes can be turned into an asset).
Join the O’Reilly online learning platform. Get a free trial today and find answers on the fly, or master something new and useful.
Take O’Reilly with you and learn anywhere, anytime on your phone and tablet.
View all O’Reilly videos, Superstream events, and Meet the Expert sessions on your home TV.
© 2023, O’Reilly Media, Inc. All trademarks and registered trademarks appearing on oreilly.com are the property of their respective owners.
Terms of service • Privacy policy • Editorial independence

source