No way to communicate how bleak this is. Even the quote from the judge below reeks of AI-voice. Only saving grace is that these lit societies have no cultural cachet to begin with.
Pulses with a voice of quiet restraint and authority??
‘The Serpent in the Grove’ by Jamir Nazir is a story set in rural Trinidad about a struggling farmer, a silenced young wife and a grove that seems to remember what others try to bury.
Awarded the Caribbean regional winner title for its lyrical precision and haunting atmosphere, the story stood out for the confidence and restraint of its voice.
The story has been published on Granta: https://t.co/32gdTS5lgT
Becerra’s response here doesn’t even demonstrate a kind of appeal to pragmatism. He seems offended that voters would dare criticize his donors and politics. A Cuomo Democrat of sorts
He actually said this last night, "I need Chevron." Becerra spoke from his chest in full defense of Chevron and the max contribution. Zero words about Chevron airdropping cash to stop us from having clean water and air. We cannot let this guy be our Governor. We deserve better.
Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.
Apple product announcement 2014: This is Yosemite. Our powerful, fun new OS. It’s named after a national park :)
AI Announcements: This one’s called MegaMind.05-G. It’s gonna end the world and put you out of a job. It routinely tells people that Michael Jackson was white.
Lots of buzz online about an upcoming major March heatwave for the American SW & California. And in this case, it does indeed appear increasingly likely than an extremely anomalous and even record-breaking heatwave may envelop much of the SW about a week from now.
Could you imagine if there were journalists whose beat was covering magicians, but they think magic is real, so they're always breathlessly reporting on the lady they saw cut in half.
i don't expect AI skeptics to be moved by a single result, but it seems notable that we keep making harder tests for AI models and they keep beating them.
(ARC-AGI came out 2 years ago and was declared "impossible for AI," then got beaten within the year, so they made ARC-AGI-2)
Super Bowl ads have a captive audience vibe now. The most powerful companies in the world and the scammiest businesses hold you hostage with their lazy jokes because they can
this chart feels like the those stats at the beginning of covid. "who cares about 400 cases in seattle? and why are all the epidemiologists buying toilet paper?"