ChatGPT and its rivals are “generative” AI, responding to requests and instructions by matching patterns they find on the Internet, a high-tech version of monkey-see, monkey-do.
Category: 11 November 2025
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WHY AI IS CREATIVE WITH ITS IMAGES
AI models should generate images the way they generate text: by copying patterns on which they were trained.
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GOVERNMENTS UNDERWRITE ENERGY COSTS FOR CHINA’S AI INDUSTRY
As China’s government showers money on AI developers and chip designers, local authorities are offering grants to pay as much as half the energy cost of the industry’s data centers.
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CHATGPT ENLISTS PAYPAL
ChatGPT allows its users to browse and buy items without leaving its website. Now shoppers can pay instantly there as well by using Paypal.
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U.S. JOBS MARKET: LAYOFFS OUTPACE HIRING
The number of workers U.S. employers plan to lay off shot up to 153,704 in October, a 183-percent surge from September and 175 percent more than a year earlier, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported.
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U.S. HOUSEHOLD DEBT RISES TO A RECORD $18.4 TRILLION
Debts owed by American households climbed to $18.4 trillion in the third quarter, the most ever, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Student debt also set a record at $1.65 trillion.
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RUTTE WARNS THAT NATO MUST PREPARE FOR A LONG-TERM CONFRONTATION WITH RUSSIA
Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, told a conference in Bucharest last week that the collective West needs to be prepared for a long-term confrontation with Russia and other countries that are not compliant with the current rules-based order that is dictated by Washington and Brussels.
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AS FORECAST: UKRAINE FORCED TO CUT POWER AS RUSSIA INTENSIFIES STRIKES ON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Ukraine’s state electricity transmission company announced Sunday that Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have left power-generating capacity inside the country at zero, and it was compelled to cut off power across most areas inside the country for up to 16 hours.
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ARAB STATES CONCERNED ABOUT TRUMP’S PLAN FOR A ‘NEW GAZA’ THAT WILL ESSENTIALLY CUT ENCLAVE IN HALF
Arab countries are growing more concerned about the U.S.-Israeli idea of essentially cutting Gaza in half to form a “New Gaza” in the enclave’s east, where IDF troops have been stationed behind a Yellow Line, while Palestinians continue to live in the western part of the enclave.
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YOUNG AMERICANS GETTING PINCHED IN THE JOB MARKET
The Wall Street Journal ran an article last week titled, “The Kids Aren’t Alright” that highlights the struggles that young Americans have had with their employment, from workers at chains like Starbucks and Chipotle to those who work tech jobs that have also dealt with widespread layoffs and job uncertainties—compounded by the risk from AI.