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I arrived in Vilnius yesterday to attend a workshop for the COST GRADE project. A little walking around led me to Level 9 on Google Maps. It’s a pretty city. I could not make it, but there are many walking tours. I recommend. I saw many groups walking around. And now the workshop starts. I am in … Read more
I saw a news piece in a pro-government newspaper: Orhan Pamuk’s quick eviction sparks outrage in Istanbul Residents of an apartment building in Istanbul, where Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk owns seven flats, are facing eviction as Pamuk initiated proceedings without waiting for a court decision. He obtained an eviction order from the local municipality despite … Read more
Sinem Dedetas Is the Future of the Women-Led Opposition – Foreign Policy the piece reminded me of a few other moments: Let’s remember Time’s cover: I frequently cite a Guardian piece about Gaye Su Akyol: Make war against fascists!’ Gaye Su Akyol, Turkey’s psychpop powerhouse She is a musician, all right, but never really made … Read more
John McAfee – The Millionaire Madman: John McAfee has been described as many things… Eccentric tech millionaire. International fugitive. Presidential candidate. And suspected killer. Honestly, John McAfee’s life is one of the most fascinating and bizarre stories I’ve ever heard. And opinion is split on whether John McAfee was a hero, or the devil. You … Read more
I was honored to be part of the opening speeches at Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024. The meeting started today. Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024 (#WMCEE) is an annual conference centered on Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia and other related projects) in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (more recently, also in Central Asia). It features presentations on Wikimedia projects, other wikis, … Read more
The family is close to the counter-insurgency establishment in the region. They apparently know how to diverge and disguise a crime. Family members were quick to point out a foreign conspiracy! Besides, continuous leaks to the press make the case complicated and mostly misleading. The case of Narin Güran, an 8-year-old girl who went missing … Read more
The Attack Hundreds of handheld pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded nearly simultaneously across Lebanon and parts of Syria on September 17, 2024[1][2]. At least 9 people were killed, including an 8-year-old girl, and around 2,750-3,000 people were injured, with about 200 in critical condition[1][4][7]. The explosions occurred in multiple locations, including Beirut’s … Read more
00:04 GPT’s randomness affects its diagnostic predictions 02:26 Challenges in implementing AI ethics and safety guidelines 06:50 Design, modeling, testing, and deployment phases of AI ethics 09:17 Collecting enough data to understand system behavior 13:26 Design limitations and testing considerations for AI systems 15:38 Challenges in fairness and bias in AI systems 19:50 Designing systems … Read more
Jahrein will probably be released soon. But he deserves to be in prison more than many imprisoned. A Twitter user listed some fragments of his vile rhetoric against political opponents, minorities, and women, among others. I have translated the stuff. You can download it here: sins of Jahrein [update- the file seems to be hard to read, you … Read more
The Miss Turkey 2024 competition has sparked significant controversy and debate on social media and in local media, primarily centered around the winner, İdil Bilgen. Here are the key points of the controversy: Criticism of Appearance Many social media users have criticized İdil Bilgen’s appearance, claiming she doesn’t fit the traditional beauty standards expected of … Read more
Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center organized another regional workshop, and I was happy to participate. I talked about elections and AI interferences. My main point is that concerns over AI interference are overblown at the moment, but there is a potential for growing interference in the future. The program included many experts and decision-makers in the … Read more
Turkey has admitted that a massive data breach occurred, exposing the personal information of millions of citizens. Here are the key details: Scale of the Data Breach Personal data of 108 million Turkish citizens was stolen[1][2][3]. The stolen data included identity numbers, home addresses, phone numbers, and other sensitive information[1][2]. Specifically, the breach exposed: 108,571,832 … Read more
A factory in southeastern Turkey has completed the production of 100,000 hats featuring the slogan “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) for US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign, Serbestiyet news site reports. via
As far as I could find, Turkey was mentioned once, this and Middle East topics provided in the end. Opening handshake: The debate began with Harris and Trump shaking hands, marking their first in-person meeting[1][3]. Economy and inflation: Trump attacked Harris on inflation and the economy, claiming the U.S. has had “terrible inflation” under the … Read more
Artificial intelligence is changing how music gets made – and how musicians get paid. AI is letting people clone artists’ voices, create completely new songs as fake collaborations, generate lyrics in seconds, even produce full tracks just by typing in a few words. It’s all causing some to say AI will be “the death of … Read more