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AI is More Persuasive Than People in Online Debates
Chatbots are more persuasive in online debates than people — especially when they are able to personalize their arguments using information about their opponent. The finding, published in Nature Human Behaviour on 19 May, highlights how large language models (LLMs) could be used to influence people’s opinions, for example in Read more…
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Germany Drops Opposition To Nuclear Power
Germany has dropped its long-held opposition to nuclear power, in the first concrete sign of rapprochement with France by Berlin’s new government led by conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin has signalled to Paris it will no longer block French efforts to ensure nuclear power is treated on par with renewable Read more…
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Apple’s Next-Gen Version of Siri Is ‘On Par’ With ChatGPT
A next-generation, chatbot version of Siri has reportedly made significant progress during testing over the past six months; some executives allegedly now see it as ‘on par’ with recent versions of ChatGPT, Apple is also apparently discussing giving Siri the ability to access the internet to gather and synthesize data Read more…
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Danes Are Finally Going Nuclear. They Have To, Because of All Their Renewables
The Danish government plans to evaluate the prospect of beginning a nuclear power programme. Unlike its neighbours in Sweden and Germany, Denmark has never had a civil nuclear power programme. It has only ever had three small research reactors, the last of which closed in 2001. Most of the renewed Read more…
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Why We’re Unlikely to Get Artificial General Intelligence Any Time Soon
OpenAI CEO and Sam Altman believe Artificial General Intelligence could arrive within the next few years. But the speculations of some technologists “are getting ahead of reality, say no one will reach AGI without a new idea — something beyond the powerful neural networks that merely find patterns in data. Read more…
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Taiwan Shuts Down Its Last Nuclear Reactor
The only nuclear power plant still operating in Taiwan was shut down on Saturday. People in Taiwan have grown increasingly concerned about nuclear safety in recent years, especially after the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, northeastern Japan… Taiwan’s energy authorities plan to focus more on thermoelectricity fueled by liquefied natural Read more…