No. 7 Penn State's road game against No. 3 Buckeyes is crucial to Franklin's bid for a breakthrough
Each of the Power Five conferences except the Big 12 features a head-to-head matchup of Top 25 teams on Saturday
1970-01-01 08:00
ChatGPT creator quietly changes core values from ‘thoughtful’ to ‘scrappy’
ChatGPT creator OpenAI has updated its company’s core values, replacing words like “thoughtful” and “collaborative” with “intense and scrappy”. The AI firm’s values, published on a careers page of its website, were changed between 25 September and 16 October, according to a screenshot captured by the Internet Archive. The top value is listed as “AGI focus”, referring to artificial general intelligence that is considered to be at the same level or greater than human-level intelligence. “We are committed to building safe, beneficial AGI that will have a massive positive impact on humanity’s future. Anything that doesn’t help with that is out of scope,” the new values state. The Independent has reached out to OpenAI for comment on whether the move signals a shift in company direction. The update, first spotted by Business Insider, comes amid an industry-wide push towards the development of AGI, with some academics and experts accelerating their timelines for it being achieved since the launch of ChatGPT last year. Forecasts suggest that the arrival of AGI could be hugely destabilising for the global economy, with some even warning that it could pose an existential threat to humanity. Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom, based at Oxford University, previously warned that the arrival of AGI would precede so-called superintelligence, whereby computer intelligence surpasses human intelligence and AI development becomes uncontrollable and irreversible. In one thought experiment involving a rogue AI, Mr Bostrom wrote: “The AI will realise quickly that it would be much better if there were no humans because humans might decide to switch it off.” OpenAI has consistently called for a careful approach to the development of such technology, arguing that it could have profound implications for society, like curing diseases and turbocharging the economy. Last month, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman wrote in a post on Reddit that his company had achieved AGI “internally”, however he later claimed that it was just a joke. “Obviously this is just memeing, y’all have no chill, when AGI is achieved it will not be announced with a Reddit comment,” he wrote. Read More The mystery AI device that could replace your phone The mystery AI device that could replace your phone Elon Musk’s X may charge some users $1 a year to post on platform Apple just released a new Pencil after days of excitement
1970-01-01 08:00
Guinea-Bissau capital without power over unpaid bill to Turkey's Karpowership
Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bet365 Kentucky Promo: Win $365 GUARANTEED Bonus Betting $1 on ANY Game!
Bet365 is giving new users in Kentucky a guaranteed $365 bonus betting just $1 on any game! Find out how to claim this exclusive offer before it expires here.
1970-01-01 08:00
Green Fees Overtake Fossil Fuels for Second Straight Year
For a second straight year, banks are making more money providing loans and underwriting bond sales for green-related
1970-01-01 08:00
Struggling offenses lead to lowest-scoring week in the NFL since 2014
The NFL hadn’t experienced a week of inept offenses like it did this past weekend in nearly a decade
1970-01-01 08:00
Evan Carter, Corbin Carroll and MLB's precocious rookie class unfazed by pressure-packed playoffs
Major League Baseball's stellar rookie class has continued to produce in the postseason
1970-01-01 08:00
Spending a summer vacation at the World Cup could benefit NBA players, coaches
Playing and coaching in the Basketball World Cup this summer seems as though it helped plenty of people get ready for the NBA season
1970-01-01 08:00
Hitting 'snooze' on your alarm might actually be good for you, scientists say
If you’re one of the many people who loves sleep and finds it a huge struggle to get up in the mornings, we’ve got some news that might just make you feel a little better. As it turns out, scientists have released a new study which suggests that hitting snooze on your alarm may actually be good for you. A new study has claimed that the extra sleep brought by snoozing an extra half hour in the mornings could help to improve cognitive performance. The research published in the Journal of Sleep Research surveyed more than 1,700 adults from across the world and looked into their morning habits. According to the study, a total of 69 per cent of those involved admitted they snoozed their alarms at least some of the time. Then, 31 of these people were tested and the researchers found that snoozing their alarms improved some of their scores following cognitive examinations. The tests they were subjected to involved things like memory tests and basic maths questions. Compared to not snoozing for 30 minutes, when the people did snooze they either improved their scores in the tests or their performance was not affected. "Snoozing for 30 minutes in the morning does not have any major negative effects on the sleep that night or how tired one feels when waking up," said Tina Sundelin [via Live Science], who is the lead study author and psychologist at Stockholm University in Sweden. "For those who are drowsy in the morning, such as evening people, and find that snoozing helps them wake up, the study shows that they may actually be more objectively alert [meaning that they performed better on the cognitive tests] after snoozing — even if they don't feel more or less sleepy.” It comes after a sleep expert revealed the worst common sleeping position for people which could be bad for our health. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
1970-01-01 08:00
Joran van der Sloot is expected to plead guilty in an extortion case today -- and may be forced to give details on Natalee Holloway's death
Almost two decades after Alabama teen Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba, the prime suspect in her disappearance might soon reveal long-awaited details about how she died.
1970-01-01 08:00
S. Africa Mulls Dutch, Danish Entry to $8.5 Billion Climate Pact
South Africa’s cabinet will consider a proposal on whether to include the Netherlands and Denmark in its landmark
1970-01-01 08:00
Indonesian ruling party puts security minister on election ticket
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's ruling party on Wednesday said the running mate of its presidential candidate will be a well-respected, senior
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