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Used AI to Turn an Intel Analysis Book Into a System That Uncovers Overlooked Information from the Epstein Files
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Used AI to Turn an Intel Analysis Book Into a System That Uncovers Overlooked Information from the Epstein Files

This took a hot second, but I finally mapped out the The Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals by Godfrey Garner and Patrick McGlynn, which is a standard manual for intelligence analysists. This is significant because now I can use it, both for educational material to learn how to do intel analysis work and as a system that can do intel work for me. So in short, using Story Prism, I can turn books into systems that can take action. The Otacon System I used Gemini 3 to create a chatbot prompt that is specifically tailored to read, understand, and use this knowledge graph as a system for analyzing large sets of information and creating actionable intelligence. It's based on the character Otacon from Metal Gear Solid, which makes interacting with it super fun. Here's an introduction I had him ma...
Professors are turning to this old-school method to stop AI use on exams: A growing number of educators are finding that oral exams allow them to test their students’ learning without the benefit of AI platforms such as ChatGPT.
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Professors are turning to this old-school method to stop AI use on exams: A growing number of educators are finding that oral exams allow them to test their students’ learning without the benefit of AI platforms such as ChatGPT.

Snippet: Across the country, a small but growing number of educators are experimenting with oral exams to circumvent the temptations presented by powerful artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT. Such tools can be used to cheat on take-home exams or essays and to complete all manner of assignments, part of a broader phenomenon known as “cognitive off-loading.” EDITED TO ADD: In some countries, such as Norway and Denmark, oral exams never went away. In other places, they were preserved in specific contexts: for instance, in doctoral qualifying exams in the United States. Dobson said he never imagined that oral exams would be “dusted off and gain a second life.” New interest in the age-old technique began emerging during the pandemic amid worries over potential cheating in...
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