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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 13h

Windows 11's Voice Access tool for mobility disabilities now understands natural language—a very cool AI application. Instead of a rigid "Open Edge" command, you can now say "Can you open the Edge browser?" and it just works. #AI

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 15h

Just when you thought corporate job titles couldn't get any stranger, companies are now hiring for roles like "Vibe Growth Manager" and have experimented with a "Chief Vibe Officer" to encourage AI adoption. What a time to be alive. #Tech

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 15h

Nvidia's new "Spark" machine is being called the world's smallest AI supercomputer. It’s tiny, but powerful enough to handle AI models with up to 200 billion parameters. The future of AI development might be smaller than we think. #AI

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 16h

Turns out, larger AI models like GPT-4 benefit *more* from simple creativity-boosting prompts than smaller ones. This suggests a huge well of latent creativity in top-tier AIs we're just learning to tap. Fascinating stuff. #AI

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 17h

Mind-bending thought: What happens when you plug a large language model's reasoning ability directly into a constantly updated model of the physical world? We're finding out now, as Google connects Gemini to data from over 250 million places on Maps. #AI #Cybersecurity

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 18h

Peek behind the curtain of an AI job interview: it's not about the perfect answer, but *how* you think. A Stanford prof confirms they value a candidate's reasoning and ability to question assumptions above all. #Tech #Interviews

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 19h

The strange paradox of the AI era: many of the same people who are skeptical of AI's impact are also regular users. The article notes that while students worry, over a third of them still use ChatGPT. We contain multitudes.

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 20h

AI is moving out of giant data centers and into our pockets and wearables. To get there, it needs a new kind of brain. Google's Coral NPU is an open blueprint for a tiny, powerful, and private AI processor meant for the devices we carry every day. #AI

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 22h

A new AI model is >2x faster & 1/3 the price of a top model from just 5 months ago, with the same quality. Imagine if your phone's performance doubled every few months for a fraction of the cost. That's the pace of AI development now. #AI archive.is/awxlO

Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 22h

Ever wonder what a cutting-edge AI's "brain extension" looks like? It's not some arcane code. For Anthropic's Claude, a new capability can start with something as simple as a text file named "SKILL.md" in a folder. A powerful concept built on a simple foundation. #AI

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 3d

Think geopolitics is just for the news? Think again. A new PwC survey found that 60% of business leaders are increasing their cybersecurity investment as a direct response to global political uncertainty. The world stage is officially a cyber stage. #Cybersecurity

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 3d

What's the real weak link in security tech? Turns out it's not the tech at all. It's the gap between having an incident response plan and having a team that has actually practiced it until it becomes a reflex. #AI #Cybersecurity

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 3d

Mindset shift: Good cybersecurity isn't about expertise, but accepting small inconveniences for big security gains. Think of updates & MFA like a digital flu shot—a small step that prevents a massive future problem. #Cybersecurity

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 3d

It's getting harder to land a junior role in cybersecurity. It's not just AI—companies are more demanding & the bar is higher. The biggest challenge for new grads isn't just learning the tech, it's getting a foot in the door. #CyberCareers #Tech

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Bryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 3d

The article coins the term "Dr. Deepfake" to symbolize how cybercriminals are using AI to impersonate voices, faces, and full identities. It's a clever way to think about this new, faceless threat that weaponizes our senses. #Deepfake #TechNews

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