October 2023
Quartz’s New AI Slop Is Regurgitated AI Slop
The Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, a generative AI writer, has churned out 20 stories today so far. To do this it digests the news from a wide range of sources, including local news affiliates, Reuters, and NPR broadcasts, before regurgitating it back in a flaccid form. Some of its sources are themselves generated using AI. So …
Toby Keith Reportedly Put Protective Measures in Place for His Family Before His Death
Toby Keith passed away earlier this year, but he made sure his family was taken care of beforehand. It’s reported that the country music legend put protective measures in place for his loved ones, prior to his death at 62 in February, following a years-long battle with cancer. The National Enquirer obtained court order documents …
Prince Harry Royal Return ‘Blueprint’ Debunked
Multiple news outlets have disputed claims someone close to the royal family has devised a “blueprint” that lays out Prince Harry’s return to formal duties. The Daily Mail ran a report that moves were being made in the background to prepare in the event King Charles’ youngest son wants to come back into the fold. The outlet …
Kate Middleton’s Brother Gives Health Update on Princess After Finishing Chemotherapy
Kate Middleton is “doing OK,” according to her brother. The Princess of Wales recently finished chemotherapy treatment following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, and her brother James has given supporters a health update on British Royal Family member. “She’s doing OK,” James said during an interview on Today. “It’s not for me to share …
Tips to Insulate an Attic Door
Unless you have a walk-in attic, your attic access is most likely a ceiling trap door with a set of fold-down stairs. Even if your attic is insulated (which it should be), the trap door is unlikely to be. That is an issue. Fiberglass Insulation Covering the backside of the trap door with fibreglass insulation …
DeepSeek Gets an ‘F’ in Safety From Researchers
Usually when large language models are given tests, achieving a 100% success rate is viewed as a massive achievement. That is not quite the case with this one: Researchers at Cisco tasked Chinese AI firm DeepSeek’s headline-grabbing open-source model DeepSeek R1 with fending off 50 separate attacks designed to get the LLM to engage in …