World Password Day and Passwordless Technology

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Did you know May 4, 2023 is World Password Day? Observed the first Thursday in May, World Password Day was created in 2013 to raise awareness of creating better passwords. You’ve likely read tips and advice from security professionals about keeping your online accounts more secure: Ten years after its launch, World Password Day has… Continue reading World Password Day and Passwordless Technology

Photo of the Week: Twinleaf, Spring Wildflower

Three white flowers on thin stems rise from a mass of deeply cut green leaves on the forest floor.

One of the first wildflowers to bloom in spring, Twinleaf is not a common flower for me to see in southeast Michigan.

I’m used to spotting Yellow Trout Lilies, Rue Anemone, and Great White Trilliums in the forest when I go birding in spring, before trees and shrubs leaf out.

They often blanket the forest floor, along with skunk cabbages, one of the first plants to emerge after a long Michigan winter.

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Legal Concerns: Copyright and Artificial Intelligence

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My post last week, about Google’s large language model using your website content for training data, captured a lot of attention.

The post highlighted the Washington Post story revealing the millions of sites Google’s data set had already scraped.

It was my most visited post in the past four months.

And shared my frustrations and concerns about copyright.

I’m not alone.

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