Knowledge workers who used genAI tools found it could boost efficiency -- at the risk of diminishing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, according to research from Carnegie Mellon and Microsoft.
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Trump levels stunning criticisms against Zelensky after Russia talks
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... President Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, after U.S. officials met for talks with Russia, from which Ukraine was excluded.
Why it matters: Trump's comments -- falsely suggesting Ukraine started the war and that Zelensky is deeply unpopular with his own people -- will supercharge fears among Ukraine and U.S. allies that the Trump administration is siding with Moscow ahead of possible peace talks.
- - - They could also increase the tension and suspicion between the Trump administration and the Zelensky government.
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@#8 ... They can't accept this might be more significant than their Trump obsession. ...
For me, quite the contrary.
My concern on this thread is the profit motive.
As you note, he's trying to sell a book.
That just demeans the scientific aspect of what he is proffering.
For the record, my current view is along the lines of...
We are likely not the only ones in the universe.
How do we know that there are not aliens among us already? I mean, if "they" have managed inter-stellar transport, might they already have managed to blend in?
Now, look at the multi-universe theory...
Multiverse
en.wikipedia.org
... The multiverse is the hypothetical set of all universes.[1][a] Together, these universes are presumed to comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The different universes within the multiverse are called "parallel universes", "flat universes", "other universes", "alternate universes", "multiple universes", "plane universes", "parent and child universes", "many universes", or "many worlds". One common assumption is that the multiverse is a "patchwork quilt of separate universes all bound by the same laws of physics."[2] ...
Give that a while to sink in.
What we do not know far exceeds what we do know.
Circling back, this guy seems to have a book to sell.
Not science.
Armageddon - Silver Tightrope (1975)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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I close my eyes to worldly skies
I leave behind the day
And deep within me, I shall begin
To chase my thoughts away
As loved ones hold me to their sides
Their strength flows into me
To cast me out of sorrow's blindness
Into eternity
I thought I heard them softly calling
The voices of the spheres
As light years flash forever falling
Away from waking fears
I reach out, try to touch the passing
Of beings bathed in light
But they just smile, their eyes not asking
To see beyond their sight
Ooh silver tightrope
Ooh silver tightrope
Ooh silver tightrope
I thought I saw the candle-bearers
On their way to the beyond
Beckon to me from the future
To come and join the throng
I stepped upon the silver tightrope
Balancing beliefs
And wings unfurling with a new hope
I left behind my griefs
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Pink Floyd, before Dark Side of the Moon ...
Pink Floyd - Cymbaline (1969)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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