Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable #Tiber in five years met with #scepticism
Experts unconvinced by Roberto Gualtieri’s mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathing
...Perhaps not in 5 years, but it is (perhaps) doable in 50 (if everything goes well)... 🤔
“I do wonder what that does if you have this sycophantic, compliant [bot] who never disagrees with you, [is] never bored, never tired, always happy to endlessly listen to your problems, always subservient, [and] cannot refuse consent. What does that do to the way we interact with other humans, especially for a new generation of people who are going to be socialised with this technology?”—Dr Raphaël Millière
AI chatbots are becoming popular alternatives to therapy. But they may worsen mental health crises, experts warn >
#chatbots #therapy #mental_wellbeing #praise #health #mental_health #moral_panic #cognitive_vulnerability #insanity #compliance #AI #LLM #interactions #non_verbal #communication #technology #news #tech #psychosis #neurotic_behaviours #artificial_intelligence #echo_chamber #intuition #scepticism #inadequate_substitute
#ConspiracyTheories #scepticism #Australia
"Conspiracy theories have leached into public life. Is it scepticism towards power or a complete worldview?
Ideas that were once fringe are increasingly part of Australian public life. Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson say they may not be about a singular event, but an overarching interpretation of how the world works.
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What did people mean when they said they agreed with these ideas? Was it a playful scepticism towards power or a complete worldview? Should we call them all conspiracy theorists? Clearly not.
Conspiracy theories are not just for the 'fringe dwellers of society', the study concluded. 'Our results suggest that basic human motives may give rise to extraordinary beliefs for many ordinary people.'
Many people are suspicious about how power works, and they are right to be. In the United States, it has been argued that conspiracy theories about the 'deep state' – claims that there is a 'shadow government' in control no matter who is voted in – partly emerged from 'excessive state secrecy and official deception'. Australia’s institutions, too, are notoriously secretive and insular. The revolving door between politics and lobbying is well known. Anyone with even the most passing familiarity with our history knows how cruel the state can be, how it was built on violence and displacement, and how it can organise itself against the interests of the people it claims to protect."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/28/conspiracy-nation-book-extract
Ideas that were once fringe are increasingly part of Australian public life. Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson say they may not be about a singular event, but an overarching interpretation of how the world works
Lost Language: Vaccine Debate - Mike Israetel
Lost Language: Vaccine Debate - Mike Israetel
Figure AI has drawn attention for making claims that its AI-powered robots possess human-like fine motor skills and can manipulate objects with precision but hasn't done a live demonstration of the humanoids.
https://skeptikon.fr/w/a8Ekjj4sVB87nj62p3CTnq
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