65% of Wikimedia's most expensive traffic comes from bots.

"Since January 2024, we have seen the bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%. This increase is not coming from human readers, but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalog of openly licensed images to feed images to AI models."

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/01/how-crawlers-impact-the-operations-of-the-wikimedia-projects/

#wikimedia #wikipedia #AI #GenAI

Let’s Connect April Connectathon

Let\'s Connect monthly Connectathon happens every first Friday of the month. It is an opportunity for all Let\'s Connect participants to understand what is happening […]\n

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It's that magical time of the month again:

“Your GitHub Copilot access has been renewed” 🤡

#github #copilot #llm #ai #genai

https://sethmlarson.dev/your-github-copilot-access-has-been-renewed

Your GitHub Copilot access has been renewed 🤡

As a maintainer of a "popular open source project" ever since Copilot was announced I've been receiving monthly reminders that my free GitHub Copilot access has been renewed. If I was paying for t...

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Lost in the #GenAI and #LLM jungle?

Here's a concise overview of the most important models and what you can do with them:

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/17/the-hottest-ai-models-what-they-do-and-how-to-use-them/

(via @TechCrunch)

The hottest AI models, what they do, and how to use them | TechCrunch

Confused about which AI model to use? Check out this comprehensive list of the most advanced models out there.

^{Charles Rollet (TechCrunch)}

Tech billionaires are talking a lot about using nuclear as a supposedly cleaner power source for hyperscale data centers.

But what they don’t say is that their ambitious plans are extending the life of coal-fired power plants across the United States.

https://www.powermag.com/power-demand-from-data-centers-keeping-coal-fired-plants-online/

#tech #datacenters #ai #genai #electricity

Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online

The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently

^{Darrell Proctor (POWER Magazine)}

Coding is being positioned as place where generative AI is going to have a huge impact.

But a new study of 800 developers found GitHub Copilot did little to improve productivity, while introducing 41% more bugs into the code.

https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html

#tech #ai #genai #coding

Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants

Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.

^{Grant Gross (CIO)}

...and here's another event note.

Our @jospang is about to leave for #Tbilisi where he'll participate in two sessions at the "Unveil the Truth" #conference, organized by the MDF, DW Akademie, USAID, and the UN Association of Georgia (Sept. 12th & 13th). 🗓️

In a #panel, Jochen will discuss #GenAI, #journalism, and #factchecking.

In a #workshop, he'll offer insights on dealing with disturbing content, avoiding secondary trauma, and guarding #mentalhealth.

More info: https://www.unveilthetruth.org

Unveil the Truth: Eastern Partnership Fact-Checkers Conference | Georgia

This international event "Unveil the Truth" will bring together prominent fact-checking organizations, renowned experts, and key stakeholders from various countries to shed light on combatting harmful information and promoting media literacy in the r…

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