MN Prosecutors Obtain Long-Withheld Evidence in Renee Good, Alex Pretti Killings
The evidence includes body camera footage, officer statements, and the Honda Pilot in which Good was killed.
Fox Business contributor on Trump threatening a 20% toll in the Strait of Hormuz: "It's a negotiating sledgehammer"
First Draft: 🆘 Trump’s Violent Crackdowns on U.S. Cities Are Still Happening. Don't Look Away
Horror in Minneapolis caused a reset of attacks on immigrants and liberals but the administration remains fascistic and lethal. In Maine, meanwhile, Graham Platner confirmed he'll…
Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
Synthetic Scalable Oversight
We propose synthetic scalable oversight, a technique for studying scalable oversight by creating graphical abstractions of real-world problems and training tiny models inside…
The rarity of Supreme Court do-overs
Plus, what Cecillia Wang said about arguing the birthright citizenship case during SCOTUSblog’s term-in-review event.
South Korea To Launch Universal Basic AI Chatbot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: South Korea's government has posted a tender seeking suppliers to build a universal basic AI chatbot, and an AI agent for…
Your Brain Has an Attack Surface
About a year ago, I began transitioning from software engineering to AI safety research. I was drawn into this by a question that arose while building runtime security for…
‘Explosive Diarrhea’ Outbreak: What You Need to Know
As the cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. continues, Zeteo answers the most burning questions about what causes the infection and how to avoid it.
Sony Deletes A Bunch More Movies From The Accounts Of People Who ‘Bought’ Them
In all of our discussions about how the digital revolution has created a system in which people don’t actually own the things they think they’re buying, I get particularly…
‘Major U.S. Escalation’ Against Iran Soon, Experts Tell Zeteo
In a Town Hall Q&A for paid subscribers, Zeteo assembled three Middle East experts to unpack developments in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza. It’s a conversation you won’t find in the…
An analysis of AI-generated content at the Mechanistic Interpretability Workshop
Introduction Over the past few years, AI tools have become useful for conducting technical AI research. In the early ChatGPT era (~2023–2024), chat assistants were maybe useful as…
How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?
This video from Kurzgesagt is a great little primer on how the human brain stores memories. Memory is one of the strangest abilities you possess. Your brain uses an incredibly…
IBM Stock Collapses After a Grave Warning About AI
IBM shares plunged after the company warned that Q2 revenue and earnings would miss expectations, blaming customers' sudden shift in spending toward AI hardware instead of…