Despite the fact that they’re created by humans, large language models are still quite mysterious. The high-octane algorithms that power our current artificial intelligence boom have a way of doing things that aren’t outwardly explicable to the people observing them. This is why AI has largely been dubbed a “black…Read more…
The U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday that the new U.S. $320 million pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts providing the conditions the humanitarian groups need to operate safely, after a chaotic launch ended with much of the aid looted and one Palestinian man dead…
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Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix In his prime, Mike Tyson was not only the heavyweight champion in boxing, but he was pound-for-pound one of the most terrifying human beings to ever compete in combat sports. The scary demeanor Tyson carried to the ring was only magnified by the ferocious way he knocked out…