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futurism Nov 26, 2023

AI Companies Are Running Out of Training Data https://t.co/vfzslCTmoK

AI Companies Are Running Out of Training Data

Data is the vital force of large AI models, and thus of the industry itself. But it's also a finite resource — and companies could run out.

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futurism Nov 26, 2023

Scientists Say These Villains Are Causing Way More Than Their Share of Climate Change https://t.co/LwvEHwivDm

Scientists Say These Villains Are Causing Way More Than Their Share of Climate Change

A new study from Oxfam says the richest 1 percent of the world had the same carbon footprint in 2019 as the poorest 66 percent in the world.

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futurism Nov 26, 2023

Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Carnage at Neuralink https://t.co/nv7Is5fRwQ

Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Carnage at Neuralink

Congress members have urged the SEC to investigate Elon Musk for lying about how monkeys were treated at Neuralink.

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futurism Nov 26, 2023

Scientists Have Bad News for Astronauts’ Genitals https://t.co/P5Eqsz6jyS

Scientists Have Bad News for Astronauts’ Genitals

NASA-funded researchers found that deep space travel might inflict long-lasting erectile dysfunction symptoms on male astronauts.

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futurism Nov 26, 2023

Woman Pleads Guilty for Flying Drug- and Porn-Laden Drone Into Prison https://t.co/W30hYEs3vf

Woman Pleads Guilty for Flying Drug- and Porn-Laden Drone Into Prison

An Australian woman has pleaded guilty after being caught flying a drone filled with contraband into a prison yard.

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futurism Nov 25, 2023

We're talking about potentially decades-long genital woes: https://t.co/loXlU9do1D https://t.co/X9S4lWI9rC

Scientists Have Bad News for Astronauts’ Genitals

NASA-funded researchers found that deep space travel might inflict long-lasting erectile dysfunction symptoms on male astronauts.

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futurism Nov 25, 2023

Mysterious Disease Spreading Among Dogs https://t.co/2GHgF4Khe0

Mysterious Disease Spreading Among Dogs

The yet unnamed disease has infected hundreds of dogs in at least five states and does not respond to antibiotics so far.

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futurism Nov 25, 2023

Not good! https://t.co/Glt2HQ64jU https://t.co/9n9ILO30Gn

Scientists Warn That AI Threatens Science Itself

In a new essay, Oxford researchers argue that scientists should abstain from using text-generating AI tools as research aids.

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futurism Nov 25, 2023

Oh God... Those Aren't "Arms" on Starfish, Scientists Say https://t.co/Fw8r1FtcaL

Oh God... Those Aren't "Arms" on Starfish, Scientists Say

The mystery is settled: starfish don't have a head. They are a head — and their evolution may be even weird than once believed.

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futurism Nov 25, 2023

Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency https://t.co/usCyQbcbnw

Elon Musk Apparently Bursts Into Tears With Surprising Frequency

Elon Musk is, as anecdotes from Walter Isaacson's bombastic new biography illustrate, apparently a huge crybaby.

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