Brendan Tierney
@brendan-tierney.bsky.social
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7 months until it can be called whiskey
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
7 months until it can be called whiskey
Comparing Text using Soundex, PHONIC_ENCODE and FUZZY_MATCH oralytics.com/2025/10/15/c... #JoelKallmanDay #BacktoBasics
Comparing Text using Soundex, PHONIC_ENCODE and FUZZY_MATCH
When comparing text strings we have a number of functions on Oracle Database to help us. These include SOUNDEX, PHONIC_ENCODE and FUZZY_MATCH. Let’s have a look at what each of these can do. …
oralytics.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Comparing Text using Soundex, PHONIC_ENCODE and FUZZY_MATCH oralytics.com/2025/10/15/c... #JoelKallmanDay #BacktoBasics
Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It? spectrum.ieee.org/agi-benchmark
Can AI's Intelligence Be Measured Like Human IQ?
AI leaders predict AGI soon, but how close are we really to AI that thinks like us? The challenges of testing machine intelligence make it hard to say.
spectrum.ieee.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It? spectrum.ieee.org/agi-benchmark
NSW flood victims' personal details loaded to ChatGPT in major data breach www.linkedin.com/posts/carrie...
Major data breach as up to 3,000 flood victims' details loaded to ChatGPT | Carrie Mott 👩🎤
Not the first, and unfortunately one of likely many more to come… 🕵️♀️ 🤖
https://lnkd.in/gjbUdzQu
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October 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NSW flood victims' personal details loaded to ChatGPT in major data breach www.linkedin.com/posts/carrie...
As Salesforce slashes 4000 jobs, How AI is coming for your job. Executives are preparing to slash their workforces. Workers are just trying to cope.
Have you been affected?
www.vox.com/today-explai...
Have you been affected?
www.vox.com/today-explai...
How AI is coming for your job
Executives are preparing to slash their workforces. Workers are just trying to cope.
www.vox.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
As Salesforce slashes 4000 jobs, How AI is coming for your job. Executives are preparing to slash their workforces. Workers are just trying to cope.
Have you been affected?
www.vox.com/today-explai...
Have you been affected?
www.vox.com/today-explai...
Feeling Cranky About #AI and CS Education. It’s critical that we think long and hard about what it is we teach in computer science, what the goal of a CS major is, and what a balanced, modest, cautious incorporation of AI in CS education (and all education) would be. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/fee...
Feeling Cranky About AI and CS Education – Communications of the ACM
Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Feeling Cranky About #AI and CS Education. It’s critical that we think long and hard about what it is we teach in computer science, what the goal of a CS major is, and what a balanced, modest, cautious incorporation of AI in CS education (and all education) would be. cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/fee...
Why #AI Isn’t Ready to Be a Real Coder spectrum.ieee.org/ai-for-coding
Will AI Ever Fully Replace Human Coders?
Can AI truly collaborate with human coders? Researchers highlight the hurdles and potential solutions in AI-driven software engineering.
spectrum.ieee.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Why #AI Isn’t Ready to Be a Real Coder spectrum.ieee.org/ai-for-coding
Gen #AI makes no financial difference in 95% of cases www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/gen-ai-...
Gen AI makes no financial difference in 95% of cases
A report by MIT Labs' NANDA says the majority of AI implementations in the enterprise don't bring financial return, despite massive investment.
www.artificialintelligence-news.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Gen #AI makes no financial difference in 95% of cases www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/gen-ai-...
Would #AI Lie to You? Confident or incomplete answers usually reflect how a model was designed and the limits placed on it during training. cacm.acm.org/news/would-a...
Would AI Lie to You? – Communications of the ACM
Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.
cacm.acm.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Would #AI Lie to You? Confident or incomplete answers usually reflect how a model was designed and the limits placed on it during training. cacm.acm.org/news/would-a...
A curated list includes projects, extensions or demos showcasing how to use PostgreSQL in the #AI landscape github.com/ftisiot/post...
GitHub - ftisiot/postgresql-ai-projects: List of PostgreSQL® AI projects and resources
List of PostgreSQL® AI projects and resources. Contribute to ftisiot/postgresql-ai-projects development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A curated list includes projects, extensions or demos showcasing how to use PostgreSQL in the #AI landscape github.com/ftisiot/post...
AWS CEO says using #AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard' www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/a...
AWS CEO says AI replacing junior staff is 'dumbest idea'
: They're cheap and grew up with AI … so you're firing them why?
www.theregister.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
AWS CEO says using #AI to replace junior staff is 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard' www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/a...
