Tag: programming paradigms
James “Jim” Michael Miller Obituary
On the evening of Thursday, April 27, 2023, James “Jim” Michael Miller, formerly of Peoria, passed away from natural causes at Providence Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Oregon. Jim was 84 years old. Jim was born in Rockford, Illinois, to Harry and Millie Miller in August of 1938. He graduated from Rockford East High…
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Ruby previews pure Ruby JIT compiler
Ruby 3.3.0, a planned upgrade to the popular dynamic language, introduces an experimental, pure-Ruby, just-in-time compiler, called RJIT. The update also brings a number of improvements and a performance boost to the YJIT compiler. A first preview of Ruby 3.3.0, unveiled May 12, can be downloaded from ruby-lang.org. RJIT, not now usable for production purposes,…
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Lincoln, Pelham library merger has brought expanded programming, opportunities
Since the public libraries in Lincoln and Pelham joined forces and started operating as one system, the public has been enjoying a jump in the number of programs and resources offered. “The response from the public is that everything is going very smoothly, with no hiccups from when we switch,” said Amy Guilmette, director of…
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Google unveils ‘Codey,’ programming-focused generative AI model
Staying true to Google I/O’s origins as a developer conference, the company has unveiled a new generative AI model that’s focused on writing and understanding code, fittingly named “Codey.” Up to this point, Google’s generative AI tools have been powered by either PaLM or LaMDA, both of which are large language models (LLMs) optimized for…
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DOJ outlines charges in Russian, Chinese plots to steal US tech
The charges describe schemes to steal computer programming or sensitive materials that could benefit militaries of hostile foreign countries. The alleged recipients of the technology were Russia, China and Iran, according to charging documents. WASHINGTON – A Greek national allegedly buying technology for the Russian military and intelligence services. A Chinese citizen allegedly stealing thousands…
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8 ChatGPT tools for R programming
Without fine-tuning or being trained on a specific topic, ChatGPT can answer questions about a wide range of technology subjects—including how to write R code. That means ChatGPT’s power is available to any R programmer, even one who knows little about large language models. (A large language modelor LLM, is the technology underpinning AI chatbots…
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Local nonprofit to host summer camp exploring STEM
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Brown Girls Code, a nonprofit organization, has partnered up with Augusta’s Information Technology Department to host the 2023 Cyber and Drone Summer Camp. As part of camp programming, students will explore cybersecurity, computer programming, and drone technology through hands-on activities using a culturally responsive approach to science, technology, engineering, and math.…
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What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is a sophisticated artificial intelligence chatbot developed by AI research company OpenAI. The AI technology was added to Microsoft products including Bing, the corporation’s search engine. ChatGPT is a generative AI that is capable of producing content from text to images, having conversations with humans, suggesting edits to computer programming code and more. The…
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To my son, born in the climate crisis: I see signs of hope
Programming note: This is Bill Weir’s third letter for CNN to his young son. The first looked at the twin crises of Covid and climate change as River was born; the second introduced him to Earth Day and what he could do. Watch Weir investigate “How to Unscrew a Planet,” on CNN’s “The Whole Story…
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I used ChatGPT to write the same routine in 12 top programming languages. Here’s how it did
David Gewirtz/ZDNET (with a little help from ChatGPT) Over the past few months, we’ve all come to know that ChatGPT can write code. I gave it a number of tests in PHP and WordPress that showed both the strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT’s coding capabilities. Also: Okay, so ChatGPT just debugged my code. For real.…
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