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My Biological Archive

Reboot • 19 implied HN points • 09 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Biotech Data Privacy Health tech Digital Culture Personalization
  1. Tracking biological data can reveal personal insights, but it can't capture everything about our experiences. Each person's journey with their body is unique and complex.
  2. There are concerns over biotechnology companies misusing genetic data, as shown by incidents like 23andMe's data breach. It's important to think carefully about who we trust with our personal information.
  3. We have more control over our bodily experiences than we might think. Listening to our bodies and prioritizing our personal stories can lead to a deeper understanding of ourselves.

The Anti-Airbnb-Space

Culture Study • 5104 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Design Aesthetics Hospitality Trends Personalization
  1. The concept of 'airspace' refers to a trendy design style popular in the past but now considered outdated and replaced by more unique and diverse aesthetics.
  2. The rise of Airbnb has led to a shift in the hospitality industry towards standardized, 'cool' interiors, sometimes at the expense of personal touch and uniqueness in spaces.
  3. Creating a truly comfortable and inviting space goes beyond trendy decor and requires a personal touch that reflects individuality and a sense of being lived in.

Chat box? No thanks 🙅

Design Lobster • 339 implied HN points • 29 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Image Generation Content creation Personalization
  1. AI design patterns are evolving beyond simple chat boxes to include features like 'Circle for more' and 'Invisible butlers'.
  2. Tools like 'Live canvases' and 'Magic brushes' are revolutionizing how we interact with and create digital content.
  3. Innovations like 'Language editors' and 'Infinite content' offer exciting possibilities for personalized and endlessly generated text and visuals.

The Revolution will not be Personalised: OpenAI's Sora, Apple Vision Pro and The End of Democracy

The Bigger Picture • 619 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Augmented reality Politics Psychology Personalization
  1. AI and augmented reality technologies like OpenAI's Sora and Apple Vision Pro are shaping a future of highly personalized experiences tailored to individual desires.
  2. The rise of personalization in society, from technology to politics, reflects a deep-rooted belief in tailoring the world to meet one's own preferences for happiness and fulfillment.
  3. As we navigate a landscape of increasing personalization, it's crucial to question the impact on subjectivity, societal norms, and our relationship with the world around us.

The Personalization Wave, A Surge of Wildly Human-Intensive Non-Scalable Experiences, & Ideas Of The Month

Implications, by Scott Belsky • 1198 implied HN points • 07 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Personalization Creativity
  1. The future will be hyper-personalized, catering to individual preferences and controlled data sharing.
  2. AI will shape new roles for humans, allowing for more human-intensive, unscalable experiences.
  3. Increased demand for crafted non-scalable experiences will drive the rise of the experience economy.
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I'd Segment That...

Elena's Growth Scoop • 668 implied HN points • 27 Feb 23
💼 Business Onboarding Activation Personalization
  1. Profile your customers during onboarding in B2B PLG to understand who they are and what they want.
  2. Asking profiling questions during activation can actually increase activation rates by giving users a sense of progress.
  3. Segmentation based on monetization can help understand user base health and inform product personalization.

Artificial Intelligence and Portraits of 17th Century Physicists

Rozado’s Visual Analytics • 316 implied HN points • 22 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Ethics Personalization Truth-seeking
  1. Customizable AI systems could be an alternative to one-size-fits-all AI systems, offering users the freedom to adjust settings based on their preferences.
  2. There's a debate about balancing truth and diversity/inclusion in AI systems, which raises questions about who should control how these systems are configured.
  3. Personalized AI systems where users can adjust settings themselves present a potential solution to the truth vs. values trade-off, though they come with risks like filter bubbles and societal polarization.

How to personalize learning with AI 👩‍🎓

Friends of Parsnip • 196 implied HN points • 26 Oct 23
🚌 Education AI Learning Technology Personalization Skill development
  1. Mass education is often one-size-fits-all, expensive, and frustrating for both teachers and learners.
  2. Personalized education, like mastery learning and 1-to-1 tutoring, can be more effective in improving learning outcomes.
  3. Technology, such as AI-powered skill trees, has the potential to revolutionize learning by providing personalized, interactive, and scalable education.

Quick Tip: Give Your Copilot a Personality

Rod’s Blog • 119 implied HN points • 03 Aug 23
🕹 Technology AI Personalization
  1. Consider giving your Copilot a personality by customizing its name, behavior, and attitude to make it more engaging and fun to interact with.
  2. Utilize Azure AI Studio to personalize your Copilot further by modifying the System Message to add flair and unique characteristics, enhancing the user experience.
  3. Get creative and share your customized Copilot's personality on platforms like Twitter to inspire others and see different approaches to personalization.

AI in Daily Life: The Invisible Revolution

Rod’s Blog • 39 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Daily Life Revolution Personalization
  1. AI is rapidly advancing and becoming integrated into various aspects of our lives for a seamless and personalized user experience.
  2. AI applications are enhancing productivity, efficiency, and innovation across industries like healthcare, education, entertainment, finance, and transportation.
  3. The increasing ubiquity of AI raises concerns about ethical, social, and legal implications that must be addressed and regulated.

