AI’s $500B+ Gamble: Can Ethics and Energy Keep Up?

With the growing popularity of artificial intelligence technology over the past year, critics have begun to highlight its numerous shortcomings. Concerns about its potential consequences peaked with OpenAI’s recent announcement of its $500 billion infrastructure investment for the Stargate Project. Critics have raised concerns about the possible implications of widespread AI adoption, including its environmental

Rust Eats Python’s, Java’s Lunch in Data Engineering

The Rust programming language is moving into new areas, including enterprise data pipelines. While most of the industry relies on Python and Java for data processing, a growing number of companies are discovering that Rust’s combination of performance, safety and modern design makes it a game-changer for data-intensive workloads. The latest proof point comes from

Chasing AI Autonomy Misses Near-Term Agentic Returns

Apple recently published a paper asking large reasoning models (LRMs) to solve some simple but lengthy algorithmic challenges, such as the Towers of Hanoi disc sorting puzzle. The models failed explosively. The models were able to solve the Towers of Hanoi challenge (in which discs are shifted across pegs according to simple rules) with three

New developments at Opensource.com

New developments at Opensource.com admin Tue, 06/06/2023 – 13:30 You may have noticed that it’s been quiet here on Opensource.com lately. That’s because there’s a new project in the works, and while there aren’t many specific details to announce yet, there’s plenty to talk about. What better way to start than with the entire internet?

Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This

Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This paulhibbitts Tue, 05/02/2023 – 03:00 Are you interested in leveraging Markdown for online content without any website setup or build process? How about seamlessly embedding constraint-free Markdown or HTML into multiple platforms (such as a content management system or learning management system)? The open source project Docsify-This, built