Pyongyang's defiance poses an ever-deeper quandary for the rest of the world
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Pyongyang's defiance poses an ever-deeper quandary for the rest of the world
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LUCERNE, Switzerland — Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Nov. 27 released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen — tucked into a confessional — took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on Scripture. The idea, said the chapel’s theological assistant, was to recognize the growing importance of artificial intelligence in human lives, even when it comes to religion, and explore the limits of human trust in a machine. After the two-month run of the “Deus in Machina” exhibit at Peter’s Chapel starting in late August, some 900 conversations from visitors –- some came more than once –- were transcribed anonymously.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareMore than $80 million was spent on Colorado’s eight congressional races this election cycle, final campaign filings and independent spending reports show — but that money wasn’t spread evenly across the districts. The closely fought 8th Congressional District, where Republican state lawmaker Gabe Evans unseated incumbent Democratic U. S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo by less than 2,500 votes, accounted for nearly half of the total spending — $40 million total.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThe president and COO of a global manufacturer of zero- and low-calorie sweeteners spent $10 million to buy a four-bedroom home last month to top November’s sales. Nigel and Maria Willerton bought 916 Juniper Ave. in Boulder from Kyle John and Lacey Jo Musick. The Musicks, who spent $8.5 million to buy the Boulder house in June 2022, purchased 4480 S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareBy SHAWN CHEN, Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s time for the holidays, which means robust family conversations and seemingly never-ending courses of food. But for the more tech-savvy among us, the journey home could also mean we’ll be called on to provide a backlog of tech support to parents, grandparents and other family members. And with generative AI being used to supercharge some major cyber scams this year, it’s also a good time to teach and not just fix. Here are some tips on how to manage your tech encounters this holiday season: Set devices up for automatic updates Whether it’s Windows, macOS, iOS or Android, simply keeping your operating system and apps up-to-date will help protect your family’s computers and devices against a surprising number of security threats, such as malware, viruses and exploits. Most operating systems, especially those for mobile devices and their app stores, typically have auto-updates turned on by default.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareThose are not Christmas carolers outside Ball Arena. Those are alarms blaring. Worried yet? Join the club. The Nuggets are Van Halen without David Lee Roth or Motley Crue sans Vince Neil. Something is missing. Three-point shooting is the easy answer. The Nuggets are 2-15 when they make fewer than seven 3s, which most teams fall out of bed and convert in the current NBA. They don’t shoot enough 3s, they don’t make enough 3s, and they don’t defend players shooting 3s. Nikola Jokic is having a season that conjures images of Wilt Chamberlain, inching him into the conversation of a top-10 all-time player, and the Nuggets are flirting with a .500 record.
More | Talk | Read It Later | ShareSean Payton didn’t listen to the critics in 2006 when he inherited a Saints team that went 3-13 the previous year and then led them to an NFC title game. Nearly two decades later, Payton still doesn’t entertain the outside noise. Entering his second season as Denver’s head coach, Payton knew the challenge that awaited him.
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