Nearly half (45%) of AI-generated code contains security flaws despite appearing production-ready. A study of more than 100 large language models across 80 different coding tasks revealed no improvement in security across newer or larger models www.techradar.com/pro/nearly-h... #AI
Nearly half of all code generated by AI found to contain security flaws - even big LLMs affected
AI isn't great at generating secure code
www.techradar.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Nearly half (45%) of AI-generated code contains security flaws despite appearing production-ready. A study of more than 100 large language models across 80 different coding tasks revealed no improvement in security across newer or larger models www.techradar.com/pro/nearly-h... #AI
From Facts & Metrics to Media Machine Learning: Evolving the Data Engineering Function at Netflix netflixtechblog.com/from-facts-m... #AI #ML
From Facts & Metrics to Media Machine Learning: Evolving the Data Engineering Function at Netflix
By Dao Mi, Pablo Delgado, Ryan Berti, Amanuel Kahsay, Obi-Ike Nwoke, Christopher Thrailkill, and Patricio Garza
netflixtechblog.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
From Facts & Metrics to Media Machine Learning: Evolving the Data Engineering Function at Netflix netflixtechblog.com/from-facts-m... #AI #ML
OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees #AI bubble forming as industry spending surges. He believes AI could be in a bubble, comparing market conditions to those of the dotcom boom in the 1990s www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/o...
OpenAI's Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks the artificial intelligence market is in a bubble, similar to the dotcom bubble, he recently told reporters.
www.cnbc.com
August 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees #AI bubble forming as industry spending surges. He believes AI could be in a bubble, comparing market conditions to those of the dotcom boom in the 1990s www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/o...
Three AI Futures, #AI development practices may be facilitating a drift toward an unwanted AI singularity.
cacm.acm.org/opinion/thre...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/thre...
Three AI Futures – Communications of the ACM
Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Three AI Futures, #AI development practices may be facilitating a drift toward an unwanted AI singularity.
cacm.acm.org/opinion/thre...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/thre...
Meta faces backlash over #AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children
US senator Josh Hawley opened investigation into the tech giant, which said it had removed the policy guidelines
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Meta faces backlash over #AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
LLMs + Coding Agents = Security Nightmare substack.com/home/post/p-... #AI
LLMs + Coding Agents = Security Nightmare
Things are about to get wild
substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
LLMs + Coding Agents = Security Nightmare substack.com/home/post/p-... #AI
When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems garymarcus.substack.com/p/when-it-co...
When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems
Two new examples that are quite disconcerting
garymarcus.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems garymarcus.substack.com/p/when-it-co...
Is #AI going to steal your job? Jobs and Skills Australia says doomsday predictions are overblown but almost all occupations will be augmented by artificial intelligence www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Is AI going to steal your job? Not if you work in cleaning, construction or hospitality, Australian report finds
Jobs and Skills Australia says doomsday predictions are overblown but almost all occupations will be augmented by artificial intelligence
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Is #AI going to steal your job? Jobs and Skills Australia says doomsday predictions are overblown but almost all occupations will be augmented by artificial intelligence www.theguardian.com/business/202...
How to make everyone feel safe on the streets!
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to seven additional regions across England #AI www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/u...
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to seven additional regions across England #AI www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/u...
UK police treated to 10 new LFR vans in fresh expansion
: Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech
www.theregister.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
How to make everyone feel safe on the streets!
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to seven additional regions across England #AI www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/u...
UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to seven additional regions across England #AI www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/u...
Is Generative #AI a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business? You could enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement. www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/g...
GenAI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business
: Enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement
www.theregister.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Is Generative #AI a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business? You could enter a prompt and get back a copyright infringement. www.theregister.com/2025/08/12/g...
Global #AI Cultures. How a cultural focus can empower generative artificial intelligence, or can it? cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
Global AI Cultures – Communications of the ACM
Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.
cacm.acm.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Global #AI Cultures. How a cultural focus can empower generative artificial intelligence, or can it? cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
Are you an AI Vegan? Meet the #AI Vegans choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meet the AI vegans | Arwa Mahdawi
They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Are you an AI Vegan? Meet the #AI Vegans choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How the tech industry wants you to think about #AI www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How the tech industry wants you to think about AI | Fiona Katauskas
It doesn’t
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
How the tech industry wants you to think about #AI www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AI for Senior Citizens. How artificial intelligence can help meet the healthcare needs of an aging population. #AI
cacm.acm.org/news/ai-for-...
cacm.acm.org/news/ai-for-...
AI for Senior Citizens – Communications of the ACM
Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.
cacm.acm.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
AI for Senior Citizens. How artificial intelligence can help meet the healthcare needs of an aging population. #AI
cacm.acm.org/news/ai-for-...
cacm.acm.org/news/ai-for-...