Rumors about Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com and Tumblr, making deals with AI (Artificial Intelligence) companies to provide training data scraped from users’ posts was in the news yesterday as 404Media and The Verge reported possible deals.
As you might imagine, many WordPress users were worried about what the rumors might mean for their content and websites.
Continue reading WordPress.com, AI Training, and User Control
For the 17th annual World Usability Day, UX Research and Strategy hosted a panel discussion featuring Morten Rand-Hendricksen, Trina Falbe, and Andy Vitale.
The panel discussion focused on the biggest ethical concerns the UX field faces, how to address ethical challenges in the workplace, and steps organizations can implement to avoid unethical practices.
While there were over three dozen online World Usability Day 2021 events this year, I was interested in attending the panel discussion for multiple reasons:
Continue reading Takeaways from World Usability Day 2021: Trust, Ethics, and Integrity in Design
When I saw Val’s tweet in my timeline, I couldn’t resist commenting.
Even just displaying a publishing date would be a huge help for this! I’ve run into so many tutorials that have nothing to indicate that they are years old and could easily be mistake as current practice if you brand new to the topic. https://t.co/FtK677Xw0d
— Val Head (@vlh) February 10, 2019
I agree with you, Val.
Blog posts without dates means the person reading your post has no idea when the post was written.
How current is the information? Is it worth reading? Continue reading Do You Add the Date to Your Blog Posts? [Updated]