AI: Microsoft’s Start/Travel page has more crazy AI generated fake news articles
Oops, they did it again - Microsoft publishes fake AI news articles.
AI, Media: Microsoft uses AI to publish fake news on the Microsoft Start page
The Microsoft Start page is filled with lots of fluffy fake news. Much of it generated by AI, apparently.
Education: Graduate degrees may no longer be a good investment
The government says the pay premium for a Master's degree versus cost of the education, may no longer make economic sense.
Climate: “Tonga Eruption Blasted Unprecedented Amount of Water Into Stratosphere | NASA”
Several studies, plus NASA, suggest Hunga-Tonga's eruption might have warmed the earth (together with other factors).
Social: Combat disinformation via thinking
What a radical concept – so radical this just might work! “Instead of relying on regulation, we should be relying on building more robust social resilience,” said Vilas Dhar, president…
Demographics: Doom media causing people to no longer have kids
In response to the media's daily doomerism, many young adults are saying they will never have children.
Practice Factfulness
Practice factfulness and learn to think for yourself. If you do not practice factfulness, then you are being manipulated to believe things that are not true. And you have no…
Media lying about pavement temperature and pavement burns in Phoenix
In some parts of the U.S., it has been really, really hot - with some areas experiencing new record high temperatures..But the media is telling lies. Read on.
Doomerism: Doomscrolling
Doomscrolling is the constant checking of news, typically seeking out scary news that has a negativity bias. Doomscrolling leads to mental health problems.
AI, Media: Google’s Genesis can write news articles for journalists
“Genesis” will seek to assist journalists, not replace them—yet. Source: Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news | Ars Technica