Pondering Over Morning Coffee: we have a guy who called his local police to warn them he might get swatted... and they blew him off. He's paralyzed now. Also - another example of our poor main stream media.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY Times wanted to pull on heart strings, but AGAIN neglects to add important facts.  Like the fact this poor guy who got deported was in the US for 20 YEARS....  um, yeah, in PRISON.  For murder.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pondering over coffee... using AI in your resume to get past AI being used by companies - if they don't like YOU using it, then they shouldn't use it either. Make the process HUMAN again.

Pondering over coffee..... 

 

As companies increasingly use AI in recruitment, some job seekers are hiding invisible instructions inside their resumes to influence AI screening systems. These hidden prompts are designed to trick the AI into ranking or selecting their application over others.

A study led by Duke University, in partnership with UNC-Chapel Hill, Arizona State, UC Berkeley, and hiring platform hireEZ, analyzed 200,000 real resumes and found that at least 1% contained hidden prompt injections.

Researchers say the tactic is spreading rapidly, fueled by a growing wave of TikTok and YouTube tutorials and free templates showing people exactly how to do it.

The researchers didn't test whether these hidden prompts actually changed hiring outcomes. But the findings point to a bigger issue: as AI takes on a growing role in hiring and other decision-making systems, it's opening the door to a new kind of manipulation.

My immediate thoughts are that the frustration of people having to be on the receiving end of cheap and lazy companies using AI to scan resumes and applications is forcing the average person to resort to this; using AI on their end as well.

Someone perfect for the job may not put the 8 'code words' in their resume that AI was searching for and get passed over without ever talking to a human or having a human see their resume.  The company just missed a perfect and good employee. 

On the other hand, a complete scammer, who knows nothing about the actual position or is a really horrible employee, fired from numerous jobs, etc. can put the right words in and their resumes are chosen.  

Recent news articles have been highlighting the 'fakers' getting jobs with zero experience, because they scammed the AI prompts and got through the hiring process with idiots - landing jobs they never had degrees for, fake schools, zero experience, or have been fired (companies aren't allowed to say they fired you anymore - they also can't say if you were a good employee or ANYTHING about you or your work or history.  All they can legally say is if you worked there, and verify the dates you give.)  

MAKE THE HIRING PROCESS HUMAN AGAIN and people wouldn't have to resort to using AI to get past the AI just to get an interview.

 

 

Just some news from  gatewaypundit this morning.... a few things to ponder over morning coffee, maybe look up for more information if you are so inclined.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A ringleader in Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future scandal has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to purchase a not-guilty verdict with a staggering $120,000 cash bribe.

Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 37, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud for his role in the brazen plot to bribe a federal juror during his 2024 fraud trial, the Justice Department announced Friday.

Farah had already been sentenced to 28 years in prison for helping steal tens of millions of dollars from a taxpayer-funded program intended to feed needy children during the COVID pandemic.

 

 

 

 

 

Radical Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that the city will open five city-owned, taxpayer-funded grocery stores, one in each borough, with prices on a core basket of items set at up to 30% below typical retail. The plan, a centerpiece of Mamdani’s campaign, will use $70 million in capital funds. The city will own the land or space, cover construction, renovations, rent, and property taxes. Core discounted items include all fresh produce, meat, and seafood, plus about 20 pantry staples, dairy, and refrigerated goods such as eggs, milk, bread, cheese, rice, and beans. Prices on that basket will be locked in monthly at 30% below typical retail with “no exceptions, no gimmicks.” Other products sell at market rates. Officials claim the average household could save about $90 a month or $1,000 a year, according to ABC7 NY.