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Explained: What World Court's Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu Means
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing "reasonable grounds" for his criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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Cats Associate More with Words Compared to Human Babies, New Study Reveals
New research shows cats have the ability to link words and images faster than toddlers, suggesting a surprising cognitive ability in felines. Conducted at Azabu University in Japan, the study used visual cues to reveal that cats could recognise altered word-image pairings, showing signs of confusion and attention to detail. The findings, published ...
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Animals Fear Humans More Than Lions In South Africa's Wild: Study
Over 10,000 recordings showed that 95% of animals reacted more strongly to human sounds than lion roars, challenging the belief that animals would habituate to humans in non-hunting environments.
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Scientists Uncover Surprising Origins Of Humanity's Carb Cravings
A study shows that the AMY1 gene, responsible for starch digestion, spread long before agriculture, suggesting an evolutionary preference for carbs.
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Video: Nilgai Calf Swallowed By Python, Locals Come To Rescue. This Happened Next
The response from social media users was overwhelmingly critical of the rescuers. Many argue that it is not humanity's role to determine the fate of wildlife, especially in their natural habitat.
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Phantom Cost Explained: Why People Think Freebies Are Too Good To Be True
If you're offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you're paid to eat a free cookie, would your response be the same?
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If Your AI Seems Smarter, It's Thanks To Smarter Human Trainers
In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such as if an image was of a car or a carrot.
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Google, Volkswagen Partner on Smartphone AI Assistant
Google is providing key capabilities for an AI assistant for Volkswagen drivers in a smartphone app. The AI assistant draws on Google's Gemini large language models, programs that can understand and generate predictive responses to human language, and cloud computing capacity.
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Human Rights Body Seeks Centre's Response On EY Employee's Death
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed response from the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment over the death of a young chartered accountant in Pune.
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OpenAI Develops CriticGPT Model Capable of Spotting GPT-4 Code Generation Errors
OpenAI published a study about a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday that can catch GPT-4’s mistakes in code generation. The AI firm stated that the new chatbot was trained using the reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) framework and was powered by one of the GPT-4 models. The under-development chatbot was designed to ...
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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Who's The Real Monster? A Study Reveals Marsupials' Biggest Fear
Studies show that wildlife fears 'super predator' more than other predators, with Australian marsupials demonstrating heightened fear and vigilance in response to human sounds.
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New HIV Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise In Early Trials
A new HIV vaccine candidate developed by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute showed promise in a phase 1 trial, generating broadly neutralizing antibodies and strong immune responses in 20 healthy participants.
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OpenAI Shares Model Spec, a Document Highlighting Its Approach to Building an Ethical AI
OpenAI shared its Model Spec on Wednesday, the first draft of a document that highlights the company’s approach towards building a responsible and ethical artificial intelligence (AI) model. The document mentions a long list of things that an AI should focus on while answering a user query. The items on the list range from benefitting humanity, a...
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US Says 5 Israel Army Units Committed "Gross Rights Violations" Before Gaza War
The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said
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Explained: What World Court's Arrest Warrant For Netanyahu Means
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing "reasonable grounds" for his criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
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Cats Associate More with Words Compared to Human Babies, New Study Reveals
New research shows cats have the ability to link words and images faster than toddlers, suggesting a surprising cognitive ability in felines. Conducted at Azabu University in Japan, the study used visual cues to reveal that cats could recognise altered word-image pairings, showing signs of confusion and attention to detail. The findings, published ...
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Animals Fear Humans More Than Lions In South Africa's Wild: Study
Over 10,000 recordings showed that 95% of animals reacted more strongly to human sounds than lion roars, challenging the belief that animals would habituate to humans in non-hunting environments.
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Scientists Uncover Surprising Origins Of Humanity's Carb Cravings
A study shows that the AMY1 gene, responsible for starch digestion, spread long before agriculture, suggesting an evolutionary preference for carbs.
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Video: Nilgai Calf Swallowed By Python, Locals Come To Rescue. This Happened Next
The response from social media users was overwhelmingly critical of the rescuers. Many argue that it is not humanity's role to determine the fate of wildlife, especially in their natural habitat.
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Phantom Cost Explained: Why People Think Freebies Are Too Good To Be True
If you're offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you're paid to eat a free cookie, would your response be the same?
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If Your AI Seems Smarter, It's Thanks To Smarter Human Trainers
In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such as if an image was of a car or a carrot.
-
Google, Volkswagen Partner on Smartphone AI Assistant
Google is providing key capabilities for an AI assistant for Volkswagen drivers in a smartphone app. The AI assistant draws on Google's Gemini large language models, programs that can understand and generate predictive responses to human language, and cloud computing capacity.
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Human Rights Body Seeks Centre's Response On EY Employee's Death
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed response from the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment over the death of a young chartered accountant in Pune.
-
OpenAI Develops CriticGPT Model Capable of Spotting GPT-4 Code Generation Errors
OpenAI published a study about a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday that can catch GPT-4’s mistakes in code generation. The AI firm stated that the new chatbot was trained using the reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) framework and was powered by one of the GPT-4 models. The under-development chatbot was designed to ...
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UN To Add Israel To Human Rights Blacklist, Benjamin Netanyahu Reacts
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response Friday.
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Who's The Real Monster? A Study Reveals Marsupials' Biggest Fear
Studies show that wildlife fears 'super predator' more than other predators, with Australian marsupials demonstrating heightened fear and vigilance in response to human sounds.
-
New HIV Vaccine Candidate Shows Promise In Early Trials
A new HIV vaccine candidate developed by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute showed promise in a phase 1 trial, generating broadly neutralizing antibodies and strong immune responses in 20 healthy participants.
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OpenAI Shares Model Spec, a Document Highlighting Its Approach to Building an Ethical AI
OpenAI shared its Model Spec on Wednesday, the first draft of a document that highlights the company’s approach towards building a responsible and ethical artificial intelligence (AI) model. The document mentions a long list of things that an AI should focus on while answering a user query. The items on the list range from benefitting humanity, a...
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US Says 5 Israel Army Units Committed "Gross Rights Violations" Before Gaza War
The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said
