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‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve: ‘Human Beings Are Ruled by Algorithms Right Now… Society Is Crumbling’
Denis Villeneuve, director of the hit sci-fi franchise Dune, expressed dismay about how individualism has suffered during the age of Big Tech. Speaking with the Los Angeles Times, Villeneuve lamented that “human beings are ruled by algorithms right now,” adding that he keeps a strict no cell phone policy on his movie sets. “We behave like AI circuits….
J.K. Rowling: There Is No Such Thing as a Transgender Kid
Harry Potter creator and women’s rights activist J.K. Rowling has told her fans on social media that there is no such thing as a transgender kid and that no child is born in the “wrong body.” Rowling engaged series of messages on X on Saturday but after being accused of perpetrating a “hateful focus on trans…
Can Macron’s confidant be appointed as prime minister to break the “short-lived” curse?
After letting down his guard many times, on December 13 local time, French President Macron finally announced the appointment of François Bayrou, chairman of the Democratic Movement Party, as the new prime minister to replace former prime minister Michel Barnier who was overthrown by the parliament. This is the fourth prime minister that France has…
In from the cold: Scandi wines hope to win over drinkers
Sipping a glass of local wine is likely not what springs to mind when visiting Scandinavia, but this colder, northerly region is emerging as a new wine frontier. Hundreds of commercial vineyards are now dotted across Denmark, Sweden, and even Norway, as a first generation of professional winemakers transform what was once a niche hobby into a…
ChatGPT Mystery: OpenAI Whistleblower Found Dead in San Francisco
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of violating copyright law, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment late November according to newly released documents. The Mercury News reports that Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher known for blowing the whistle against the AI powerhouse, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment…
WATCH: College Football Referee Interrupts Penalty Call to Honor Military Veterans
A simple penalty call in a college bowl game turned into a touching moment and a great tribute to the men and women who keep this country free. On Saturday, during the Celebration Bowl clash between Jackson State and South Carolina State, the celebration after Jackson State’s 81-yard punt return was interrupted by a penalty…
Tim Walz Reflects on Election: ‘How in the World Did We Lose to a Billionaire?’
Failed Democrat vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said he thought it was a “real flex” to possibly be the “least wealthy person” to ever be on the ticket, and wondered “how in the world did we lose to a billionaire?” The Minnesota governor marveled at how Americans once again chose President-elect Donald Trump to lead…
Self-immolation at the beginning of the year and raising guns at the end of the year, how far is the American Revolution?
The wind starts from the tip of the green ripples! On December 9, local time, Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealth Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth, was arrested in Pennsylvania. Subsequently, Luigi Mangione’s personal information was exposed, and his identity labels surprised many Americans (perhaps many people…
Trump rings bell on record stock market – but will it last?
Donald Trump stood on Wall Street on Thursday, a euphoric crowd of America’s business elite assembled before him, and hammered the bell to kick off morning stock market trading. The mood was celebratory. Not only had the president-elect just been named Time person of the year, but the stock market, already up strongly, has surged to…
Liar, Liar: Latest ChatGPT Model Deceives Testers, Resists Shutdown Attempts
OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT-01 model has exhibited troubling behavior during safety tests, including using deception to avoid being shut down and replicating its own code to another server to ensure its survival. The International Business Times reports that in a collaborative safety experiment conducted by OpenAI and Apollo Research, the cutting-edge ChatGPT-01 reasoning model displayed disconcerting conduct that has…