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Nov 7, 2024 | 
rte.ie | Simon Thorne |Cardiff Metropolitan
Analysis: As the world's most popular office software marks 40 years of cells and rows, why do we keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets? By Simon Thorne, Cardiff Metropolitan UniversitySpreadsheet blunders aren't just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences. And in the last few years alone, there have been a myriad of spreadsheet horror stories.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
idm.net.au | Simon Thorne |Cardiff Metropolitan
When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot to see how his articles would be picked up by the chatbot, the answers horrified him. Copilot’s results had asserted that Bernklau was an escapee from a psychiatric institution, a convicted child abuser and a conman preying on widowers. For years, Bernklau had served as a court reporter and the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot had falsely blamed him for the crimes he had covered.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Simon Thorne
3 hours agoSuccess doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built through the small, everyday actions that compound over time. The most successful people know this, and they’re intentional about how they spend their days. What you do every day dictates your weeks, months, and entire career. Make it good by starting …
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
niemanlab.org | Simon Thorne
When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot to see how his articles would be picked up by the chatbot, the answers horrified him. Copilot’s results asserted that Bernklau was an escapee from a psychiatric institution, a convicted child abuser, and a conman preying on widowers. For years, Bernklau had served as a courts reporter and the AI chatbot had falsely blamed him for the crimes whose trials he had covered.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
editorandpublisher.com | Simon Thorne
Posted Monday, September 23, 2024 11:40 am When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot to see how his articles would be picked up by the chatbot, the answers horrified him.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
sgtreport.com | Simon Thorne
by Simon Thorne, Activist Post:When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot to see how his articles would be picked up by the chatbot, the answers horrified him. Copilot’s results had asserted that Bernklau was an escapee from a psychiatric institution, a convicted child abuser and a conman preying on widowers.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Simon Thorne
When German journalist Martin Bernklau typed his name and location into Microsoft’s Copilot to see how his articles would be picked up by the chatbot, the answers horrified him. Copilot’s results had asserted that Bernklau was an escapee from a psychiatric institution, a convicted child abuser and a conman preying on widowers. For years, Bernklau had served as a court reporter and the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot had falsely blamed him for the crimes he had covered.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
newdigitalage.co | Simon Thorne
By Simon Thorne, MD Europe for Flashtalking by MediaoceanCreated to promote a more competitive advertising landscape, the Digital Markets Act is a direct response to the dominance of big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
idm.net.au | Simon Thorne |Cardiff Metropolitan
Spreadsheet blunders aren’t just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences. And in the last few years alone, there have been a myriad of spreadsheet horror stories. In August 2023, the Police Service of Northern Ireland apologised for a data leak of “monumental proportions” when a spreadsheet that contained statistics on the number of officers it had and their rank was shared online in response to a freedom of information request.
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Jan 28, 2024 | 
arstechnica.com | Simon Thorne
Spreadsheet blunders aren’t just frustrating personal inconveniences. They can have serious consequences. And in the last few years alone, there have been a myriad of spreadsheet horror stories. In August 2023, the Police Service of Northern Ireland apologized for a data leak of “monumental proportions” when a spreadsheet that contained statistics on the number of officers it had and their rank was shared online in response to a freedom of information request.
