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by jedwhite 8y ago
I think you'll like some of the ideas we're working on. For this preview release, you can't control the sources. But when it gets released for real, you will be able to create an account an add your own social accounts (twitt
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Just to clarify: that is a "yes this is intended for a global audience" :) The preview version is fairly US-centric (language used, initial sources followed, example filter bubbles etc). But that is very much a starting point to s
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by jedwhite 8y ago
I'd commented above that the current feed is intended for testing, but that the plan is for you to add your own social feeds and news sources, and that it will then skew similar in finding additional sources. The "filter bubbles&q
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by jedwhite 8y ago
"Of course I'm properly switched on. Having depressed the activator button what else would you expect?" I may need to tone down the dialogue a little from the inspiration's level of snark ;)
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by jedwhite 8y ago
I've been planning to make an Orac from a perspex case using a Raspberry Pi with some speakers and a camera (and a lot of pretend wiring). But haven't had chance to get further than some rough plans :)
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Hey thank you - yes that's a key driver. You don't want to have to throw the baby out with the bathwater, so to speak :) There is incredibly useful and inspiring content out there on social media. I just don't want to have to
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Part of Orac's mission is to be very judgmental about content when ranking its quality and importance, so the allusion to being aloof and arrogant is little bit of a joke, but purposeful :)
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Yes it is. It's a tip of the hat to Terry Nation :) I'm Australian and loved Blake's 7 as a kid. The initial news sources are fairly US-centric (English speaking highest follows by category with a pretty noisy mix across a wi
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Thank you! Under the hood, there are about 80 different predictions or scoring attributes being run. A lot of those are deep learning models. A mood or a persona is really an algorithm representing a batch of those. A lot of them you can ge
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by jedwhite 8y ago
There are a couple of ideas driving it, but the main one is to use AI (deep learning sequence to sequence models especially) to filter and recommend content to help busy people stay focused on their work. The background is that social media
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Hey Darren, very happy to chat and find out more about what you're doing. Anyone is welcome to email me about Orac with ideas, feedback etc too - jed [at] orac [dot] ai
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Thanks! If you watch the "Show Me Everything" raw feed for a while, it puts a "flag label" on different types of bad content - including clickbait, fake news, hate speech, extremism and state news and propaganda. A lot o
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Thank you! Your feedback is similar to a lot of the feedback I've received from friends I've shown it to, so I don't think you're an outlier at all. I think most people do something similar to you, and block themselves f
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Well picked! :) Another Terry Nation fan I'm guessing. There's a feature being worked on that is some way down the track, but will make sense of the name. If you'll forgive the teaser, but it's related to having conversa
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by jedwhite 8y ago
Developer here. Like a lot of programmers, I struggle with distraction, and I get frustrated with time wasted on addictive social media. I also feel frustrated by the lack of control I have over the algorithms that control what I see on soc
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Show HN: Orac – Filter news from social media using AI(app.orac.ai)
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Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency 'wild west'(reuters.com)
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Blockchain media startup Civil issuing refunds to buyers of its cryptocurrency(techcrunch.com)
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by jedwhite 8y ago
This is a Trial Exhibit from SFFA v Harvard court case currently in the news: https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-look-at-harvards-admissions-g...
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Harvard Admissions Procedures Summary [pdf](assets.documentcloud.org)
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A Guide to Surviving the Longest Flight in the World(wsj.com)
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Cybersecurity experts: US needs law requiring fast disclosure of data breaches(washingtonpost.com)
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Hack Your Brain to Use Cravings to Your Advantage(lifehacker.com)
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What “First Man” Gets Right About NASA: Interview with Apollo 15 Astronaut(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
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Heat and Drought Could Threaten World Beer Supply(nytimes.com)
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Europe’s history explains why it will never produce a Google(economist.com)
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Sally Died of Dysentery: A History of the Oregon Trail(mentalfloss.com)
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by jedwhite 8y ago
The original title from WP is a little clickbaity, but it's an interesting article reporting on a series of experiments to support open democracy using technology, supported by the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Opening Gover
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If you’ve lost hope in American democracy, here’s some good news(washingtonpost.com)
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Why Italy Could Be the Epicenter of the Next Financial Crisis(nytimes.com)
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