Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: High Stakes Data Dumps
This week, we discuss data dumps, high stakes, and lizard brain screen time.
The Abstract
Our Galaxy May Contain a Mysterious Force. It Could Change Physics Forever.
“If such a force is observed, it would be an incredible breakthrough in physics,” said one researcher.
News
The UN Made AI-Generated Refugees
The AIs are designed to teach people about atrocities in Sudan.
News
Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why
I didn’t sign up for the Trump Mobile cellphone plan. I still haven’t received my gold plated Trump phone. But the company just charged my credit card again.
News
ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.
Podcast
Podcast: How to Fight Back Against AI Bot Scrapers
The rise of Anubis; ICE's new facial recognition app; and a bunch of articles about LLMs.
archiving
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear.
News
Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon
LLMs don’t read the danger in requests if you use enough big words.
News
Polymarket Gamblers Go to War Over Whether Zelenskyy Wore a Suit
More than $160 million in crypto is riding on the definition of 'suit.'
News
The Open-Source Software Saving the Internet From AI Bot Scrapers
Anubis, which block AI scrapers from scraping websites to death, has been downloaded almost 200,000 times.
Podcast
Podcast: The Life Changing Power of Lifting
Jason speaks to Casey Johnston, author of A Physical Education.
The Abstract
Killer Whales Make Their Own Tools, Scientists Discover
It’s the first observed instance of a marine mammal manufacturing tools.