Ambient Computing is Here

Sector 6 | The Newsletter of AIM • 39 implied HN points • 12 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Computing Innovation Devices Personalization
  1. Ambient computing is evolving, bringing a new way for people to interact with technology. Devices like the Humane Ai Pin are examples of this next-gen communication.
  2. Many experts believe that our current ways of using machines, like computers and phones, are outdated. They're pushing for new methods, such as spatial computing, to improve user experience.
  3. Companies like Apple are also venturing into this area with products like the Vision Pro, showing that there's a growing interest in more immersive technology.

We've Entered the Era of Hyper-Personalization

Embracing Enigmas • 39 implied HN points • 31 May 23
🕹 Technology Personalization AI Data Collection Algorithms Content creation
  1. We are entering an era of hyper-personalization where content is tailored to specific individuals beyond just what they might like.
  2. The progression of personalization stages includes one-size-fits-all, segmentation, behavioral personalization, predictive personalization, and now hyper-personalization.
  3. The main components needed for hyper-personalization are data about the individual, algorithms for content selection, content creation, and a trust layer for quality control.

💫 Co-bots: how to think of the synergy between Humans and Machines

Work3 - The Future of Work • 39 implied HN points • 08 May 23
🕹 Technology AI Automation Learning Personalization Regulation
  1. Humans will always be needed in collaboration with AI for responsibility, personalization, and addressing biases.
  2. Co-bots are collaborative software-robots designed to enhance productivity and efficiency by performing various tasks alongside humans.
  3. Learning in the age of information abundance can be facilitated by AI, providing access to all answers, interactive learning, and practical examples.

Personalization Uncovered: The Surprising Ways Hyper-Targeted Advertising Influences Our Thoughts, Choices, and Lives

⭐️Bob’s Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Advertising Data Privacy Personalization
  1. Hyper-targeted advertising limits exposure to new ideas and unexpected discoveries.
  2. Personalized advertising may give a false sense of autonomy in our consumption choices.
  3. Repetitive hyper-targeted ads can diminish real emotional connections with brands and others.

Infrastructure and General-Purpose Tools

Bzogramming • 22 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Infrastructure Tools Computing Interactions Personalization
  1. Ubiquitous Computing envisioned computers fading into the background to be convenient means to solve problems.
  2. Simplicity has limits due to the finite number of interactions and outcomes possible with tools.
  3. Personalization and infrastructure are crucial for making general-purpose tools convenient and efficient for individual users.

Unpacking the HF in RLHF

Maestro's Musings • 4 HN points • 09 Mar 23
🕹 Technology AI Machine Learning Personalization Ethics
  1. Human feedback is crucial for improving Large Language Models (LLMs) by capturing subtle preferences and values that are difficult to encode mathematically.
  2. Three main approaches for collecting human feedback on LLMs include crowd workers, experts, and direct users, each with its own benefits and challenges.
  3. Personalized LLMs represent the future of integrating human feedback, aiming to adapt models to individual users' diverse values and communication styles.

Kevin Systrom: One Of These Social Platforms May Well Become The Everything App

Big Technology Podcast Transcripts • 1 HN point • 31 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Social media Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Personalization News
  1. Social media platforms are evolving to become more similar in their AI-based content delivery.
  2. The potential for one social platform to become an 'everything app' through AI-driven personalization is a significant trend.
  3. Kevin Systrom's focus on machine learning and personalization in content curation is a key aspect of his new venture, Artifact.

The Hyper-Personalization of Everything

Digital Native • 0 implied HN points • 04 Oct 23
🕹 Technology AI Startups Internet Personalization
  1. Cultural shift towards hyper-personalization, where individualistic expectations have become the norm.
  2. Emerging technologies like AI are enabling mass customization and more tailored experiences for individuals.
  3. The shift from mass production to bespoke consumption in the 21st century, with the Internet and AI enabling highly personalized products and services.

Server Driven UI, Personalization, Runtime Bundling

Microfrontends, Architecture and Trade-offs • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🕹 Technology UI Personalization Mobile Web Optimization Architecture
  1. Server Driven UI involves having the server instruct on how to render the UI for consistency across platforms.
  2. Server Driven UI can enable faster change cycles for mobile apps by separating rendering into a generic container.
  3. Runtime Bundling in a dynamic web page can be explored to optimize performance by creating bundles on the fly.

Singularity in Session: A Class Act on AI in K – 12 Education

The Devil You Know • 0 implied HN points • 03 Jan 24
🚌 Education AI Curriculum Personalization
  1. AI integration in K-12 education can enhance personalized learning and critical thinking skills.
  2. Balancing benefits and pitfalls of AI in education through ongoing research and strategic implementation is crucial.
  3. The current education system should shift focus to assessing utility of information, building diverse knowledge bases, and empowering students as agents of their own learning.