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Great Idea: A New Kind of Academic Publishing Dedicated to Critiquing Academic Arguments
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (604+ words) I've written a lot about the problems in academia in general, and the disaster modern scientific disciplines face due to the corruption of institutions and scientific journals. Obviously, I am hardly alone in my concern about this problem, and I'm…...
Who is really behind data center opposition?
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (445+ words) We are often best defined not by the company we keep, but by our enemies. Having the right'left'enemies tends to be a very good thing indeed, as it's a reliable indicator we're doing the right things with the right people…...
AIs Don't Like Religion - Particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, Study Claims
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (629+ words) LLMs prefer secular, rational reasoning, and while they'll still get religious on occasion, they have a negative view of Jehovah's Witnesses If you're looking for one of the leading AI models to push faith as the answer to your otherwise…...
Kevin O'Leary on coordinated international attacks on Utah data center (my title)
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (300+ words) I shared 90 pages of evidence with federal law enforcement and raised concerns directly with contacts at the White House. This isn't speculation. The filings, funding records, dates, and connections are documented. There's a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure…...
AI Startup Says It Will Pay People $2, 000 a Month to Masturbate'Yes, Really
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (462+ words) Joi AI says it will pay people $2, 000 a month to masturbate. Yes, you read that right. The AI companion startup is hiring 10 "masturbation consultants" to test a feature called Daily Guided Masturbation, which uses mood-matched AI voice sessions to guide…...
Google Deepmind's Alpha Proof Nexus solves decades-old math problems for a few hundred dollars
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (225+ words) Google Deepmind's new framework Alpha Proof Nexus has autonomously solved nine out of 353 open Erd's problems it attempted, including two questions that had gone unanswered for 56 years. The system also proved 44 out of 492 open conjectures from the Online Encyclopedia of…...
The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriends Boys as young as 12 are now in romantic "relationships" with chatbots, and it"s affecting how they treat girls in the real world
4+ day, 43+ min ago (421+ words) The article cited an number of reasons why men are opting out of marriage, among other things: "The modern woman: a prospectus: They are the most miserable, anxious and insecure cohort in living memory " hardly great marriage material. Most married…...
The terrifying rise of schoolboys making AI girlfriends Boys as young as 12 are now in romantic "relationships" with chatbots, and it"s affecting how they treat girls in the real world
4+ day, 43+ min ago (421+ words) The article cited an number of reasons why men are opting out of marriage, among other things: "The modern woman: a prospectus: They are the most miserable, anxious and insecure cohort in living memory " hardly great marriage material. Most married…...
Two Billboards In New York Capture The Conflict Of Our Time: One billboard is selling artificial intelligence, the other is warning about it.
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (276+ words) The selling billboard is dark, purple, and almost cinematic. An AI-generated face with artificial perfection stares out. Three words above her say: "Stop Hiring Humans." The Era of AI Employees Is Here. The company is Artisan. The company says it…...
A Chinese AI Startup Claims It Can Translate Your Pet's Speech With 95 Percent Accuracy
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1136+ words) A Chinese AI startup says it has cracked the code on what your dog is trying to tell you, and the internet is having a field day with it. The company behind Petti Chat claims its wearable device can translate…...