The Stack Overflow Podcast

Meta’s open-source Llama 3 model puts Meta’s AI assistant head-to-head with ChatGPT [https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133808/meta-ai-assistant-llama-3-chatgpt-openai-rival]. Stability AI laid off [https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/18/24133996/stability-ai-lay-off-emad-mostaque] 10% of its workforce, the first major AI foundation model to reduce its workforce since the advent of generative AI. Is the dot-com bubble a cautionary tale for AI enthusiasts? Listen to the episode [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444600/marketplace] of Marketplace from NPR. Do LLMs support Wittgenstein’s position that “meaning is use”? [https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/112021/does-the-success-of-ai-large-language-models-support-wittgensteins-position-t] That depends whether you’re talking pre or post Tractatus, of course. TikTok wouldn’t lie to you: you really can make friends with your local crows [https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/31/1062370/how-to-befriend-a-crow-crowtok-tiktok/]. Eira’s proven method for befriending crows: Feed them dry cat food on a consistent schedule, so they learn you’re reliable, and watch them eat, so they grok that you are feeding them intentionally. Stack Overflow user Arman Ordookhani [https://stackoverflow.com/users/2133484/arman-ordookhani] received a well-deserved Lifeboat badge [https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat] for telling nearly 30,000 people How to free memory in go [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47979203/how-to-free-memory-in-go].

Why can’t configuration be made simple [https://mark-burgess-oslo-mb.medium.com/why-cant-configuration-be-made-simple-16eb70ed5455]?  Apple is making it easier for users to repair their iPhones with used parts [https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127278/apple-iphone-repair-used-parts]. Texas is swapping human graders for AI [https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126206/texas-staar-exam-graders-ai-automated-scoring-engine]. Automattic (owner of WordPress) is acquiring Beeper for $125M [https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/wordpress-com-owner-automattic-acquires-multi-service-messaging-app-beeper-for-125m/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAE4eQ0XLijDIe57gP_qJNDZrcXJLaeXVJnQWP02-MhexC86NMmKjstwTS8N_y04VD5GJUOb2oIiMx91gbGMpZ8odK31p3K0VM6glPk586DGFPj__CiV1a6QK7so1oVqxACufJ5uwu9X9RqcOhMZuJ-5yx7OwPu3jeWWn3Fgb_bzR]. Silicon Valley or not, San Francisco’s train system still uses floppy disks [https://www.wired.com/story/san-francisco-muni-trains-floppy-disks/]. But don’t worry, an upgrade is coming—in 2030. Shoutout to Bite code [https://stackoverflow.com/users/9951/bite-code], who earned a Stellar Question badge [https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/36/stellar-question] with How do I change the URI (URL) for a remote Git repository? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2432764/how-do-i-change-the-uri-url-for-a-remote-git-repository].

Get started with MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud [https://www.mongodb.com/mongodb-on-google-cloud] today.  Read more from the MongoDB DevRel team at the MongoDB Developer Center [https://www.mongodb.com/developer/]. Learn more about Google’s Gemini models [https://ai.google.dev/models/gemini].  Shout out to thitemple [https://stackoverflow.com/users/186836/thitemple] for their Lifeboat [https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat]-worthy answer to In TypeScript, how do I declare a function that returns a string type array? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41882174/in-typescript-how-do-i-declare-a-function-that-returns-a-string-type-array/41882274#41882274].

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-geden/].  Shoutout to user1083266 [https://stackoverflow.com/users/1083266/user1083266], who earned a Stellar Question badge [https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/36/stellar-question] with How to store image in SQLite database [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9357668/how-to-store-image-in-sqlite-database].

ICYMI: A backdoor [https://cybernews.com/editorial/xz-linux-backdoor-explained/] in XZ, a popular open-source compression utility, highlights the risks of relying on open-source software maintained by small teams. Read more about the cyberattack here [https://boehs.org/node/everything-i-know-about-the-xz-backdoor?fbclid=IwAR12WI8Q5mlVTfR96aOj6B6Xm2ulAi---eLS8LelU3w661OlTh70ldF4a-A_aem_ARc8um12YBHJx9eaZlOkyCEYoxlaWtptRPh9w_2mgUOvHDWfOR8YTxwfJANYA96rEoU3Sq2DH0b3EDt6KUDtLQ95]. Apple’s new LLM, Ferret [https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/09/apples-new-ai-model-could-help-siri-see-how-ios-apps-work], could help Siri understand the user interfaces of mobile displays, potentially expanding the capabilities of Apple’s digital assistant.  Shoutout to Stack Overflow user cheese1756 [https://stackoverflow.com/users/1569632/cheese1756], who earned a Great Question badge [https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/22/great-question] by asking How do I ensure that whitespace is preserved in Markdown? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15721373/how-do-i-ensure-that-whitespace-is-preserved-in-markdown].