Apple researchers maybe disprove ‘reasoning’ (vs. well-specified conventional algorithms):
https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking
Analyses:
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Oil markets are spooked as Iran-Israel tensions escalate | Oil and Gas News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/6/13/oil-markets-are-spooked-as-iran-israel-tensions-escalate?traffic_source=rss…
"Conspiracy thinking is also a trap because it contains feedback loops of positive reinforcement. If you reject authoritative sources of information as part of a conspiracy, then you will likely reject any information that can disprove the conspiracy. Any information that contradicts the conspiracy, or lack of information that would prove the conspiracy, are part of the conspiracy."
Thinking Machines Lab, Mira Murati's AI startup that launched only in February, raised $2B led by a16z; Nvidia, Accel, ServiceNow, Cisco, and AMD also invested (Aditya Soni/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/mira-mu
AI is just a tool, like a pencil. A pencil that can only write and draw what some faceless corporation somewhere allows you to write and draw.
#AI #theMastersTools
Oopsie
„Tensions erupted at the Rafah crossing as local Egyptians confronted far-left Western activists— described as "Greta Thunberg types" —who had gathered to "march on Gaza" and protest against Israel.
The mostly European demonstrators, accusing Israel of
"genocide," were met with fierce opposition from Egyptian locals, who pelted them with clubs and water bottles, forcing them back and halting their advance toward the border.“
"My mother didn't particularly like the look of me and my dad didn't like the sound of me": Pete Townshend and the lifelong search for answers
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/pete-townshend-interview-2025
Voice of America’s Farsi-language broadcast,
dismantled under Trump and DOGE,
was abruptly reactivated today,
recalling dozens of staff from paid leave
as tensions between Israel and Iran escalated.
https://bsky.app/profile/altnps.bsky.social…