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OpenAI and Apollo Research trained o3 and o4-mini versions to not engage in "scheming", or secretly pursuing undesirable goals, reducing "covert actions" ~30X (Radhika Rajkumar/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-models-kn

AI models know when they're being tested - and change their behavior, research shows
OpenAI and Apollo Research tried to stop models from lying - and discovered something else altogether.

Not only would it give them more say in how their tax dollars were being spent, "far from reducing the power of white American evangelicals — the architects of the current attacks on personal liberty — the taxation of religious organizations would increase it by helping to eliminate their competition."
Taxing the churches won't stop Christian nationalism - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/16/taxing-the-churches-wont-stop-christian-nationalism/

Sources: Meta has held talks with Fox Corp. and others about licensing their articles for use in its AI tools, after previously reducing its focus on news (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/meta-approaches-med…

Die Uni Frankfurt richtet ein neues LOEWE-Zentrum „Dynamiken des Religiösen: Ambivalente Nachbarschaften zwischen Judentum, Christentum und Islam in historischen und gegenwärtigen Konstellationen“ ein, und hat zur Zeit 25(!) Promotions- und Postdoc-Stellen ausgeschrieben, viele auch offen für #Religionswissenschaft.

from my link log —
Report ITU-R TF.2511-0 (10/2022): Content and structure of time signals to be disseminated by radiocommunication systems and various aspects of current and potential future reference time scales, including their impacts and applications in radiocommunication.
https://www.itu…

Wer Radieschen nicht liebt, ist Antisemit. Meine Meinung.

Reducing (some of) the #EV benefits is never a popular measure. Perhaps that is why it is being introduced now, after the recent elections.
At the same time, the incentive remains in place, because the purchase tax on fossil fuel engines is also increasing, as are fuel taxes.

Norway to phase out electric vehicle VAT exemption from 2027 - electrive.com
In its 2026 state budget, Norway’s government has proposed reducing the VAT exemption threshold for electric cars from NOK 500,000 to NOK 300,000, before

"Putting less meat and more legumes in school menus reduces environmental impact by up to 50%"
#Food #Environment #Environment

Putting less meat and more legumes in school menus reduces environmental impact by up to 50%
The transition to healthy diets with a low environmental impact is crucial to achieving sustainable food systems and reducing health problems. In this context, dietary guidelines for schools can encourage eating behaviors among pupils to reduce their environmental footprint.

Sources: Meta has held talks with Fox Corp. and others about licensing their articles for use in its AI tools, after previously reducing its focus on news (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/meta-approaches-med…

"The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
In 2025 the world has fallen short, again, of peaking and reducing its fossil fuel use. But there are many countries on a path to greener energy.