Fri.Dec 22, 2023

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‘We did it together’: New York mother and daughter graduate college on same day

The Guardian Higher Education

Tanisha, 36, and Barbara Wiggins, received degrees in human services together from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse A New York mother and daughter duo have earned their college degrees together on the same day, fulfilling a lifelong dream for both of them. With her toddler in tow, Tanisha Wiggins, 36, walked across the stage alongside her mother, Barbara Wiggins, 58, at their college, Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York.

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Google’s Gemini: is the new AI model really better than ChatGPT? - Michael G. Madden, Money Control

Ray Schroeder

GPT-4 was trained on about 500 billion words – essentially all good-quality, publicly available text. The performance of deep learning models is generally driven by increasing model complexity and amount of training data. This has led to the question of how further improvements could be achieved, since we have almost run out of new training data for language models.

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8 Career Fields Perfect for Virtual Internships

AIFS Abroad

Internships are an indispensable experience, as they allow you to test the waters of your chosen career. What if you’re interested in the subject matter, but don’t like the actual day-to-day as a job? That’s what internships will help you discover. The good news is that with today’s technology, virtual internships are available and easier than ever, though some career fields and industries are more adaptable than others.

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South African university students use AI to help them understand – not to avoid work - the Conversation

Ray Schroeder

We’re a group of academics in the field of media and communication, teaching in South African universities. We wanted to understand how university students were using generative AI and AI-powered tools in their academic practices. We administered an online survey to undergraduate students at five South African universities: the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Stellenbosch University, Rhodes University, and the University of the Witwatersrand.

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Twelve things you can do in Handshake

CAPD

Okay, okay, okay–truth be told I really wanted to refer to this article as “Handshake Hacks” or “How to Hack Handshake” purely for the alliterative quality, but I refuse to misuse such a cherished term around the Institute with some things that Handshake is actually built to do. To help you make the most of Handshake, I have assembled these (mildly-seasonally-referenced) twelve not-so-obvious features of the platform.

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Roompact’s Carbon Footprint Report Card for 2023

Roompact

Roompact has always been sensitive to the needs of our planet, attempting to make green choices whenever possible. Beginning in 2021, Roompact made a formal commitment to our planet by offsetting all of our carbon usage when greener options weren’t available. Partnering with the organization We Are Neutral, we have submitted an inventory about our.

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Explore a Career in IP Law with Finnegan IP University

CAPD

Application process closes on Friday, January 19, 2024 To submit your application, click here. Program Description Finnegan IP University is a free virtual series that introduces students to exciting career opportunities available as Technical Specialists at Finnegan, a leading intellectual property (IP) law firm based in Washington, DC. Technical Specialists are hired with specific STEM majors, are not currently pursuing a career in law, and are graduating with computer science, engineering, an