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And Now… China’s ‘Mystery Pneumonia’
November 28th, 2023pic.twitter.com/D2PkittUzV — cryptogon (@cryptogon) November 28, 2023 Via: Daily Mail: An alarming spike in pneumonia cases among children has been detected in the Netherlands, mirroring a similar surge in China. Dutch health experts say a striking number have been sickened since rates began soaring in August, with most cases among those aged five to 14. […]
Artist Tries to Prove Work Wasn’t Generated by AI, Fails
November 27th, 2023Via: Hackaday: For digital artist [Mizkai], this problem has already become very real. [Mizkai] entered an illustration contest in October, penning a Halloween scene with a young witch. After submission though, things went awry. “At first they said they suspected I had traced AI work as my style was inconsistent,” [Mizkai] told Hackaday. Trying to […]
Not Satire: “Climate Crisis Could Cause ‘Catastrophic Harm’ to Human Health, 200-Plus Medical Journals Warn,” World Health Organization Should Declare Global Health Emergency
November 27th, 2023Mmm hmm. Via: CBC: More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem two overlapping environmental crises — climate change and biodiversity loss — as a global health emergency, while warning of the potential for “catastrophic harm” to human health. … “The climate crisis and loss of biodiversity both damage […]
Anthony Levandowski and His AI Church
November 26th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: Anthony Levandowski, a name synonymous with the pioneering of self-driving technology and a figure shrouded in Silicon Valley controversy, has made headlines again. This time, it’s not about groundbreaking tech advancements or legal battles, but something far more unorthodox: the resurrection of his AI-centric church, “Way of the Future.” … According to Levandowski, […]
Dublin Riots
November 24th, 2023Via: ZeroHedge: A stabbing spree sparked riots in downtown Dublin on Thursday, as anti-immigration ruffians set vehicles ablaze, looted stores and fought police officers. The trouble began around 1:40 pm local time in Parnell Square East in downtown Dublin, next to the Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire children’s school. The Irish police — or “garda” — say […]
Q-Star (Q*): OpenAI Researchers Warned Board of, “A Powerful Artificial Intelligence Discovery That They Said Could Threaten Humanity”
November 22nd, 2023The Reuters piece below contains a significant error: The maker of ChatGPT had made progress on Q* (pronounced Q-Star), which some internally believe could be a breakthrough in the startup’s search for superintelligence, also known as artificial general intelligence (AGI)… That’s not correct. Superintelligence is not the same as artificial general intelligence. Superintelligence far exceeds […]
Young People Dying of Cancer at ‘Explosive’ Rates, UK Government Data Show
November 22nd, 2023Via: The Defender: Teenagers and young people in their 20s, 30s and 40s in the U.K. are dying from rapidly metastasizing and terminal cancers at an unprecedented rate since mass COVID-19 vaccination began, according to a new analysis by Edward Dowd. The 45-page report by Dowd, a former Wall Street hedge fund manager and author […]
The Kozyrev Mirror Experiments
November 22nd, 2023I’d never heard of this. Did anyone take videos or photos inside that thing? Via: Mr. Mythos:
Sam Altman to Return as CEO of OpenAI
November 22nd, 2023Via: The Verge: Sam Altman will return as CEO of OpenAI, overcoming an attempted boardroom coup that sent the company into chaos over the past several days. Former president Greg Brockman, who quit in protest of Altman’s firing, will return as well. The company said in a statement late Tuesday that it has an “agreement […]
Post Vaccine Syndrome
November 20th, 2023Via: Dr. John Campbell: Paper: Post-Vaccination Syndrome: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Symptoms and Patient Experiences After Covid-19 Immunization
