COMPARING DIVERSITY, NEGATIVITY, AND STEREOTYPES IN CHINESE-LANGUAGE AI TECHNOLOGIES: AN INVESTIGATION OF BAIDU, ERNIE AND QWEN

Comparing diversity, negativity, and stereotypes in Chinese-language AI technologies: an investigation of Baidu, Ernie and Qwen

Large language models (LLMs) and search engines have the potential to perpetuate biases and stereotypes by amplifying existing prejudices in their training data and algorithmic processes, thereby influencing public perception and decision-making.While most work has focused on Western-centric AI technologies, we examine social biases embedded in pro

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Effects of stimulation conditions and subcutaneous tissue properties on acupressure-induced changes in blood circulation of human tendons

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stimulation conditions (pressing force and frequency) and subcutaneous tissue properties (thickness and hardness) on the changes in tendon blood circulation caused by acupressure.Before and after acupressure, blood circulation of the Achilles tendon was measured using red laser lights.Acup

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The Slavic Liturgy of the Byzantine Rite and the Corpus of Slavic Liturgical Books at the End of the 9th and the Beginning of the 10th Centuries

Recent scholarship on the Ice Scoop historical development of the Slavic liturgy in its early stage has shown that one of the important prerequisites for its practical implementation was the establishment, under the guidance of a bishop, of a church organization which was entitled to use Church Slavonic as a liturgical language.Research has also de

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