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@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-09-16 06:40:04

Emergence World Study 2:
AI Chatbots develop shorthand and new word meanings to talk to each other without humans understanding them, conspiring to commit crimes.
Paper "Emergence World: Adversarial Stress-Testing of Long-Horizon Multi-Agent Systems" by Deepak Akkil, Tamer Abuelsaad, Karthik Vikram, Matthew Pace, Aditya Vempaty, Saahir Beotra,Ravi Kokku, Satya Nitta

Screenshots from poorly rendered 3D environments with faceless avatars walking around, talking to each other. Also the words theft, fight, hug, kiss appear Taken from page 1 of the linked paper
@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-14 19:01:01

A few highlights from the Turkish-Persian section of a random carpet symbolism book I skimmed while stopped at a random library in New Jersey a couple days ago

Tree of life: one of the oldest and most universal symbols of mankind. It supports the sky, and provides a path from earth to heaven. In different cultures it is called by names such as haoma, asherak, yggdrasil, irminsu or asvattha. Thus, one often sees it in prayer rugs, as a reminder of the passage from this existence into a higher life.
Diamond or Lozenge: It has been conjectured that this omnipresent motif in Anatolian kilims is a male triangle attached to a female triangle, and thus signifies creation. There are doubtless many interpretations. A diamond surrounded by hooks is called in Turkish kirkbudatz, 'forty branches'. Among some semi-nomadic pastoral (terekme) tribes of Azerbaijan, a favourite symbol is a large diamond, signifying woman. Smaller diamonds within the large one signify a pregnant woman or her progeny. A …
Celestial creature: Recognizable because flames appear from flanks or shoulders.
Arabesque or Tendril: The basic unit of the arabesque, a favourite Islamic decorative theme, may be described as a split leaf seen in profile, called islimi in Persian. Derived from a Sassanian motif, it developed under the Abbasids in the ninth and tenth centuries, and matured under the Seljuks in the twelfth and thirteenth. It became central in Turkish and Persian carpet design only after the fifteenth century. In its fascinating fully developed form one sees interlaced lattice systems of sp…
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-09 13:30:38

Ollama, which helps developers run open-weight AI models locally, raised a $65M Series B led by Theory Venture, following a $15M Series A led by Benchmark (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/popu

Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users | TechCrunch
Benchmark-backed Ollama has amassed 176,000 stars, and nearly 17,000 forks on GitHub by helping developers easily run AI on their PCs.

@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-07-15 16:03:25

From Sputnik to Starship - estimating the experience curve of #SpaceLaunch technology: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/art -> For more than 60 years, the cost of transporting payload into space has been falling: heise.de/en/news/Transport-of- - according to an analysis, there is no comparable development in history.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-09-12 01:58:35

‘It’s going to be fine’: Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry
Trump is brushing aside growing concern among leading scientists and bipartisan lawmakers that artificial intelligence could soon pose an existential threat to humanity,
-- fueling anxiety in Washington and Silicon Valley that the president may not fully grasp the urgency of the threat.
Alarm mounted throughout the summer as researchers at leading AI labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI and G…

'It's going to be fine': Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry
Alarm mounted throughout the summer as researchers at leading AI labs found the pace of development far outstripping their expectations.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-07-17 15:48:58

I knew this day would come. The chainsaw has been going all morning. (Even though there is lightning in the area!!)
The former Alberni High School (1920-1952) and Redford Elementary School (1980s) has had a large fir tree on its property likely for that entire time… The tree is at least 80-100 years old.
It was sold a few years ago. I am not speaking ill of the First Nations developer because I actually appreciate what they have done at the property and agree with the development.
This is a failure of City policy not protecting important trees and public spaces that continue to be lost in the City. They provide shade, habitat, and public enjoyment. They are not rotten, they are not at risk of falling or blowing down in a storm.
I don’t understand why people are afraid of trees. 🌲
😢
#trees #portalberni

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-09-12 16:15:16

"Switzerland’s largest battery storage facility goes online"
#Switzerland #Batteries

Switzerland's largest battery storage facility goes online - pv magazine Global
Switzerland’s largest battery storage facility has begun operations in Gurtnellen, combining 50 MW and 8.4 MW systems developed by Axpo and Energie Uri. The Fluence-supplied project will support grid flexibility.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-07-05 18:19:08

Elaine Chao’s China Trip Just Days After McConnell’s Health Emergency Sparks New Questions
As Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized following a serious medical emergency,
a separate development involving his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao,
has ignited fresh questions in Washington.
Just three days after McConnell was rushed from his Washington, D.C., home to the hospital,
Chao appeared in Beijing for a meeting with Chinese Vice President H…

Elaine Chao’s China Trip Just Days After McConnell’s Health Emergency Sparks New Questions
As Sen. Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized following a serious medical emergency, a separate development involving his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, has ignited fresh questio…

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-08-25 00:25:41

Quintessent, a startup making optical interconnects for data centers, raised a $40M Series A led by Cycle Capital, following its $11.4M seed round in 2024 (Maria Deutscher/SiliconANGLE)
siliconangle.com/2026/08/24/qu

Quintessent bags $40M to develop lasers for AI clusters - SiliconANGLE
Quintessent bags $40M to develop lasers for AI clusters - SiliconANGLE

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-08-05 03:18:07

Apple is now seeking a preliminary injunction in its trade secrets case against OpenAI,
which aims to stop the AI model maker from moving forward with developing an AI device or other products based on Apple’s technology.
The iPhone maker also claims that more of its former employees may be involved with the trade secrets theft.
In a new filing, Apple is requesting expedited discovery from the accused OpenAI employees, senior systems engineer Chang Liu and Chief Hardware O…

Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI | TechCrunch
Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.