Accused rapist Ryan Hemphill built false persona of wealth, power

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“In the years before prosecutors accused him of torturing and raping women inside his Manhattan apartment, Ryan Hemphill presented himself as a...”

Researchers secretly infiltrated a popular Reddit forum with AI bots, causing outrage

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“In recent months, a group of researchers conducted a secret experiment on Reddit to see how artificial intelligence can be used to influence human...”

An AI Model Has Officially Passed the Turing Test

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“"More pressingly, I think the results provide more evidence that LLMs could substitute for people in short interactions without anyone being able...”

Cloudflare Using Devilish Trick to Trap AI Scrapers in Infinite Maze of AI-Generated Content

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“Cloudflare claims that it fields about 50 billion bot requests to its network daily, or about 1 percent of all internet traffic. That's a ton of...”

$9 billion in pre-orders for super-slow, super-quiet aircraft

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  10 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“"ALL requests for everything," for the pups, including "vet visits, kenneling, dog food, etc" have been "put on hold until we receive guidance."”

Minnesota senator behind 'Trump derangement syndrome' bill arrested

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“A Minnesota state senator who co-authored a bill defining "Trump derangement syndrome" as a mental illness was arrested on charges of soliciting a...”

If You Think Tesla's Stock Is Bad, Check Out Trump's Truth Social - Mother Jones

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  9 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“The president's stake is worth billions of dollars less than last fall.”

Dozens of DOGE ‘receipts’ saved no money and killed contracts meant to boost efficiency

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“The agreements are known as blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), working more like a catalog of things the government might buy than a placed order....”

She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this

Via: Hal A. Lujah  •  News & Politics  •  145 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  last year

“There was a new executive order to expand access to IVF. She read the White House fact sheet, which talked about Trump’s request for policy...”